Maison de la Paix || Casa Universale delle Culture (EN)

 

 CASA UNIVERSALE DELLE CULTURE

The Maison de la Paix - Casa Universale delle Culture is a place strongly representative, in which will convey the knowledge of the different identities and cultures, structuring permanently initiatives aimed at the spreading of peace, necessary for the shared development.

The Maison de la Paix - Casa Universale delle Culture (MdP) is a project conceived by Michele Capasso, approved by many Countries and international organizations. It is an architecture that keeps the memory of many Peace activities which created history, often more than the wars, but it is – above all – a space "to build” Peace.

The architectonical complex has an important symbolic worth: it represents the Countries of the World engaged in the Peace process and the Countries victim of the conflicts.

Proposed by the Fondazione Mediterraneo with the “Maison des Alliances” – together with the main adherent organizations, such as the Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly, the League of Arab States, the "Anna Lindh" Euro-Mediterranean Foundation and others, the MdP represents a referent point for all the ones who dedicate their lives to peace.

The symbol of the MdP is the "Totem for Peace", an artwork by the Italian sculptor Mario Molinari which the Fondazione Mediterraneo is promoting all around the world, creating the network of the "Cities for Peace".

The first seat of the MdP was inaugurated on the 14th of June 2010 (Maison de la Paix - Casa Universale delle Culture) in the historical building of the Grand Hotel de Londres in Naples.

The action of the Maison de la Paix - Casa Universale delle Culture aims at improving the main activities of the "Universal Forum of Cultures" in: Barcelona (2004), Monterrey (2007), Valparaiso (2010) and Naples (2013).

The Maison de la Paix performs most of the initiatives jointly with the Maison de la Méditerranée.

 

WORLD CITIES DAY

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Naples - Rome - Turin - Rabat - Tunis - Paris - Bogotà | 31 October 2025
Parent Category: Iniziative (EN) - Category: Maison de la Paix (EN)

The "United States of the World" and the “Fondazione Mediterraneo” organised and participated in various events around the world to celebrate "World Cities Day", established by the UN General Assembly in 2013 with the aim of promoting international interest and cooperation between countries to address the challenges of urbanisation and contribute to sustainable urban development.
‘Better City, Better Life’ is the slogan accompanying World Cities Day 2025.
‘Cities,’ said Secretary-General Prof. Michele Capasso, "are destined to become increasingly large and complex. According to the report prepared by the “United States of the World”, urban areas currently occupy just over 2% of the Earth's surface and are home to more than half of the world's population (a figure that is expected to rise to over 60% by 2050), causing 60% of the planet's polluting emissions and consuming 78% of the energy produced globally. Cities are at the heart of the future, and we must all accompany this transformation with vision, responsibility, passion and a sense of the common good. 
"We need to take action, says Prof. Massimo Pica Ciamarra, president of the CSI of the 'United States of the World', to make cities inclusive and safe through increasingly innovative solutions with the aim of regenerating degraded urban areas from a building, energy and social perspective. The use of data, technology and artificial intelligence can tangibly improve urban life, making cities more efficient, sustainable and resilient in the face of the challenges of our time." 
On this occasion, the first proposal for the large representative headquarters of the "United States of the World" was presented.

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A ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR MIMMO JODICE

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Naples | 28 October 2025
Parent Category: Iniziative (EN) - Category: Maison de la Paix (EN)

Rather than words, we leave a collection of photos as a memento of a friend, a mentor, and a partner in our mission for the Mediterranean, which in these times is on the lips of so many who have forgotten those who have dedicated and continue to dedicate their lives to a place that means above all LOVE, COMPETENCE, and PASSION: as Mimmo taught us.
A hug, Mimmo, from the members of the Fondazione Mediterraneo: you were among the first to believe in our project and to join as a founding member.

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43RD SESSION OF THE UNESCO GENERAL CONFERENCE

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Samarcanda (Uzbekistan) | 27 October 2025
Parent Category: Iniziative (EN) - Category: Maison de la Paix (EN)

Delegations from the "United States of the World" and the "Fondazione Mediterraneo" are participating in the 43rd Session of the UNESCO General Conference in Samarkand, the cultural capital of Uzbekistan, from 27 October to 13 November, under the banner of Mondiacult 2025. This is the first time that the Conference is not being held in Paris.
Audrey Azoulay, Director-General of UNESCO, opened the General Conference in the presence of representatives from 194 member countries, with young people at the forefront.
The President of Uzbekistan, Shavkat Mirziyoyev, introduced the proceedings by expressing the nation's deep pride in hosting the event and reaffirming the importance of UNESCO's mission in today's geopolitical landscape. He also stressed the urgency of forward-looking global initiatives on artificial intelligence, education and ethical technology that aim to promote peace, understanding and the well-being of humanity.
"We must all commit ourselves to the future of young people by developing inclusive education that fully integrates artificial intelligence technologies into the educational process, said Secretary-General Michele Capasso, and this is a necessity of our time, to prevent artificial intelligence from “dominating” processes and nullifying the fundamental value of human beings".
The 14th Youth Forum, which began on 27 October, concluded with a Declaration presented to Member States at the opening of the General Conference. One hundred and fifty young people discussed the consequences of climate change, particularly for young people: this was the theme chosen for the 14th Youth Forum.
This Conference will shape the Organisation's future priorities: in addition to the official appointment of the next Director-General of UNESCO, who will replace Audrey Azoulay, it will adopt the first global recommendation on the ethics of neurotechnologies.
The conference will also feature thematic debates, exhibitions and side events exploring the future of education, science, culture and information.

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THE UNITED STATES OF THE WORLD LAUNCHES THE MAJKE PROGRAMME

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arajevo - Naples - Rome - Marrakech | 19 October 2025
Parent Category: Iniziative (EN) - Category: Maison de la Paix (EN)

The United States of the World, with its 181 member countries and over 16,000 civil society organisations, is implementing the MAJKE (Mothers) programme, which was presented in Rome and Paris in 2023 and in Sarajevo in 2025.
This initiative is one of the main actions of the United States of the World and features the "Mothers" of war victims, children who have died of hunger, victims of organised crime and mafias, femicides and all those who have suffered, are suffering and will suffer violence in a world immersed in a great famine of love and contaminated by a suicidal selfishness that is destroying the fundamental values of life.
The main purpose is to collect the "VOICES" of the "Mothers" to bear witness to the insults to humanity caused daily by tragedies, exterminations, genocides and violence.
The hope is that this "global testimony" of "Mothers" will constitute an act of peace capable of ensuring a future of reconciliation and cooperation, so that these tragedies will never be repeated.
MAJKE is supported by leading international institutions.

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REMEMBERING MATVEJEVIĆ WITH IBRAHIM SPAHIĆ

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Sarajevo | 19 October 2025
Parent Category: Iniziative (EN) - Category: Maison de la Paix (EN)

President Michele Capasso, accompanied by Pia Molinari, retraced with Ibrahim Spahić the places frequented by his close friends Predrag Matvejević, Izet Sarajlić and Abdulah Sidran.
The first copy of the Bosnian edition of Matvejević's ‘Mediterranean Breviary’ was found in the library of the Bosnian Institute.
Immediately afterwards, in the classic artisan coffee shop.

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