AT THE KING OF JORDAN THE LAMP OF SAINT FRANCIS

Assisi | 29 March 2019
Parent Category: Iniziative (EN) - Category: Maison de la Paix (EN)

"Great emotion to see King Abdullah II of Jordan and Queen Rania in the upper Basilica of St. Francis," said President Capasso, recalling the ancient bonds of friendship with the Royals and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, already with King Hussein bin Talal.
"King Abdullah has worked for the tolerance and unity of the Islamic world, marked by different ideological currents." This was stated by the Custos of the Sacred Convent of Assisi, Father Mauro Gambetti, on behalf of the Franciscan community, during the delivery of the "Lamp of Peace" to the King of Jordan, Abdullah II, accompanied by Queen Rania. The ceremony took place in the Upper Basilica of St. Francis, in the presence of German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who received the gift last year.
In addition to Merkel, the Prime Minister, Giuseppe Conte, the president of the European Parliament, Antonio Tajani and the president of the CEI, Cardinal Gualtiero Bassetti, are seated in the front rows.
"We have been impressed by your enlightened guide and your words and gestures - said Father Gambetti to the sovereigns - his Majesty is dedicated to the promotion of human rights and interreligious harmony, he works for the reform of education and for protection of freedom of worship and is strenuously committed to providing a safe haven for millions of poor people ".
The lamp of peace is a reproduction of the votive lamp that burns in front of the tomb of St. Francis and over the years has been donated to political, cultural and civil society personalities who have distinguished themselves for their commitment to peace, dialogue and acceptance. On May 12 last year it was offered to Angela Merkel for her migration management policy and her commitment to "building a united and plural Europe".
Previously the lamp was offered to Lech Walesa (1981), Dalai Lama (1986), Giovanni Paolo II (1986), Madre Teresa di Calcutta (1986), Yasser Arafat (1990), Betty Williams (1995), Carlos Felipe Ximenes Belo (1997), Mikhail Gorbaciov (2008), Ingrid Betancourt (2009), Mohamed ElBaradei (2009), Benedetto XVI (2011), Shimon Peres (2013), Abu Mazen (2014), Papa Francesco (2015), Juan Manuel Santos (2016).
The message left by the King to the friars of Assisi is significant. "I am honored and moved - reads the message written in his own hand - to receive the lamp of the peace of St. Francis. My most sincere respect and appreciation for Father Gambetti and all the Franciscan friars from all over the world for their commitment and dedication to the values ​​of compassion and love and to their vows of poverty, chastity and obedience on the example of St. Francis".

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THE FONDAZIONE MEDITERRANEO PRESENTS THE WORLD'S APPEAL FOR WATER

Marrakech - Naples | 22 March 2019
Parent Category: Iniziative (EN) - Category: Maison de la Paix (EN)

On the occasion of the "World Water Day" the Fondazione Mediterraneo presented the WORLD’S APPEAL FOR WATER, in the presence of representatives of politics, culture, science, religions and civil society.

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THE FONDAZIONE MEDITERRANEO COMMITTED TO DEFENSE OF THE PLANET

Naples - Rome - Milan - Turin | 15 March 2019
Parent Category: Iniziative (EN) - Category: Maison de la Paix (EN)

The Fondazione Mediterraneo present today in various squares of Italy and Europe alongside young people for DEFENSE OF THE PLANET.
In 1989, when the Mediterranean Foundation was born, it alerted people to climate change and to the irreparable consequences for the planet and the earth.
In the same way he warned about the problems of the Mediterranean, about migrants, about wars.
At that time no one seemed to deal with these issues and all of us were considered "visionaries".
Today was a day full of hope.
After the "match" launched by Greta Thunberg - standard bearer of an international battle to protect the environment with entire masses of young people ready to follow it - a "good fire" seems to invade the planet: that of many young people determined not to leave the Earth in hand to unconscious and irresponsible adults.
Climate change and the consequences it brings with it are among the most accessed and discussed issues by public opinion.
The Mediterranean Foundation with the Anna Lindh Italia Onlus Federation supported the students who took to the streets today in many cities: a world strike to open consciences to facts and to the planet that suffers human negligence.
S.O.S: the planet needs the help of all US: crazy climate, melting glaciers, temperatures above the seasonal norm, droughts are just some consequences due to climate change.
As a consequence, this affects economic life, causing damage to communities, production systems and people's health.
Global warming, to be controlled needs the good deeds of each of us and certainly not of selfishness because we must look to a future that is not so far away: in many places it is already TODAY !!
"It is unthinkable to hand over to our children and grandchildren a planet that has become almost incurable: the time to act on the climate is this" said President Michele Capasso, showing the conclusions of the 1997 Mediterranean Foundation Forum where, the same sentence, reported only the conditional: "a planet that could become incurable".
Today it really is!

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IN NAPLES THE PARLIAMENTARY MEDITERRANEAN ASSEMBLY

Naples | 06 March 2019
Parent Category: Iniziative (EN) - Category: Maison de la Paix (EN)

The new headquarters of the Parliamentary Mediterranean Assembly (PAM) will open in Naples in the autumn. In the presence of the General Secretary Sergio Piazzi, the opening was announced today at the headquarters of the Campania Region which granted Palazzo Pico, a building of the institution. "We will host parliamentarians from the 30 Mediterranean countries in an association of extraordinary political value, because it is represented by the United Nations and will work on some issues that are decisive for our future, such as immigration, security, economic exchanges and political dialogue. inter-religious "said President De Luca.
The President of the Fondazione Mediterraneo Michele Capasso expressed his satisfaction at having the Pam headquarters in Naples, which was born at the Fondazione Mediterraneo in Naples and of which the same Foundation is a permanent observer.
"On the occasion of the thirtieth anniversary of the Foundation that is celebrated this year - said Capasso - the presence in Naples of the Pam reinforces the action indispensable for dialogue, peace and cooperation".

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