The professor Michele Capasso - Secretary-General of the "United States of the World" and president of the "Fondazione Mediterraneo" - addressed, as usual, a message for the new year 2023.
The hope is that in this year we can reach a truce and then peace in Israel, Palestine, Ukraine and in other parts of the world through the enhancement of diversity.
“Only by tackling, solving and harmonizing diversity, conditions of misery, ignorance and injustice in the world - says prof. Capasso - it is possible to extinguish hotbeds of discord, riot, hatred; it must be understood that diversities, if harmonized, constitute a strength and a source of enrichment for all humanity, complementing each other instead of opposing each other. It is not a question of pursuing a system of universal harmony, as Fourier or Leibnitz wished, because we started from a pre-established universal harmony: the great inequalities existing between our brothers and sisters scattered throughout the world require our commitment to harmonize them. On this theme it is worth proposing an example: if in an orchestra everyone played on their own, a 'cacophony' would arise; if all the instruments were identical, it would be 'monotony'; the inequality of instruments and the harmonization of sounds is much better to arrive at a great ‘universal symphony’”.

The Secretary-General Michele Capasso, the Council of Ambassadors, the Board of Directors with Pia Molinari and Jacopo Molinari, the International Committee, the delegates of the autonomous sections "Fondazione Mediterraneo", "United States of Europe", "Accademia del Mediterraneo", "Kimiyya" and "Almamed" and the heads of the branch offices express their deep condolences for the death of Jacques Delors, former President of the European Commission.
In his remarks, Secretary-General Michele Capasso recalled the friend and convinced Europesist, sharing the comments of Mario Draghi and other representatives of the European institutions in describing Delors as "the father of modern Europe: from the Maastricht Treaty to the Schengen Agreements, he presided over epoch-making changes that still define the European Union, its potential and its aspirations".

Shortly before midnight on 24 December 2023, the Secretary-General of the United States of the World Michele Capasso made an appeal for peace in front of the 18th century nativity scene in the Peace Museum.
Symbolically, Marianita Carfora and Vincenzo Laudiero performed the Christmas carol “Tu scendi dalle stelle”.

The concert "Song for the Days of Christmas" dedicated to the Land and Peace, especially for the peoples of Ukraine, Palestine and Israel, was held at the United States of the World and the Peace Museum.
In his address, Secretary-General Michele Capasso emphasised the difficult time in human history and the importance of moments of togetherness based on solidarity and the sharing of important values for the respect of human dignity.
"I dedicate this evening to Samira, the poor Iranian woman hanged for no reason in a horror that goes against every human right," Capasso concluded.
The concert curated by "Promenade a Sud" is included in the "Other Christmases" programme of the City of Naples 2023 and is intended as a journey through the rhythms and melodies of ancient and timeless, magical atmospheres of the Christmas season.
The "Promenade a Sud" project aims to enhance and preserve the musical and cultural heritage of southern Italy.
The venue of the United States of the World and the Museum of Peace was chosen for a specific reason: 181 countries from all over the world were represented and an approved "Constitution" founded on saving the Earth and building Peace. Through the song "Stella D' Argento" by C. Faiello, performed by Marianita Carfora, a tribute was paid to the peoples of the Holy Land always in perpetual conflict.