Mohamed El Aziz Ben Achour, former Minister of Culture of Tunisia and Director General of ALECSO, received the prestigious title of "Ambassador of the United States of the World". The ceremony took place in Naples at the Headquarters on the occasion of the solemn approval ceremony of the CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES OF THE WORLD. On this occasion, Secretary General Michele Capasso - in connection with Prof. Ben Achour from Tunis - emphasised his fundamental contribution both to the evolution of the United States of the World and to the drafting of the "Constitution". In numerous meetings at the Naples headquarters with representatives of international institutions, such as the Director General of UNESCO Irina Bokova and the Secretary General of the Arab Maghreb Union Habib Ben Yahia, the cornerstones of the mission of the United States of the World were examined and deepened.
Notary Ennio de Rosa received the "Mediterranean Award Medal of Honour for Institutions - 2022". The ceremony took place in Naples at the headquarters of the "United States of the World". The prestigious award, consisting of the work "Totem for Peace" by sculptor Mario Molinari, was presented by Secretary General Michele Capasso and International Committee President Massimo Pica Ciamarra.
The ceremony to award the titles of "Standard Bearers of the United States of the World" to Adele Cuciniello and Carla Gravagnola took place at the Naples headquarters of the United States of the World. The awards were presented by Sister Maria Ausilia De Siena - the worldwide communications advisor of the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians (Salesians of Don Bosco) - and by Don Tonino Palmese, representing the Salesians of Don Bosco.
The "Daughters of Mary Help of Christians" (FMA - Salesians of Don Bosco), represented by Sister Maria Ausilia De Siena, Councillor for Social Communication of the FMA Institute, received the prestigious title of "Ambassadors of the United States of the World". The ceremony took place in Naples at the headquarters during the solemn approval ceremony of the CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES OF THE WORLD. On this occasion, Sister Chiara Cazzuola - Superior General of the Institute of the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians, made up of 10,792 religious distributed in 98 countries in the 5 continents - joined the "United States of the World" as a founding member, ratifying its constitution.
The "United States of the World" organized and participated in various cities in the "World Day of the Poor", which Pope Francis dedicated this year to the theme "Jesus Christ made himself poor for you" (see 2 Cor 8:9) , title of the Message released on June 14, 2022. “Pope Bergoglio - stated the SG Michele Capasso - starting from the tragic actuality of the conflict in Ukraine, from the senselessness of the war (many times defined by him as "madness"), identifies three paths for living responsible solidarity. The first is to reject any form of "slackness that leads to inconsistent behavior" and says that this "is a theme that often recurs in the Pope's magisterium because it is a cultural condition that is the result of an exasperated secularism that confines people to inside a Chinese wall with no sense of social responsibility, with the illusion of living a happy but in fact ephemeral and groundless existence". The second path is that of assuming solidarity as a form of social and Christian commitment. Pope Francis says: 'Solidarity is precisely this: sharing the little we have with those who have nothing, so that no one suffers. The more the sense of community and communion as a lifestyle grows, the more solidarity develops…’. Many countries in recent decades, says the prelate, have made progress thanks to family policies and social projects, so the time has come to share this "patrimony of security and stability", so that no one finds themselves in poverty. Central to this spirit of sharing is the value given to money and the intended use of it. The third step is the proposal contained in the title of this VI World Day of the Poor. It is taken from Paul's second letter to the Christians of Corinth: "Jesus Christ made himself poor for you". The context of the Apostle's Letter is that of raising funds to support the poor of the Jerusalem community. Yesterday as today it is important to give continuity to generosity. "Solidarity, in fact, is precisely this - continues Pope Francis in the message - sharing the little we have with those who have nothing, so that no one suffers. The more the sense of community and communion as a lifestyle grows, the more solidarity develops […]. As members of civil society, we keep alive the call to the values of freedom, responsibility, brotherhood and solidarity". The "United States of the World" find in their "Constitution" in charity, faith and hope the foundation of being and acting of all the inhabitants with the motto "LAND AND PEACE".
