The Principality of Monaco has renewed its partnership with Fondation ALIPH for a further two years, strengthening their joint commitment to protecting cultural heritage threatened by conflict and crisis.
The agreement was signed on Thursday, February 19 by Isabelle Berro-Amadeï, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, and Valéry Freland, Executive Director of ALIPH. The renewed accord extends a collaboration first launched in 2020, under which Monaco has supported a range of international heritage protection initiatives.
Established in Geneva in 2017, ALIPH, the International Alliance for the Protection of Heritage, works to safeguard sites, museums, monuments and intangible heritage in areas affected by war, post-conflict instability or humanitarian crises. The foundation funds preventive measures, emergency responses and long-term restoration projects worldwide. Since its creation, it has backed nearly 600 initiatives across 64 countries.
Projects previously supported through Monaco’s cooperation with ALIPH include the rehabilitation of the museum in Raqqa, the protection of collections in two museums in Odessa, the preservation of historic sites in Lebanon and, more recently in 2024, the documentation of several heritage locations in Armenia.
The new 2026–2027 partnership will focus on two major projects in Syria, as the country continues its reconstruction and stabilization efforts after years of conflict. One project centres on the ancient site of Palmyra, with particular emphasis on restoring the museum’s collections. The second involves the rehabilitation of the 19th-century “House of Wisdom” convent in Aleppo, which was severely damaged and is now at risk of collapse. Plans call for the site to be transformed into a social and medical complex serving local communities.