MEDITERRANEAN AWARDS

In 1996, the Fondazione Mediterraneo instituted the Mediterranean Awards (with various categories) that are granted every year to eminent personalities from the worlds of arts and culture, politics and science and social disciplines, whose actions have contributed to reducing tensions, breaking down cultural barriers and developing shared values in the Greater Mediterranean.

This Award is considered one of the most prestigious acknowledgements in the world.

Various events are associated with the Mediterranean Award, such as the “Euro-Mediterranean Concert for Dialogue Among Cultures” and the “Epiphany Concert” (organized by the Cultural Centre “Oltre il Chiostro” in collaboration with the Fondazione Mediterraneo. The latter event is broadcast by RaiUno and Rai International throughout the world every year on the morning of January 6th).

 

 

ABDULAZIZ SAID AL-BABTAIN THE MEDITERRANEAN AWARD FOR POETRY AND PEACE

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napoli | 21 October 2015
Parent Category: Iniziative (EN) - Category: Mediterranean Awards

The President of the Abdulaziz Al Saud-Babtain Foundation, the poet Abdulaziz Al-Saud Babtain, received the Mediterranean Award from the Mediterranean Foundation at a charming ceremony held in Naples at the "Museum of Peace - MAMT"
On this occasion, Al-Babtain - after having heartily thanked Michele Capasso and Jacopo Molinari for the Award given to him - held a lecture on the importance of coexistence and communication between peoples: a mission that both the Mediterranean Foundation and Abdulaziz Saud Al-Babtain Cultural Foundation seek to establish, especially in this difficult time in the world in which the world is witness to bloody conflicts.
At the beginning of this year, the Fondazione Mediterraneo decided to award the prestigious recognition to Abdulaziz Saud Al-Babtain for the role and efforts in spreading the culture of peace by bringing together groups of intellectuals, statesmen and leaders all over the world.
The ceremony was attended by, among others, Vice-President of Kuwait National Assembly Mubarak Al-Khurainej, Kuwait Ambassador to Italy Sheikh Ali Al-Khaled Al-Sabah, Former Information Minister Sami Al- nisf as well as other guests including former Jordanian Prime Minister Taher Al-Masri, former Moroccan finance minister Mohamed Kabbaj, Dr. Mohammed Al-Rumaihi, Dr. Abdelhak Azzouzi and diplomat Abdulwahab Al -Babtain.
The delegation immediately before the ceremony was received at Palazzo San Giacomo by the Mayor of Naples Luigi de Magistris.

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KHALID H. AL-MALIK THE MEDITERRANEAN AWARD FOR CULTURE

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Napoli | 21 October 2015
Parent Category: Iniziative (EN) - Category: Mediterranean Awards

The "Mediterranean Prize for Culture 2015" was awarded to Prof. Khalid H. Al-Malik for the efforts made in favor of the Alliance between civilizations and peaceful coexistence among the different peoples of the world.
Khalid H. Al-Malik is the example of a great Arab tradition that associates the passion of journalism with the taste of the truth of the facts.
Al-Malik received the "Medal Award" from the Mediterranean Foundation at a spectacular ceremony held in Naples at the "Museum of Peace - MAMT".
On this occasion - after having thanked President Michele Capasso and Jacopo Molinari for the award given to him - he held a lecture on the importance of journalism's ethics in the present world.
The ceremony was attended by, among others, Vice-President of Kuwait National Assembly Mubarak Al-Khurainej, Kuwait Ambassador to Italy Sheikh Ali Al-Khaled Al-Sabah, Former Information Minister Sami Al- nisf as well as other guests including former Jordanian Prime Minister Taher Al-Masri, former Moroccan finance minister Mohamed Kabbaj, Dr. Mohammed Al-Rumaihi, Dr. Abdelhak Azzouzi and diplomat Abdulwahab Al -Babtain.
The delegation immediately before the ceremony was received at Palazzo San Giacomo by the Mayor of Naples Luigi de Magistris.

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THE MAYOR OF NAPLES DE MAGISTRIS MEETS THE ASSEMBERS OF THE MEDITERRANEAN PREMIUM 2015

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Napoli | 21 October 2015
Parent Category: Iniziative (EN) - Category: Mediterranean Awards

The Mayor of Naples, Luigi de Magistris, met the awardees of the "Mediterraneo Award 2015" in Palazzo San Giacomo, headquarters of the Municipality.
On this occasion, the participants - led by the President of the Mediterranean Foundation Michele Capasso, Pia Molinari and Jacopo Molinari - expressed their appreciation for the beauties of the city of Naples and wished for its concrete involvement in relations with the Arab cities of the Gulf: in particular, SE Al-Babtain and prof. Al-Malik assured their full support for the "Museum of Peace - MAMT" that the Foundation is completing in the heart of the city of Naples.
The ceremony was attended by SE Abdelaziz Al-Babtain, journalist Khalid Al-Malik, Vice-President of the Kuwait National Assembly, Mubarak Al-Khurainej, Kuwait Ambassador to Italy, Sheikh Ali Al-Khaled Al-Sabah, Former Information Minister Sami Al-nisf, former Jordanian Prime Minister Taher Al-Masri, former Moroccan finance minister Mohamed Kabbaj, Dr. Mohammed Al-Rumaihi, Dr. Abdelhak Azzouzi and diplomatic clerk Abdulwahab Al-Babtain.

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ADMIRAL ANTONIO BASILE THE MEDITERRANEAN AWARD "SILVER DOLPHIN"

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Napoli | 21 October 2015
Parent Category: Iniziative (EN) - Category: Mediterranean Awards

The "Silver Dolphin Medal Award" was attributed to Admiral Antoio Basile for the efforts made to protect human dignity and the sea resource.
"Thanks to his passion and unconventional talents of rigor, diplomacy and humanity - says the motivation - has succeeded in establishing a climate of cooperation and efficiency among all the men and women of the Corps of the Harbor Masterpieces - Coast Guard, achieving results particularly in a tragic moment in which trafficking in human beings and the continual deaths in the Mediterranean demand a constant effort and a persevering commitment to the entire Coast Guard Corps. "
On this occasion - after having thanked President Michele Capasso and Jacopo Molinari for the Prize awarded to him - Admiral Basile recalled the stages of his mission in Naples to the Command of the Harbor Master's Office.
The ceremony was attended by, among others, Vice-President of Kuwait National Assembly Mubarak Al-Khurainej, Kuwait Ambassador to Italy Sheikh Ali Al-Khaled Al-Sabah, Former Information Minister Sami Al- nisf as well as other guests including former Jordanian Prime Minister Taher Al-Masri, former Moroccan finance minister Mohamed Kabbaj, Dr. Mohammed Al-Rumaihi, Dr. Abdelhak Azzouzi and diplomat Abdulwahab Al -Babtain.
The delegation immediately before the ceremony was received at Palazzo San Giacomo by the Mayor of Naples Luigi de Magistris.

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2016 (EN)

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17 September 2015
Parent Category: Iniziative (EN) - Category: Mediterranean Awards

Mediterranean Award "Special Edition"
to Ban Ki–moon
Secretary General of the United Nations, SOUTH KOREA

The UN Secretary General, Ban Ki–moon has used his best endeavours to further the ideals of peace and international cooperation enshrined by the United Nations Charter – through actions to promote fundamental human rights, equality of men and women, international peace–keeping and security, and the economic and social advancement of all peoples. In particular, he been outspoken in his actions to resolve the conflict in Syria, and more generally, the countries in which the Arab Spring has produced difficult transitions and bloodshed.
Historical truth, old and new difficulties preventing the peace process serve to strengthen his determination to consider peace as the imperative basis for the future of the Mediterranean and the world.

Awarding Ceremony

Premio Mediterraneo "Medaglia d'Onore" per l'informazione
a Madeleine Rossi
Giornalista

Madeleine Rossi è una donna eccezionale che ha esercitato la funzione di informazione contro la corruzione, la microcriminalità di tipo mafioso ed altre È stata spesso una delle prime donne ad accedere a determinate responsabilità nell’informazioni sul tema della criminalità, delle mafie, dei conflitti, delle religioni, ecc…
L'impegno di Madeleine Rossi rimane indiscutibile fino ad oggi. La sua vasta conoscenza dei fenomeni connessi con il crimine ha anche contribuito a dare un nuovo impulso alla politica della giustizia sociale.

 

Awarding Ceremony
Florence, 16 december 2016

Premio Mediterraneo "Edizione Speciale per l'Educazione alla Pace"
a Don Ángel Fernández Artime
Rettor Maggiore della Congregazione Salesiana

Per l’attività in favore della Pace e della concordia tra i popoli del mondo, svolta dalla Famiglia Salesiana, in particolare nei luoghi dove imperversa la guerra: proprio qui i Salesiani costituiscono, spesso, l’unico punto di riferimento per uomini e donne appartenenti a fedi diverse.
Il Rettor Maggiore Don Ángel Fernández Artime è un vero “costruttore di Pace”; con il suo ruolo di Guida e Maestro dell’intera Famiglia Salesiana – i Salesiani, le Figlie di Maria Ausiliatrice ed i Cooperatori – alimenta e diffonde con umiltà e complicità la speranza nei giovani che devono porsi nei confronti della vita come “Cacciatori del Positivo” e diffondere il “Vero”, il “Bello” e il “Buono” quale fondamento del vivere civile, religioso e sociale.

Awarding Ceremony
Rome, 19 october 2016

Premio Mediterraneo "Portatore di Pace"
a Don Mauro Mantovani
Rettore Magnifico dell’Università Pontificia Salesiana

Il conferimento del Premio Mediterraneo “Portatore di Pace” 2016 al suo attuale Rettore Magnifico, don Mauro Mantovani, è un riconoscimento al ruolo assunto dall’intera Università Pontificia Salesiana per l’educazione dei giovani alla pace ed alla coesistenza tra popoli diversi, nella prospettiva – secondo le espressioni di Papa Paolo VI – del “nuovo umanesimo” e della “civiltà dell’amore”.
Nei suoi quasi ottant’anni di vita l’Università Pontificia Salesiana ha promosso particolarmente – in un contesto sempre più internazionale – la formazione delle nuove generazioni alla costruzione responsabile ed attiva di un mondo rinnovato, fondato sull’etica e sulla legalità, quali fondamenta del vivere civile e sociale.
La sfida assunta oggi da questa Istituzione accademica è di proseguire e mettere in pratica l’insegnamento di Don Bosco e mostrarne la straordinaria attualità in uno scenario globale profondamente mutato, nel quale l’attenzione al mondo dei giovani e l’educazione alla pace, alla fratellanza e alla solidarietà dell’intera famiglia umana risultano un’urgenza sempre più impellente. Per questo i sistemi educativi - e tra essi specialmente l’Università - costituiscono un riferimento straordinario per coloro che intendono porsi come costruttori di un futuro sempre più autenticamente umano e sostenibile.

Awarding Ceremony
Rome, 19 october 2016

Premio Mediterraneo "Istituzioni"
a Elisabeth Guigou
Presidente della Commissione Esteri dell’Assemblea Nazionale della Repubblica francese e della Fondazione Anna Lindh

Da oltre 25 anni impegnata per il dialogo e la pace nel Mediterraneo e nel Mondo, l’on. Guigou ha assunto ruoli di prestigio ed è stata anche la prima donna Ministro della Giustizia con il presidente Mitterrand nel 1997. Ed è ancora la prima donna ad essere eletta presidente della commissione per gli affari esteri dell'Assemblea Nazionale, nel 2012.

Awarding Ceremony
Naples, 9 september 2016

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