Professor Carlo Foresta received the "Mediterranean Award for Science and Research 2024". The ceremony took place at the Parthenope University in Naples in the presence of doctors, experts and political and institutional authorities. Secretary-General Michele Capasso emphasised Prof. Foresta's profound humanity and expertise, especially in protecting against pollution that causes serious pathologies. The award was presented as part of the event organised by Dr Fabio Perricone.
A delegation of the Administrative Court of Campania, led by President Vincenzo Salomone, visited the United States of the World and the Museum of Peace. Welcomed by SG Michele Capasso, the guests were able to visit the main emotional paths, expressing appreciation for the institutional and museum function.
The award ceremony for the winners of the XVI Edition of the Mare Nostrum Awards International Journalism Prize, organised by Grimaldi Magazine Mare Nostrum and sponsored by the National Order of Journalists and the United States of the World, was held yesterday evening at the Grand Hotel Vesuvio in Naples. The ceremony was attended by representatives of the institutional, academic, information and shipping worlds. The international jury of the Prize, chaired by journalist Bruno Vespa and composed of important personalities from the world of culture and journalism - including the Secretary General of the United States of the World Michele Capasso - decreed the following winners:
Diego Casali for the article "Motorways of the sea to the digitalisation test" published in QN - Quotidiano Nazionale - Speciale Mobilità
Meriem Khdimallah for the article "Femmes marins: Prévenir et combattre la violence et le harcèlement dans le secteur maritime", published in La Presse de Tunisie
Federico Fubini for the article 'In the Suez funnel, Houthi-West 1 to 0. The Costs for the Mediterranean", published in L'Economia - Corriere della Sera
The MBC - Servicios Audiovisuales editorial staff of the Spanish TV programme "Curiosity" for the episode "La Naturaleza se abre paso", broadcast on the national network RTVE
Fausto Biloslavo for the multimedia reportage in the Red Sea for freedom of navigation from Mare Nostrum published in Il Giornale and Panorama.
The "Cavaliere del Lavoro Guido Grimaldi" special prize, established by the Grimaldi family in memory of the founder of the Grimaldi Group, was awarded to journalist Roberto D'Antonio. Secretary-General Michele Capasso, in presenting the award to Fausto Biloslavo, said he was moved by his familiarity with the war journalist since his time in the former Yugoslavia.
Elena Rossi, Martina Giacca, Volha Marosava, Anna Copertino and Francesca Pinzari signed the Kimiyya Manifesto on women's rights. Welcomed by SG Michele Capasso and Pia Molinari, they expressed their satisfaction with this action of the United States of the World, which is indispensable for women's rights.
At the conclusion of the G7 in Savelletri, Secretary-General Michele Capasso visited the Shrine of Jaddico, dedicated to "Mary Mother of the Church". With the priests, he retraced the steps of the sacred place. Almost sixty years after its construction, the Shrine today acquires a new value, a renewed sense of faith. Built in 1965 by Brindisi city policeman Teodoro D'Amici, the shrine has always been a place of extraordinary manifestations of the Virgin Mary, particularly around an ancient crusader wall with an image of the Madonna, which was then blessed. The archbishop at the time, Monsignor Nicola Margiotta, who was in Rome for the closing of the Second Vatican Ecumenical Council, delegated the vicar general Monsignor Armando Franco to preside over the rite, which was attended by an immense crowd. It was the first church in the world dedicated to "Mary Mother of the Church". In recent decades, the Shrine of Jaddico has increasingly become a place of peace and spiritual refreshment for the many who stop by the church every day to pray - as it is open day and night - arriving from everywhere.
