During a solemn ceremony held at Sarajevo City Hall (the Vijećnica), the Mediterranean Peace Prize was awarded to the city of Sarajevo.
The prestigious award was announced to the Bosnian Ambassador to Italy, Amira Arifović Harms, on 6 June 2025 in Naples.
The ceremony was attended by ambassadors and representatives from the political and religious worlds of various countries, including the Secretary-General of the United Nations and High Representative for the Alliance of Civilisations, Miguel Àngel Moratinos, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Elmedin Konaković, Dimitri Avramopoulos, former European Commissioner and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Greece, and others.
The award was accepted by the Mayor of Sarajevo, Samir Avdić.

The United States of the World awarded the prestigious “Mediterranean Award for Peace” 2025 to the “City-Martyr” of Sarajevo, on the occasion of the siege celebration events.
The prestigious title - the "Totem for Peace" by sculptor Molinari - was handed over to Sarajevo Mayor Predrag Puharić and will be shared with the new administration at the events scheduled from 16 to 18 October 2025. The handover was made by the Secretary-General of the United States of the World Michele Capasso and Pia Molinari.
Mayor Puharić expressed his deep gratitude, recalling the strong ties that existed between the city of Sarajevo, Michele Capasso, the Fondazione Mediterraneo and the United States of the World with the visits of previous mayors to the headquarters in Naples: among them, the one in 2003 by Mayor Muhidin Hamamdžić.

The ceremony for the awarding of the “Mediterranean Institutions Award” to the Prefect of Naples Michele di Bari for 2025 was held at the Palestine Hall of the Museum of Peace.
Speakers included the Ambassador of Bosnia to Italy Amira Arifović Harms, the deputy mayor of Srebrenica and president of the committee for the celebrations of the 30th anniversary of the genocide Hamdija Fejzić accompanied by Sadeta Suljić, the UN Secretary-General and High Representative for the Alliance of Civilisations Miguel Àngel Moratinos - author of the preface - accompanied by his wife Dominique, the prefect of Naples Michele di Bari, prof. Lhassan Hbid with his wife Lamia, the deputy mayor of Gernika Jon Lejarraga, a representation of the Harbour Offices - Coast Guard Corps led by Admiral Gaetano Angora, diplomats and men of culture from various countries, the Ambassadors of the United States of the World Giuseppe Lumia, Giuseppe D'Antonio, Massimo Pica Ciamarra, Gilles Altan.
Senator Lumia traced a moving profile of Prefect Michele di Bari, emphasising his human and institutional values.