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NAPLES CAPITAL OF PEACE
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22 December 2024
The city is increasingly strengthening its natural role as a city of dialogue and peace, thanks to the 40-year commitment of the "United States of the World", which with its headquarters in Piazza Municipio represents 181 countries and over 16,000 civil society organisations committed daily to safeguarding the earth, maintaining peace and ensuring social justice.
Even the symbol, the "Totem for Peace" by sculptor Mario Molinari, sees its presence in Naples - a unique case - in five symbolic places: the headquarters of the "United States of the World", Palazzo San Giacomo, the Nunziatella military school, the Capodimonte seminary and the square in front of the maritime station. The latter monumental work, 20 metres high, was inaugurated by Pope Francis on 21 March 2015 and contains the urn with the relics of the Unknown Migrant: soon, on the occasion of the tenth anniversary, an additional urn will be placed with the relics of the victims of the many wars and conflicts around the world.
In the Parliament of Rabat, Morocco, one of the first works of the "Totem for Peace" was placed between the main entrance and the office of King Mohammed VI in 2010: In recent days, a delegation of the "United States of the World", led by Secretary-General Michele Capasso, in the presence of the Ambassador of Italy to Morocco Armando Barucco and the highest officials of the Assembly of Representatives, renewed the importance of the symbol, which will be further disseminated in parliaments around the world next year, when the delegations of the Euro-Mediterranean Parliaments and those of the Inter-Parliamentary Union will meet in Rabat.
MEETING "FOR THE QUALITY OF ARCHITECTURE AND LIVING ENVIRONMENTS: THE NEED FOR A LAW"
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18 December 2024
President Prof. Michele Capasso and Prof. Massimo Pica Ciamarra spoke at the meeting held at the Faculty of Architecture in Naples.
The need for an urgent national law on the quality of architecture in living environments with the common good of the community at its centre was emphasised.
THE UNITED NATIONS SUPPORTS THE UNITED STATES OF THE WORLD AND THE FONDAZIONE MEDITERRANEO
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17 December 2024
The United Nations High Representative for the Alliance of Civilisations (UNAOC), Miguel Angel Moratinos, sent a message today in which, among other things, he said:
"I express all my support and that of the United Nations to the United States of the World: in particular to Secretary-General Michele Capasso. The work and commitment you have been carrying out for 37 years to consolidate this noble action of yours deserves all our approval. Rest assured that as the United Nations and as High Representative for the Alliance of Civilisations we will work with you, hand in hand, to build a better world in which peace and justice will be our common goals".
Two United Nations Secretaries-General had already previously expressed full support for the United States of the World: Kofi Annan, who stated that "the idea of reuniting Peoples through the United States of the World through the involvement of Civil Society is a fundamental complement to the action of the United Nations", and Boutros Boutros-Ghali, who wrote that "the commitment of the United States of the World must be supported because it guarantees the future and the safeguarding of values and social justice".
In a communiqué, Secretary-General Capasso thanked the United Nations, reaffirming its ongoing commitment to safeguarding the earth and maintaining peace.
THE GIFT OF MOHAMED MARGOUL
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12 December 2024
Fate would have it that, by pure chance, Mohamed Margoul met Michele Capasso and Pia Molinari in the Medina of Marrakech.
Mohamed is the brother of Said Margoul, Michele and Pia's fraternal friend and a member of the Fondazione Mediterraneo and the United States of the World.
Following in the footsteps of his brother Said - who donated precious artefacts for the Museum - Mohamed has undertaken to complete his brother's collection and has started by donating an ancient Berber wooden hammer and a Berber silver belt.
Thank you, Mohamed.
FELIPE VI OF SPAIN IN NAPLES TWENTY-SEVEN YEARS AFTER THE EUROMED CIVIL FORUM
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12 December 2024
Exactly twenty-seven years after that 12 December 1997, Felipe VI, King of Spain, returned to Naples to receive an Honorary Doctorate from the Federico II University of Naples - on the occasion of the 800th year since its foundation.
The Secretary-General Michele Capasso, from Fez where he was engaged in institutional activities, recalled that "On 12.12.1997, Felipe, then Prince of Asturias, spoke at the Forum organised by the Fondazione Mediterraneo at the Mostra d'Oltremare, attended by the President of the Italian Republic Oscar Luigi Scalfaro with 21 other Heads of State and 3,000 representatives from various countries: on that occasion, a very substantial impulse was given to the project of the United States of the World and Prince Felipe firmly supported the Fondazione Mediterraneo, bringing Spain's full support".
After receiving the award at the San Carlo Theatre in the presence of the President of the Italian Republic Sergio Mattarella, Queen Letizia of Spain, and other dignitaries, Felipe Vi had this to say:
"Visiting Naples once again, a city so closely linked to the history of Spain, is always an intense and evocative experience, and it is also so for the Queen and for me on this occasion".
Before the ceremony King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia were guests of President Mattarella at Villa Rosbery.
PINO DANIELE: NAPLES IS THE SOUL OF MUSIC, FROM MASCALZONE LATINO TO GIOGIÒ
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11 December 2024
The Cardinal of Naples, Don Mimmo Battaglia remembers Pino Daniele on the occasion of the publication of Pietro Perone's book.
"Pino Daniele was a poet of the people, a voice that knew how to sing the beauty and pain of Naples, its chiaroscuros, inhabited by a thousand colours. With his notes and words he told us about the human soul, with its feelings and dreams, but also the soul of a people, our own. "Tell me when this war will end" he sings in one of his most touching songs, and today these words resonate like a cry because we are all waiting for the end of a war: the one that lives inside us, the one of violence that still abounds in our cities, the one that wounds relationships, and that sows death in many places in the world. May Pino's music, with its universal language, be for all of us an inexhaustible source of inspiration, of breaking down walls and building bridges of peace and hope in the heart of Naples, in the heart of the world".
The book will soon be presented at the United States of the World and the Museum of Peace.
30TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BOOK "IL VIAGGIO DEL SIGNOR NIENTE"
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10 December 2024
On the occasion of the thirtieth anniversary of the first presentation of the book "Il Viaggio del Signor Niente" - dedicated to the story of Raffaele Capasso, Mayor of the reconstruction of San Sebastiano al Vesuvio - the main stages of the great socialist's political adventure were re-published.
For the centenary of his birth, next February 2025, the volume will be re-edited with comments from those who have read and appreciated it over the past decades.
THE TOTEM FOR PEACE SYMBOLISING PARLIAMENTS AROUND THE WORLD
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10 December 2024
One of the first works of the "Totem for Peace" by sculptor Mario Molinari was placed in the Parliament of Rabat, Morocco, in 2010, between the main entrance and the office of King Mohammed VI: it was strongly desired by the then President Abdelwahed Radi and inaugurated in the presence of the Presidents of the Parliaments of the Euro-Mediterranean countries.
Today, a delegation of the "United States of the World", led by Secretary-General Michele Capasso and Pia Molinari, in the presence of the Italian Ambassador to Morocco Armando Barucco and the highest officials of the Assembly of Representatives, renewed the importance of the symbol, which will be further disseminated in parliaments around the world next year, when the delegations of the Euro-Mediterranean Parliaments and those of the Inter-Parliamentary Union will meet in Rabat.
"After that of the United Nations, the recognition of Parliaments around the world strengthens the action of our institution and its symbol: the Totem for Peace" - Capasso said at the end of the meeting.
‘We are honoured to have been among the first to host the Totem for Peace,’ said Parliamentary Secretary General Najib El Khadi, and our commitment is to strengthen the mission of the United States of the World by bringing the Totem for Peace, its symbol, to the Parliaments of various countries.
30TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FONDAZIONE MEDITERRANEO
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10 December 2024
A series of events - held in Naples, Fes and Rome - celebrated the 30th anniversary of the Fondazione Mediterraneo's establishment.
President Michele Capasso recalled the journey made in three decades, starting with aid to the populations of the former Yugoslavia and moving on to over ten thousand events held, including the major civil society forums that have left their mark on the history of the Euro-Mediterranean partnership.
ICESCO AND FONDAZIONE MEDITERRANEO TOGETHER TO PROMOTE THE CULTURE OF PEACE
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09 December 2024
Dr. Salim M. AlMalik, Director General of the Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation of the Islamic World (ICESCO), received Prof. Michele Capasso, President of the Fondazione Mediterraneo and Secretary General of the United States of the World: together, they explored the prospects for cooperation between ICESCO and the Fondazione in promoting the culture of peace and for the rooting of the values of coexistence and dialogue between civilisations.
During the meeting, held on Monday, 9 December 2024, at ICESCO's headquarters in Rabat, Dr. AlMalik reaffirmed ICESCO's commitment to promoting openness and the development of cooperative relations with all, noting that the Foundation's objectives intersect with the Organisation's vision and strategic orientations, as both firmly believe in the importance of peace and the need to anchor its principles through education, culture and science.
He also said that ICESCO implements a number of peacebuilding initiatives and programmes, in particular ICESCO's Peace and Security Leadership Training Programme (LTIPS) and the Peace 360° initiative.
For his part, Prof. Capasso praised ICESCO's roles and efforts in its areas of expertise, reiterating his appreciation for Dr. AlMalik's leadership style that has boosted the work and achievements of the Organisation over the past five years. He said that Dr. AlMalik's efforts prompted the Foundation and the United States of the World to present him with the Mediterranean Award Medal of Honour for 2024, in a grand ceremony held at the Foundation's headquarters in Naples.
At the end of the meeting, the Organisation decided to examine a series of initiatives and programmes proposed by the Foundation to assess the prospects for co-organisation.
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