The conference "Sustainable Training. Modelling ecology": rules for the Urban Park. The event, organised by the Italian Foundation of Bioarchitecture and the Fondazione Mediterraneo, saw the participation of various experts and the discussion of fundamental themes for the "United States of the World" such as "Ecological Conversion". On this occasion, Prof. Massimo Pica Ciamarra presented the volume "The Seven Conversions".
At a ceremony held at the Naples headquarters of the "United States of the World", President Michele Capasso received the title of Honorary Member of the 'Italian Foundation of Bioarchitecture' chaired by Wittfrida Mitterer.
The Secretary-General of the "United States of the World" Prof. Michele Capasso participated - at the invitation of the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany - in the celebration of the 33rd anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. The official ceremony took place at the Berlin Wall Memorial on Beranuer Straße, in the presence - among others - of the Mayor of Berlin, Franziska Giffey, and Claudia Roth, Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and Media. The Belarusian choir Volny performed in the memorial and the Chapel of Reconciliation on the former "death strip". In addition, around 200 students from Germany, France and Norway discussed the significance of the fall of the Berlin Wall. The Mayor of Berlin, Franziska Giffey, said: "The day reminds us, especially in these days, to recognise the value of freedom and to accept the responsibility that comes with it." Secretary General Capasso - after laying a wreath - recalled his presence in Berlin on 9 November 1989 stating: "We must keep alive the memory of the suffering caused for decades by the Wall and the regime that spawned it: at the same time, we must be proud of what has been achieved from 1989 to the present day through the joint efforts of East and West. The United States of the World has always supported this indispensable process of peace and reconciliation, which must be set as an example in neighbouring Ukraine, the victim of an unjust and senseless invasion”. Concluding his speech, the SG recalled the words of St. John Paul II in support of the United States of the World: “Freedom means doing what you must”.
The "United States of the World" participated with a large delegation in COP 27 - the 27th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention on Climate Change - which took place in Egypt, in Sharm el Sheikh, from 6 to 18 November 2022. The "United States of the World" - with the autonomous Sections and the network of Universities, research centres, civil society organisations, businesses, international organizations and local bodies - presented the lines of action which since 1987 have essentially promoted on the “ECOLOGICAL CONVERSION”. The delegates of the "United States of the World" made their contribution by providing a space for discussion and dialogue between a wide range of stakeholders involved in implementing the Paris Agreement. The GM Prof. Michele Capasso and the President of the International Committee prof. Massimo Pica Ciamarra highlighted the importance of the meeting together with the complexity of the governance which produced minimal results compared to expectations.
Pope Francis travelled to Bahrain to participate in the "Bahrain Forum for Dialogue: east and west for human coexistence". A delegation from the "United States of the World" attended the event. Secretary General Prof. Michele Capasso underlined the importance of the action of the United States of the World for dialogue and human coexistence, and recalled the relations with the Kingdom of Bahrain with institutional visits to its headquarters in Naples.