MEETING WITH MUNIRA AND THE MOTHERS OF SREBRENICA

Sarajevo | 17 October 2025
Parent Category: Iniziative (EN) - Category: Maison de la Paix (EN)

Secretary-General Michele Capasso and Pia Molinari, accompanied by Amela Zec Filipović, met with President Munira Subašić and other mothers at the Sarajevo headquarters of the Association of Mothers of the Enclaves of Srebrenica and Zepa.
It was a moving meeting during which each mother was given a copy of the book "War Journals. Bosnia", which contains, in its final pages, the names of the 8,372 victims of the Srebrenica genocide of 11 July 1995.
Kada, one of the mothers present, recounted her pain at the loss of six children and her husband, whose names were identified and highlighted in yellow in the pages of the book she had just received. She immediately began to describe who her children and husband were, what they did and how they were murdered. At the end, she said:
"I am sure that God exists, but our people are sick with evil. There is no remedy for my pain. But I am not ashamed. I walk with my head held high".
And so, for a few heart-wrenching hours, a communion of pain and hope was strengthened.
On this occasion, it was decided to launch the ‘MAIKE’ programme, which will bring together the Mothers of Srebrenica with Serbian mothers whose sons committed crimes and then died: a shared pain for a future together, in peace.

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MEDITERRANEAN PACT: ONE SEA, ONE PACT, ONE FUTURE, ONE SHARED AMBITION FOR THE REGION

Bruxelles | 16 October 2025
Parent Category: Iniziative (EN) - Category: Maison de la Paix (EN)

The “United States of the World” and the “Fondazione Mediterraneo” – committed to the Mediterranean for 40 years with over 11,000 events organised – support in principle this initiative by the European Commission and the High Representative, which today presented an ambitious new strategy to strengthen the EU's relations with its partners in the southern Mediterranean. Building on our historical and cultural ties, the Mediterranean Pact will focus on areas of mutual interest where we share challenges and aspirations. 
The Mediterranean Pact will strengthen cooperation and economic ties between the shores of the Mediterranean Sea and beyond. It will contribute to building a connected, prosperous, resilient and secure common Mediterranean area.
The pact is based on the principles of co-ownership, co-creation and joint responsibility. It takes a practical approach, focusing on concrete initiatives that will bring added value to people and economies on all shores of the Mediterranean. The aim is to create mutual benefits, from clean energy production to unlocking private investment. This will be achieved by mobilising regional projects that create opportunities for citizens and businesses, with a particular focus on young people, women and small businesses.
In addition, the pact also offers an opportunity to further advance our cooperation on security, preparedness and migration management. Areas of common interest such as maritime security, the resilience of our critical infrastructure and foreign interference are among the actions identified to strengthen regional cooperation on peace and security.

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SUMMIT OF MEDITERRANEAN PUBLIC RADIO AND TELEVISION STATIONS (EBU)

Naples | 16 October 2025
Parent Category: Iniziative (EN) - Category: Maison de la Paix (EN)

A delegation of media representatives from the 181 countries of the “United States of the World” and the “Fondazione Mediterraneo” participated in the EBU summit on the theme “The Mediterranean: a meeting place”. Representatives from public radio and television stations in 18 countries were present, including Vatican Radio. Ample space was given to the theme of promoting peace and intercultural dialogue, which was appreciated by President Michele Capasso, who has spent the last 40 years of his life working on this issue, calling for the full involvement of the media, particularly public radio and television, since 1985.
The Mediterranean Leadership Summit was a high-level meeting co-organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and RAI - Radiotelevisione Italiana, as part of the MED Dialogues. The Summit was opened by EBU Director General Noel Curran. 
The chosen theme, “The Mediterranean: a meeting place”, reflects the region's fundamental vocation as a crossroads of civilisations. The Summit highlighted the importance of the media in promoting democratic values, intercultural exchange and peace-building.
The event was attended by representatives from 18 countries in the Mediterranean basin - from Europe, Africa and Asia - including Directors-General, Chief Executives and Presidents of the main public service broadcasters. Vatican Radio was also present, reflecting the broad and representative institutional and cultural participation in the Naples summit. The aim of the Summit is to strengthen cooperation between public service media in the Mediterranean area, share common strategies and contribute to the definition of priorities in a rapidly changing context.

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11TH EDITION OF MED-DIALOGUES

Naples | 15 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’ participated in the 11th edition of MED-Dialogues in Naples.
The President of the Fondazione Mediterraneo, Prof. Michele Capasso, expressed his satisfaction that this edition took place in Naples, precisely on the occasion of the 2,500th anniversary of the city's foundation, thanking the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and ISPI for their political and institutional sensitivity and hoping that the next edition in 2026 will also take place in Naples.
On this occasion, with many of the numerous guests in attendance, President Capasso recalled the 40 years of activity of the Fondazione Mediterraneo - which will be celebrated on 10 December 2025 - and the more than 11,000 activities carried out over these decades, including those aimed at relaunching the role of Naples as a great capital capable of “thinking European” and “breathing Mediterranean”. Memorable events include the three Euromed Civil Forums held in 1995, 1997 - the latter attended by over 3,000 representatives from 43 countries and over 700 young people - and in 2003, as well as the 15 Euro-Mediterranean conferences, the last of which was held in 2014.

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