THE MAISON DE LA PAIX

 

 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.

 

WORLD DIOCESAN YOUTH DAY

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Vatican City | 23 November 2024
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 "World Diocesan Youth Day’" held on the occasion of the Solemnity of Christ the King.
On this occasion, the Pilgrim Cross and the Icon of Our Lady Salus Populi Romani, "symbols" of WYD, will be welcomed and exhibited to the public on 29 November in the Myeongdong Cathedral of the Archdiocese of Seoul, South Korea, where World Youth Day 2027 will be held.

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TENTH EDITION OF THE MED MEDITERRANEAN DIALOGUES CONFERENCE PROMOTED BY THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION AND THE ISPI

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Rome | 25 November 2024
Parent Category: Iniziative (EN) - Category: Maison de la Paix (EN)

The tenth edition of the MED Mediterranean Dialogues Conference was held from 25 to 27 November 2024 in Rome at the Rome Cavalieri - Waldorf Astoria Hotel: a delegation from the United States of the World and the Fondazione Mediterraneo took part in the proceedings.
The conference, promoted since 2015 by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and the Institute for International Policy Studies (ISPI), officially opened on Monday 25 November with a speech by Antonio Tajani, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, and ISPI President Franco Bruni. High-level representatives from across the broader Mediterranean region attended, as well as representatives of numerous relevant international organisations, including: Ahmed Aboul Gheit, Secretary General, Arab League; Taher al-Baour, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Libya; Abdallah Bou Habib, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates, Lebanon; Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, Minister of Foreign Affairs, India; Mohamed Salem Ould Marzouk, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mauritania; Shaya Mohsin Zindani, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates, Yemen; Geir O. Pedersen, Special Envoy of the UN Secretary-General for Syria.
The Mediterranean Dialogues are the main public diplomacy initiative of the Farnesina, and this year's edition is being held in conjunction with the G7 Foreign Ministers' Meeting hosted by the Italian Government. Launched ten years ago by ISPI and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Rome MED has become the point of reference for discussing the strategic issues of an enlarged Mediterranean and fostering an open and informal high-level debate with institutional representatives, experts, analysts, young people and exponents of civil society, the economy and the media.

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INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR THE ELIMINATION OF VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN

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Rome - Naples - Turin | 25 November 2024
Parent Category: Iniziative (EN) - Category: Maison de la Paix (EN)

Delegations from the "United States of the World" and the "Fondazione Mediterraneo" participated in the ‘International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women’ celebrated in various cities.
"The elimination of violence against women, - said Secretary-General Michele Capasso, - is one of the pillars of the Constitution of the United States of the World. We are close to the Dominican Republic in the memory of Patria, Minerva and Maria Teresa Maribal killed on 25 November 1960 in a triple feminicide".

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ICESCO AND FONDAZIONE MEDITERRANEO TOGETHER TO PROMOTE THE CULTURE OF PEACE

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Rabat | 09 December 2024
Parent Category: Iniziative (EN) - Category: Maison de la Paix (EN)

Dr. Salim M. AlMalik, Director General of the Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation of the Islamic World (ICESCO), received Prof. Michele Capasso, President of the Fondazione Mediterraneo and Secretary General of the United States of the World: together, they explored the prospects for cooperation between ICESCO and the Fondazione in promoting the culture of peace and for the rooting of the values of coexistence and dialogue between civilisations.
During the meeting, held on Monday, 9 December 2024, at ICESCO's headquarters in Rabat, Dr. AlMalik reaffirmed ICESCO's commitment to promoting openness and the development of cooperative relations with all, noting that the Foundation's objectives intersect with the Organisation's vision and strategic orientations, as both firmly believe in the importance of peace and the need to anchor its principles through education, culture and science.
He also said that ICESCO implements a number of peacebuilding initiatives and programmes, in particular ICESCO's Peace and Security Leadership Training Programme (LTIPS) and the Peace 360° initiative.
For his part, Prof. Capasso praised ICESCO's roles and efforts in its areas of expertise, reiterating his appreciation for Dr. AlMalik's leadership style that has boosted the work and achievements of the Organisation over the past five years. He said that Dr. AlMalik's efforts prompted the Foundation and the United States of the World to present him with the Mediterranean Award Medal of Honour for 2024, in a grand ceremony held at the Foundation's headquarters in Naples.
At the end of the meeting, the Organisation decided to examine a series of initiatives and programmes proposed by the Foundation to assess the prospects for co-organisation.

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