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6TH WORLD URBAN FORUM – WORLD URBAN YOUTH ASSEMBLY
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02 September 2012
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The 6th World Urban Forum organised in Naples by the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) also aimed at promoting the role of youths as actors in the development of cities. To this end, on 2 September 2012, the World Urban Youth Assembly dedicated a day to the theme of promoting gender equality. During the session, President Michele Capasso reported on “Youth Employment, Entrepreneurship and Social responsibility: The development of initiatives for Urban Youth”; at the end were awarded of the titles of "Standard Bearers of the United States of the World" to a delegation of young people from 147 countries. |
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6TH WORLD URBAN FORUM – GENDER EQUALITY ACTION ASSEMBLY
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02 September 2012
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The 6th World Urban Forum organised in Naples by the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) also aimed at promoting the role of women as actors in the development of cities. To this end, 2 September 2012 was dedicated to the Gender Equality Action Assembly (GEAA). The GEAA discussed the progress made and challenges that remain for the implementation of the Gender Equality Action Plan (GEAP) outlining the strategic actions and their political implications. This plan sets out the guidelines that guarantee women and men more equitable access to public resources and services. Moreover, the promote equal participation of women in all aspects of town planning. Within the framework of its stated objectives, a debate was held on sustainable way of moving forward towards the attainment of economic empowerment of women in cities and guidelines were laid down on the policies to be adopted. |
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MEETING WITH UN UNDER-SECRETARY GENERAL JOAN CLOS
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01 September 2012
| On the eve of the 6th World Urban Forum, President Michele Capasso, met with the Director General of the UN Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat), and UN Under-Secretary General Joan Clos. On that occasion, the former Mayor of Barcelona reminded participants that collaboration with the Fondazione Mediterraneo began in 1995 when an international conference was organized with the Fondazione Mediterraneo entitled: “The Cities of the Mediterranean”. |
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Appeal For Syria
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26 August 2012
| For 20 years, the Fondazione Mediterraneo has been dedicated to the issues that will be debated at the 6th World Urban Forum to be held in Naples from 1-6 September 2012, at which it is also a partner. It will collaborate on the themes dedicated to Women and Youths (2 September 2012), and will present a project for the “Interethnic City”, in addition to awarding a special edition of the “Mediterranean Award” and making an “Appeal for Syria”, the text of which has been subscribed to by thousands of people from all over the world in just a few days, among them, politicians, intellectuals and academics, men of women from cultural and scientific circles, as well as diplomats and citizens. These include Mohamed El Aziz Ben Achour (Director General ALECSO), Sister Maria Pia Giudici – Mediterranean Award for Interreligious Dialogue - Maria Angels Somillo, Andrè Morin, Alvaro Branco and others. |  |
THE TOTEM FOR PEACE BY MOLINARI: ART IS “ALMOST” THE GRANDCHILD OF GOD
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25 August 2012
| Sister Maria Pia Giudici, winner of the “2012 Mediterranean Award for Inter-religious dialogue” made a written dedication to the Totem for Peace by Mario Molinari entitled “Art and Spiritualism”. |  |
THE TOTEM FOR PEACE AND HOLY MASS IN THE WOODS
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19 August 2012
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The Totem for Peace by Molinari is increasingly becoming the symbol of peace, including at a suggestive Holy Mass in the woods surrounding Pescasseroli, where it was celebrated with festivities and dancing at the end of mass. Father Roberto Berruti, a Roman parish priest in the suburbs of Testaccio exhorted the prayer groups and young people to spread the message of love and dialogue. |
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PLACES OF PRAYER WITH SISTER MARIA PIA GIUDICI
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15 August 2012
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President Michele Capasso spent a few days with Sister Maria Pia Giudici, winner of the “2012 Mediterranean Award for Interreligious Dialogue”, and Sister Monica Angulo, from the “San Biagio” (Subiaco) House of Prayer. Sister Giudici is a renowned scholar of the Holy Scriptures and promoter of dialogue among religions, laity and atheism, and moreover, a supporter of the actions for peace undertaken by the Fondazione Mediterraneo.During a series of long discussions, President Capasso and Sister Maria Pia Giudici reflected on the major problems of our times expressing the hope that peace would become the objective of all peoples. |
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YOUNG PEOPLE FROM THE ECUMENICAL YOUTH MOVEMENT MEET PRESIDENT CAPASSO
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14 August 2012
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Young people from the Ecumenical Youth Movement in Pescara met with President Michele Capasso at the Monte Tranquillo Sanctuary. President Capasso spoke of his life and the tragic situation in Syria. The Holy Mass was dedicated to the memory Rita Capasso. |
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THE BOOK “NOSTRO MARE NOSTRO” FOR YOUNG VOLUNTEERS
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14 August 2012
| At a meeting involving youth volunteers from different movements, President Capasso made a gift of his book “Nostro Mare Nostro” to the young people. |  |
THE TOTEM FOR PEACE BECOMES A SYMBOL FOR YOUTHS IN PESCASSEROLI
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13 August 2012
| Young people from all lover Italy met up in front of Mario Molinari’s Totem for Peace in Pescasseroli to “embrace peace”. |  |