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ALECSO – FONDAZIONE MEDITERRANEO AGREEMENT
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03 September 2012
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A solemn ceremony was held for the signature of an important memorandum of understanding between ALECSO (Arab League Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) and the Fondazione Mediterraneo. It was attended by UNESCO Director General Irina Bokova, the World President of ICOMOS Gustavo Araoz, as well as ambassadors and representatives of European and Arabic countries. The document was signed by the ALESCO Director General Mohamed-El Aziz Ben Achour and the President of the Fondazione Mediterraneo Michele Capasso. |
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THE WORLD PRESIDENT OF ICOMOS GUSTAVO ARAOZ VISITS THE FONDAZIONE MEDITERRANEO
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03 September 2012
| The President of ICOMOS – The International Council of Monuments and Sites – Gustavo F. Araoz visited the Fondazione Mediterraneo during the “Mediterranean Awards”. President Capasso suggest joint actions for the valorization of the world’s cultural heritage. |
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THE MEDITERRANEAN AWARD FOR DIPLOMACY GOES TO US SECRETARY OF STATE HILLARY CLINTON
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03 September 2012
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The international jury of the Mediterranean Award has given this prestigious acknowledgment in the Diplomacy Section to US Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton “for her actions to promote a new US policy in the Mediterranean, thanks to which it has been possible to support the Arab Spring and the democratization process in Arab countries based on freedom and solidarity”. The awards ceremony will take place in the forthcoming months on a day that will be dedicated to studying US foreign policy in the Mediterranean. |
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UNESCO SUPPORTS THE APPEAL FOR CULTURAL HERITAGE
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03 September 2012
| During a visit by the UNESCO director General Irina Bokova to the Headquarters of the Fondazione Mediterraneo, an appeal was launched by the international committee of the Fondazione Mediterraneo asking for cultural heritage to be considered as a vector for peace and dialogue among cultures and religions. |
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UNESCO DIRECTOR GENERAL IRINA BOKOVA SUPPORTS THE TOTEM FOR PEACE
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03 September 2012
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UNESCO Director General Irina Bokova supports the “Totem for Peace” by Mario Molinari which is becoming increasingly recognised as the Symbol of Peace by Peoples of the world. The International Committee of the Totem for Peace has decided to donate a replica of the work to UNESCO as a tribute to the added value World Heritage can contribute as a vector for peace among different peoples, cultures, civilizations and religions. |
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FROM AMALFI TO NAPLES FOR THE TOTEM FOR PEACE
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03 September 2012
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Mayors from the Amalfi Coast received the “Totem for Peace” by sculptor Mario Molinari at the Mediterranean Awards held in Naples. The Mayors, among whom was the President of the Conference of Mayors, Antonio Della Pietra, took part in this important event at the headquarters of the Fondazione Mediterraneo thanks to its excellent relations with the Mayor of Minori, Andrea Reale, as part of the multiethnic festival at the end of July in the suggestive typical town which on the Amalfi coastline. The participation of the Mayors from the Amalfi Coast was important in that the Awards, which, were established in 1996, and together with the Nobel are considered to be among the most important acknowledgements in the world. there have been more than 200 award winners, juries from 43 countries and major international institutions among its partners. There was the symbolic handing over of the Totem for Peace passing from the hands of the Mayors of Amalfi (world cultural heritage) into those of the UNESCO Director General Irina Bokova. |
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6TH WORLD URBAN FORUM – WORLD URBAN YOUTH ASSEMBLY
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02 September 2012
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The 6th World Urban Forum organised in Naples by the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) also aimed at promoting the role of youths as actors in the development of cities. To this end, on 2 September 2012, the World Urban Youth Assembly dedicated a day to the theme of promoting gender equality. During the session, President Michele Capasso reported on “Youth Employment, Entrepreneurship and Social responsibility: The development of initiatives for Urban Youth”; at the end were awarded of the titles of "Standard Bearers of the United States of the World" to a delegation of young people from 147 countries. |
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6TH WORLD URBAN FORUM – GENDER EQUALITY ACTION ASSEMBLY
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02 September 2012
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The 6th World Urban Forum organised in Naples by the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) also aimed at promoting the role of women as actors in the development of cities. To this end, 2 September 2012 was dedicated to the Gender Equality Action Assembly (GEAA). The GEAA discussed the progress made and challenges that remain for the implementation of the Gender Equality Action Plan (GEAP) outlining the strategic actions and their political implications. This plan sets out the guidelines that guarantee women and men more equitable access to public resources and services. Moreover, the promote equal participation of women in all aspects of town planning. Within the framework of its stated objectives, a debate was held on sustainable way of moving forward towards the attainment of economic empowerment of women in cities and guidelines were laid down on the policies to be adopted. |
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MEETING WITH UN UNDER-SECRETARY GENERAL JOAN CLOS
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01 September 2012
| On the eve of the 6th World Urban Forum, President Michele Capasso, met with the Director General of the UN Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat), and UN Under-Secretary General Joan Clos. On that occasion, the former Mayor of Barcelona reminded participants that collaboration with the Fondazione Mediterraneo began in 1995 when an international conference was organized with the Fondazione Mediterraneo entitled: “The Cities of the Mediterranean”. |
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Appeal For Syria
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26 August 2012
| For 20 years, the Fondazione Mediterraneo has been dedicated to the issues that will be debated at the 6th World Urban Forum to be held in Naples from 1-6 September 2012, at which it is also a partner. It will collaborate on the themes dedicated to Women and Youths (2 September 2012), and will present a project for the “Interethnic City”, in addition to awarding a special edition of the “Mediterranean Award” and making an “Appeal for Syria”, the text of which has been subscribed to by thousands of people from all over the world in just a few days, among them, politicians, intellectuals and academics, men of women from cultural and scientific circles, as well as diplomats and citizens. These include Mohamed El Aziz Ben Achour (Director General ALECSO), Sister Maria Pia Giudici – Mediterranean Award for Interreligious Dialogue - Maria Angels Somillo, Andrè Morin, Alvaro Branco and others. |  |