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The Grand Egyptian Museum inaugurated

A delegation from the "United States of the World" and the "Fondazione Mediterraneo" participated in the solemn inauguration ceremony of the Grand Egyptian Museum in Cairo (GEM).
The first GEM project was presented in Naples on 3 September 2003, at the headquarters of the United States of the World, by the then Egyptian Minister of Culture, Farouk Hosni (now the emotional presenter of the completed work!) and Mrs Suzanne Mubarak.
"An important moment, said Secretary-General Michele Capasso, which saw our institution among the first to support this unique museum, with the conviction that only culture can consolidate peace".
The world's largest museum dedicated to ancient Egypt, after more than twenty years, is now open and will attract more than five million tourists a year. Located next to the Pyramids of Giza, it contains 50,000 artefacts and is one of the mega-projects commissioned by President Abdel el Sissi.
The complex, designed by two architectural firms, Ireland's Heneghan Peng and Germany's Atelier Brückner, is located two kilometres from the Pyramids of Giza, so much so that it has been called “the fourth pyramid”.

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Concession renewed for the United States of the World headquarters

Thanks to the administrative skills of the Campania Region State Property Agency, it was possible to prevent the transfer of the institutional headquarters of the United States of the World with the Museum of Peace - a World Heritage Site - to another country, by signing a long-term concession agreement for certain portions of the headquarters in Naples.
The ceremony took place at the Prefecture of Naples in the presence of S.E. the Prefect, Dr. Michele di Bari.

The following representatives of the State Property Agency were present at the signing:
- Dott. Mario Parlagreco, Director of the Campania State Property Agency. 
- Ing. Gianluca Laferola.
- Dott. Rosario Bigliardo.

Present at the signing ceremony on behalf of the United States of the World:
- Prof. Michele Capasso, Secretary-General.
- Dott.ssa Pia Molinari, President of the Board of Directors.

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World Cities Day

The "United States of the World" and the “Fondazione Mediterraneo” organised and participated in various events around the world to celebrate "World Cities Day", established by the UN General Assembly in 2013 with the aim of promoting international interest and cooperation between countries to address the challenges of urbanisation and contribute to sustainable urban development.
‘Better City, Better Life’ is the slogan accompanying World Cities Day 2025.
‘Cities,’ said Secretary-General Prof. Michele Capasso, "are destined to become increasingly large and complex. According to the report prepared by the “United States of the World”, urban areas currently occupy just over 2% of the Earth's surface and are home to more than half of the world's population (a figure that is expected to rise to over 60% by 2050), causing 60% of the planet's polluting emissions and consuming 78% of the energy produced globally. Cities are at the heart of the future, and we must all accompany this transformation with vision, responsibility, passion and a sense of the common good. 
"We need to take action, says Prof. Massimo Pica Ciamarra, president of the CSI of the 'United States of the World', to make cities inclusive and safe through increasingly innovative solutions with the aim of regenerating degraded urban areas from a building, energy and social perspective. The use of data, technology and artificial intelligence can tangibly improve urban life, making cities more efficient, sustainable and resilient in the face of the challenges of our time." 
On this occasion, the first proposal for the large representative headquarters of the "United States of the World" was presented.

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Italian edition of Mohamed Zinelabidine's works published

The SUM – Magma editions have published an Italian translation of Mohamed Zinelabidine's works entitled "L'impensato nel presente" (The Unthought in the Present).
We would like to thank Sandra Rey (Federal University, Rio Grande Do Sul Porto Alegre, Brazil) for coordinating the various translations and providing scientific direction: into Portuguese (Prof. Sandra Rey), Spanish (Prof. Lilian Contraira, University, Ibéro-américaine of San Paulo, Brazil), English (Prof. Daniela KERN), and German (C. Eduardo SPIELER, Federal University, Rio Grande Do Sul Porto Alegre, Brazil).

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