The Goals

11 February 2018
Parent Category: Iniziative (EN) - Category: The United States of the World

The MEDITERRANEAN FOUNDATION - one of the main promoters of the Dialogue between Cultures, also thanks to its presence in international bodies - has taken advantage of the teachings and affirmations of protagonists of past and recent history: from Victor Hugo to Alcide De Gasperi, (for the "UNITED STATES OF EUROPE"); from Gustavo Rol to Michele Capasso (for the "UNITED STATES OF THE WORLD"). Its action was carried out without sterile bureaucracy, every resource was invested directly in the field. The large number of partnership agreements and the quantity and quality of the actions implemented document high impact and concrete results.

With this wealth of experience, the MEDITERRANEO FOUNDATION - with the Academy of the Mediterranean, the Maison des Alliances, the Maison de la Paix, the Maison de la Méditerranée, the Mediterranean Observatory on Organised Crime and Mafias (OMCOM) and its network of organisations and institutions of the Mediterranean countries and of the world - has set up the "UNITED STATES OF THE WORLD": a political and social entity whose protagonists are young people, producers of our future.
Various countries of the world have joined the project and on 28 October 2021 in Naples, in the presence of various Ambassadors, the symbol was chosen: the TOTEM OF PEACE by the sculptor Mario Molinari.

• MEDNEWS
• THE SYMBOL

The Project

11 February 2018
Parent Category: Iniziative (EN) - Category: The United States of the World

Since its creation in 1990, immediately after the fall of the Berlin Wall, the MEDITERRANEAN FOUNDATION has had as one of its objectives the establishment of the "UNITED STATES OF THE WORLD", born from an intuition of Gustavo Rol.
Consistent with the activities carried out in the last three decades - in particular in the area of the "Greater Mediterranean" - the FOUNDATION, precisely in this difficult moment and in order to strengthen the spirit of peace and cooperation among peoples in respect of the fundamental rights expressed in the UN Charter, has issued the "APPEL FOR THE UNITED STATES OF THE WORLD" with the aim of bringing together men and women, organisms and institutions from various countries to identify viable objectives and effective means for the defence of the planet, respect for the fundamental rights of the human person, the coexistence of philosophies, faiths and religions, the fair distribution of goods and resources, the union of science and politics for the salvation of humanity.

• THE APPEAL

The History

11 February 2018
Parent Category: Iniziative (EN) - Category: The United States of the World

The three-decade history of the FONDAZIONE MEDITERRANEO (FM) seen through the eyes of its members, leaders and the outside world is proof of an intuition born  when few people spoke of "Mediterranean" or were interested in the complex issues of the region.
While many global institutions are noteworthy for the amount of nations or powerful political leaders attending their meetings, all FM activities and initiatives in the Euro-Mediterranean region and other parts of the world stand out for the active participation of representatives of governments, international organizations and civil society.
The Euromed Civil Forums organized by the FM over years, have involved  thousands of experts, all working together in a collaborative and collective spirit: the “SPIRIT OF NAPLES”.
The FM was conceived in 1989 as a non-profit organization and has its headquarters in Naples and offices in the Mediterranean countries.
The WPF integrate itself into this track. In the last thirty years it stood out for the concreteness of the actions carried out, the passion and the competence to support especially the young in order to strengthen a healthy planning in them and make them "producers of the thirty years future " at the service of young people and PEACE.
The United States of the World fits into this 30-year track in the service of peace.

• THE VIDEO OF THE 30TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE UNITED STATES OF THE WORLD

WORLD PEACE FORUM 2019

11 February 2018
Parent Category: Iniziative (EN) - Category: The United States of the World

The World Peace Forum (WPF) is a meeting place to analyse the problems underlying conflicts and to identify the best strategies to consolidate a coalition of shared values ​​and interests capable of securing PEACE and sustainable development.
The WPF involves the main political, economic, religious, cultural and social representatives of the various societies in order to analyse the causes of conflicts and to reform global and regional programs to secure and build a lasting PEACE with a fair distribution of resources and respect fundamental rights of the human person: in particular those of women and young people.

THE PROJECT
The project of the World Peace Forum (WPF) was proposed by the Fondazione Mediterraneo (FM) on the occasion of the Forum Civile Euromed (FCE) in Naples (1997): on that occasion the approximately 3,000 representatives of 36 countries - among them 700 young people - encouraged the Foundation to implement this action "to be repeated every year and in the same place".  
The Fondazione Mediterraneo, with the Maison de la Paix (MDP) - committed since 1989 in the issues of dialogue and PEACE and aware of the responsibility to implement such an ambitious project - has deemed it appropriate to consolidate a long experience on the theme of PEACE before promoting its implementation. For these reasons, on the occasion of the thirtieth anniversary of the FM (2019), the Governing Council - considering that 30 years of activities carried out on the issues that underlie civil coexistence for PEACE represent  an important and significant legacy - decided to consolidate the results obtained, in particular through the International Workshop for Peace, and to implement the World Peace Forum starting from 2019: an event intended as a global annual meeting on the theme of PEACE, in all facets of this great universal value.

THE GOALS
The World Peace Forum (WPF) is a meeting place to analyse the problems underlying conflicts and to identify the best strategies to consolidate a coalition of shared values ​​and interests capable of securing PEACE and sustainable development.
The WPF involves the main political, economic, religious, cultural and social representatives of the various societies in order to analyse the causes of conflicts and to reform global and regional programs to secure and build a lasting PEACE with a fair distribution of resources and respect fundamental rights of the human person: in particular those of women and young people.

THE MISSION
The activities of the WPS are determined by an institutional culture based on dialogue and respect for all the parties involved in society, carefully melting and balancing the best of the various types of institutions and organizations, both in the public and private sectors, up to international organizations, academic institutions and civil society stakeholders from all over the world. The Mediterranean Foundation has founded its action believing that progress and PEACE can only develop by bringing together people of different social classes who possess the spirit, the influence and the ability to create a positive change in the processes of history and this assumption is at the basis of the World Peace Forum which - with the Maison de la Paix and the Museum of Peace - constitutes the main achievement of the Fondazione Mediterraneo.

THE WORLD PEACE FORUM IN NAPLES
Naples has always been the city of dialogue, integration and coexistence: the habit of hospitality and mutual respect, handed down from generation to generation, is its main social and human capital. Its heritage - environmental, artistic, architectural, archaeological and historical - is an extraordinary resource and  great events have left a trace in its history: at the same time Naples has increasingly proved to be an ideal place for young people who find themselves in the warmth and in the colors of the city and in the extraordinary friendliness of its inhabitants. The headquarters of the Maison de la Paix and the Museum of Peace ("emotional" heritage of humanity), in the historic building of the former "Grand Hotel de Londres" in Piazza Municipio, complete an ideal  scenario for hosting the annual Word Peace Forum. This legacy is further strengthened by the set of high-tech multimedia and digital archives present in the Peace Museum conference rooms that allow videoconferencing connections with every part of the world - through the new 4K technology - and the possibility of enjoying over 25,000 videos on the various countries of the world and on the theme of dialogue, integration and PEACE.