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Professor Marina Melone, a renowned neurologist and scientist dedicated to the study of rare diseases, signed the "Kimiyya" poster for women's rights.
Welcomed by Secretary-General Michele Capasso and Pia Molinari, coordinator of the "Kimiyya" network, she also signed the poster on behalf of the "Women for Science" network.
Secretary-General Michele Capasso with a delegation from various African countries aderned to the United States of the World will participate in the "World African Culture Day".
The 40th session of UNESCO's General Conference declared 24 January "World Day for African and Afro-descendant Culture (WDAC)", following a draft resolution submitted by Togo and supported by many Member States. This initiative followed a remarkable mobilisation effort undertaken over several years by the Franco-Togolese, Mr John Ayité Dossavi, through his NGO, the Réseau Africain des Promoteurs et Entrepreneurs Culturels (RAPEC). The aim of the day is to "celebrate the cultures of the African continent and African diasporas around the world".
24 January 2024 will mark the fifth anniversary of the WDAC. The initiators of this day believe that this is the right time to symbolically organise activities at UNESCO headquarters to mark this day. It will be an opportunity to promote the contributions of Africans and Afro-descendants to the evolution of the world and to universal culture.
This activity is linked to other similar initiatives led by Togo, notably the Decade of African Roots and Diasporas and the 9th Pan-African Congress.
Because Africanness is not limited to the geographical area of Africa (because African culture, through the twists and turns of history, has spread throughout the world), all countries with African or Afro-descendant communities on their soil can join in the celebration, which will take place at UNESCO headquarters, 125, Avenue Suffren, 75007, Paris, on 23 January 2024 from 2.30pm.
The commemoration will consist of a solemn ceremony followed by festive events at UNESCO headquarters in Paris.
It will include:
24 January was chosen because it is the date on which the Charter for an African Cultural Renaissance was adopted in 2006 by the Heads of State and Government of the African Union.
Since its inauguration in October 2010 in the presence of the Presidents of the Parliaments of the world's major countries, the "Totem for Peace" by sculptor Mario Molinari has been welcoming visitors to the House of Representatives of the Kingdom of Morocco.
At the start of the New Year, Prof. Abdelhak Azzouzi - SUM Ambassador - paid homage to the symbol of the United States of the World accompanied by the President of the Euro-Mediterranean University of Fez Prof. Bousmina and other authorities.
A delegation from the United States of the World is in Gaza to help victims of the conflict.
Secretary-General Michele Capasso, in a meeting with President Abu Mazen, emphasised the inhumanity of the ongoing conflict and reiterated the importance of reaching a total ceasefire and then resuming the project of two "Peoples in two States" that the United States of the World has supported since 1995 and that Abu Mazen himself supported during his visit to the United States of the World headquarters in Naples.
A group of men and women of culture and science - coming from various cities in China and hosted by the "Anna Lindh Italia onlus Federation" - visited the United States of the World headquarters with the Museum of Peace.
On this occasion, they were shown the main emotional paths and, in particular, the role of Marco Polo in bringing East and West closer together.
