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.

 

ONU: INAUGURATION OF A MEMORIAL DEDICATED TO THE SREBRENICA GENOCIDE

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New York | 17 November 2025
Parent Category: Iniziative (EN) - Category: Maison de la Paix (EN)

The inauguration ceremony for a memorial dedicated to the victims of the Srebrenica genocide of 11 July 1995 was held at the United Nations headquarters.
Denis Bećirović, Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, gave a speech in the presence of Foreign Minister Elmedin Konaković at the inauguration of the “Flower of Srebrenica” memorial, located in the garden of the United Nations headquarters.
Melissa Fleming, Under-Secretary-General for Global Communications, emphasised the importance and symbolic significance of the memorial in her speech.
‘Our children were killed just because they had a different name, were called differently and were Muslims,’ said Munira Subašić, president of the Association of Mothers of Srebrenica and Žepa, speaking to more than 100 people on a cold but sunny November afternoon in New York.
She has spent 30 years advocating for the more than 8,000 Bosnian Muslim men and boys killed in the UN-protected enclave of Srebrenica.
"We are still here: this flower means that we are still here and that there will be more and more of us", Ms Subašić said.
The marble flower has 11 white petals surrounding a green centre. The petals represent 11 July, the UN-designated International Day of Reflection and Remembrance of the 1995 genocide in Srebrenica. The white symbolises the innocence of the victims; the green recalls the shroud placed on Muslims at the moment of death, but also new growth and hope.
Despite the horrors of 1995, Ms Subašić said that the survivors “raised our children without revenge, without hatred”, calling the children the new generation.
Representing the new generation was her 12-year-old grandson Karim, who skipped school in Bosnia and Herzegovina today to attend the ceremony. In 1995, he lost his grandfather and great-uncle, as well as 70 other members of his family.
Secretary-General Michele Capasso sent a message emphasising the importance of the memorial and, in particular, the “Majke” (“Mothers”) programme, which will give voice to the pain of all mothers around the world, starting with the Mothers of Srebrenica.

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150TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE ARRIVAL OF THE PAINTING OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN OF THE HOLY ROSARY

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Pompei | 13 November 2025
Parent Category: Iniziative (EN) - Category: Maison de la Paix (EN)

A delegation from the "United States of the World" and the "Fondazione Mediterraneo" participated in the celebrations and Holy Mass on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the arrival of the painting of the Blessed Virgin of Pompeii.
Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Pope's legate for this historic occasion, celebrated Holy Mass and announced an upcoming visit by Pope Leo XIV.
At the end of the celebration, Cardinal Parolin knelt before the painting of the Blessed Virgin of the Rosary.

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CARDINAL PAROLIN AND MIGUEL ANGEL MORATINOS SIGN THE PREFACES FOR THE BOOK "UNITED STATES OF THE WORLD. A TRUE STORY OF GOD".

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Rome - New York | 01 November 2025
Parent Category: Iniziative (EN) - Category: Maison de la Paix (EN)

Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Secretary of State of His Holiness Pope Leo XIV, and Miguel Angel Moratinos, Secretary-General of the United Nations, High Representative of the Alliance of Civilisations and Special Envoy for the fight against Islamophobia, have written the prefaces to Michele Capasso's book ‘UNITED STATES OF THE WORLD. A TRUE STORY OF GOD’.
Thirteen hundred pages recounting the main stages of the mission undertaken forty years ago with the “United States of the World” and the “Fondazione Mediterraneo” for dialogue and peace: a web of sensations, emotions and memories interwoven with articles, essays, videos and reflections that the author has published over the years in newspapers and periodicals in various countries around the world.
It is the story of a uniquely human experience, at a historic moment when the Mediterranean, at the turn of two millennia, took on strategic importance for peace and shared development.
Fratricidal wars, destruction of creation, climate change, forced migration, ecological disasters, lack of democracy and corruption are some of the causes that threaten the lives of people on every continent. Michele Capasso takes action against these and other issues by urging people not to give up, as evidenced by the stories told in this book with simple and effective writing: it is a mix of narrative and reportage, where everything is strictly true and verifiable in documents, videos and images.
The overall meaning of the narrative is to highlight, at the crossroads of global society, the great strength that human beings have been able to develop in their connection with the earth, its inhabitants and the sea, facing the adversities of every historical period without ever losing faith in tomorrow.

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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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REPUBLIC DAY (CUMHURIYET BAYRAMI)

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Ankara | 29 October 2025
Parent Category: Iniziative (EN) - Category: Maison de la Paix (EN)

A delegation from the "United States of the World" and the "Fondazione Mediterraneo" took part in the celebrations for Turkey's Republic Day (Cumhuriyet Bayramı), which commemorates the proclamation of the Republic of Turkey in 1923 by Mustafa Kemal Atatürk.
The celebrations, which took place throughout the country, included concerts, parades, fireworks and decorations with red and white flags. 
Republic Day marks the formal end of the Ottoman Sultanate and the birth of modern Turkey. Although the Turkish Grand National Assembly had been established in 1920, 29 October 1923 was the official date of the proclamation, and Atatürk was elected the first president of the Republic.
The celebrations take place over several days, starting on the afternoon of 28 October and ending at midnight on 29 October. Cities are filled with Turkish flags and public events are organised. 
"It is the most important national holiday in Turkey,’ said Secretary-General Michele Capasso, ‘celebrated with great pride and popular participation".

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