Also in 2025, the Antonio Meneghetti Scientific and Humanistic Research Foundation contributed an official written statement to the ECOSOC High-Level Segment of the United Nations, held in July on the occasion of the UN’s 80th anniversary.

The statement, included in the official UN publication (E/C.2/2025/CRP.48), highlights the Foundation’s commitment to promoting integrated models of development rooted in culture, human dignity, and sustainability.

In particular, the statement recognizes the Lizori Project as a concrete example of territorial regeneration capable of combining:

• the enhancement of cultural heritage,
• social inclusion,
• intergenerational education,
• and the principles of ecological architecture.

Lizori was presented as a “living model” of a sustainable community, able to inspire global policies starting from the regeneration of a small rural village.

Read the statement

On June 13, 2025, Lizori hosted one of the Umbrian stages of the European project Urban Imprint, an initiative funded by the Erasmus+ program that promotes a new vision of a smart and inclusive city based on dialogue between universities, public administrations, and local communities.

The day opened with institutional greetings from the Municipality of Campello sul Clitunno and a welcome from the Antonio Meneghetti Scientific and Humanistic Research Foundation. This was followed by speeches held in the Foundation Hall by institutional and academic representatives, the President of TUCEP, and members of the Regional Directorate for Territorial Governance of the Umbria Region.

Urban Imprint aims to integrate academic research, urban regeneration, and participatory governance by developing concrete and replicable models of collaboration between universities and public administrations. Through thematic workshops across Umbria, the project seeks to provide tools for rethinking cities in an inclusive, digital, and sustainable way. Partner universities in this project include: Università degli Studi di Perugia, Universidad de Granada, Universidad de Aveiro, ENSA Paris-La Villette, and Uni Graz.

The workshop in Lizori highlighted a vision of inclusivity that goes beyond mere architectural accessibility. In a historical village like Lizori, inclusion is not created through concrete ramps, but through the active participation of its residents—their industriousness and their ability to be active promoters of the territory’s development.

This is the core message that the Meneghetti Foundation wished to emphasize with its participation: a virtuous collaboration with institutions where citizens are not mere users but co-protagonists of change.

The Urban Imprint project continues its journey through theory, practice, and co-creation, offering the Lizori Project a new space for reflection and action on the future of rural areas.

From 7 to 9 March 2025, the Antonio Meneghetti Scientific and Humanistic Research Foundation participated in the 7th International Economic Forum, held at the Latvian Academy of Sciences in Riga under the title “Innovation – Trust – Responsibility”, and under the patronage of the Ministry of Economics of the Republic of Latvia.

Represented by its President, Dr. Pamela Bernabei, the Foundation contributed with two official presentations as part of the Forum Agenda:

On 7 March, the Foundation delivered the presentation “Trust-Based Financial Solutions for Ethical and Innovative Growth”, during the Forum’s plenary session.

On 8 March, the Foundation co-moderated and participated in the third session of the Forum: Ethics and Responsibility in the Development of Humanistic Values and Potential of the Individual. The presentation highlighted the contribution of ontopsychological research to the development of conscious and responsible leadership capable of addressing today’s societal challenges in a sustainable way.

The Forum represented an important platform for dialogue among academic institutions, international organizations, research centers, and businesses, aimed at promoting new development models rooted in ethics, trust, and innovation.

The Foundation’s presence at the Riga Forum reaffirmed its commitment to promoting a form of knowledge that integrates science, culture, and social responsibility, in alignment with the principles of the United Nations and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).