The Prince's Government and the ALIPH Foundation renew their partnership to safeguard endangered cultural heritage

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Ms Isabelle Berro-Amadei, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, and Ms Bariza Khiari, Chair of the ALIPH Foundation Board, signed an agreement to extend the partnership between the Principality of Monaco and the International Alliance for the Protection of Heritage in Conflict Areas (ALIPH) for a further two years. 

Created in Geneva in March 2017 following the International Conference on Safeguarding Endangered Cultural Heritage, held in Abu Dhabi, the ALIPH Foundation's mission is to protect sites, museums, monuments and collections in conflict and post-conflict areas. As part of this mission, the Foundation finances preventive measures, emergency interventions and restoration projects across the world. The ALIPH Foundation is currently the only global fund exclusively dedicated to this cause and has established renowned expertise in safeguarding endangered heritage.

The partnership between the Prince's Government and ALIPH began in 2020 and has since gone from strength to strength. Several projects, implemented by both international and local organisations, have benefited from financial support from the Principality of Monaco. Among these projects are the rehabilitation of the Raqqa museum in Syria, the renovation of St Anthony's Church in Deddeh, Lebanon, protecting the collections held in two museums in Odesa, Ukraine, and preserving the documentary heritage of Djenné in Mali.

This third partnership agreement covers the 2024/25 period and focuses on two projects within conflict or post-conflict areas: the documentation and digitisation of Armenian heritage and the conservation of two historic sites in Lebanon, with youth participation being encouraged in order to spread knowledge and foster intercultural dialogue.

This extended partnership with the ALIPH Foundation is a continuation of Monaco's support for initiatives aimed at safeguarding cultural heritage endangered by armed conflict or natural disasters, particularly those within the framework of UNESCO and ICCROM.