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UAE and France reunite for International Alliance for Protection of Heritage in Conflict Areas. UAE Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, and French President Francois Hollande. Photo courtesy of PR News Wire

UAE and France reunites for International Alliance for Protection of Heritage in Conflict Areas

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UAE and France reunites for International Alliance for Protection of Heritage in Conflict Areas

UAE Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior H.H. Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, and French President Francois Hollande co-chaired the Donors’ Conference, held in Paris to mark the establishment of the International Alliance for the Protection of Heritage in Conflict Areas (ALIPH).

ALIPH is a foundation which will finance projects for the implementation of preventive, emergency protection, conservation and restoration programs for cultural property endangered due to armed conflict. Also in attendance were UNESCO Director General Irina Bokova, Mohamed Khalifa Al Mubarak, Chairman of Abu Dhabi Tourism & Culture Authority, Jack Lang, President of Institut du Monde Arabe and Jean-Luc Martinez, CEO of the Louvre Museum as well as HRH Prince Khaled Al Faisal Al Saoud, Governor of Makkah Region, and Sheikh Mohamed Abdullah Al Mubarak Al Sabah, Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs of the State of Kuwait and many other representatives from the international cultural scene.

During the conference held at the Louvre Museum, all countries, foundations and private donors in attendance declared their support for the initiative and a total of more than $75 million dollars was pledged to the fund.

Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan announced that the United Arab Emirates would make a financial contribution of $15 million dollars to ALIPH. Additional pledges were made from France for $30 million dollars, Saudi Arabia for $20 million dollars, Kuwait for $5 million dollars, Luxembourg for 3 million Euros, Morocco for $1.5 million dollars and a private donation of $1 million dollars came from Thomas Kaplan. Morocco also announced its will to join the network of safe havens.

In addition, Italy announced its commitment to continue the work of its task force to train police, curators and restorers and its determination in bringing the project of a resolution forward, with France, to the UN Security Council. Germany pledged expertise to mobilizing the fund and Switzerland pledged its support in enabling ALIPH’s establishment in Switzerland as a humanitarian endeavor. Mexico announced their commitment to investigating further support from countries in North and South America, as well as possibilities of creating safe havens. China also unveiled that it will be the first Asian country to respond to the call of the Abu Dhabi Declaration and make the China National Museum a safe haven to temporarily host endangered material culture in conflict zones from across the world.

UAE and France reunites for International Alliance for Protection of Heritage in Conflict Areas.  UAE Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, and French President Francois Hollande. Photo courtesy of PR News Wire
UAE and France reunites for International Alliance for Protection of Heritage in Conflict Areas. UAE Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, and French President Francois Hollande. Photo courtesy of PR News Wire

Key actions resulting from these donations made to ALIPH will drive advancements in inventorying of cultural property, monitoring its state of conservation, planning risk preparedness to effectively respond to threats to cultural property, as well as training and providing logistical support for preventive and protective measures, and implementing rehabilitation and restoration projects for damaged cultural property – all in line with the principles and conventions of UNESCO.

Speaking in the Donors’ Conference, H.H. Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior said: “On behalf of His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum and His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, I am honored to be present at this important and historic moment to gather the international community together to mark the establishment of the International Alliance for the Protection of Heritage in Conflict Areas. Since the Abu Dhabi conference, we have made huge strides towards the development of a robust strategy to ensure that the catastrophic destruction of priceless cultural artefacts are preserved for future generations. It is a great achievement to see that the strategies set out in the Abu Dhabi Declaration materialize as impactful and sustainable means to safeguard cultural resources. As momentum grows around the Foundation’s initiatives, we look forward to welcoming future public and private donors who are inspired to unite with us to protect heritage in all its diversity and richness.”

The event follows the International Conference on Safeguarding Endangered Cultural Heritage in Conflict Areas which took place in Abu Dhabi on December 2 and 3, 2016. The conference concluded with the Abu Dhabi Declaration, in which the international community pledged to create an international support fund for programs aimed at safeguarding cultural heritage, as well developing an international refuge network for endangered cultural property.

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Ray Hanania is an award winning political and humor columnist who analyzes American and Middle East politics, and life in general. He is an author of several books.

Hanania covered Chicago Politics and Chicago City Hall from 1976 through 1992 at the Daily Southtown and the Chicago Sun-Times. He began writing in 1975 publishing The Middle Eastern Voice newspaper in Chicago (1975-1977). He later published “The National Arab American Times” newspaper (2004-2007).

Hanania writes weekly columns on Middle East and American Arab issues as Special US Correspondent for the Arab News ArabNews.com, at TheArabDailyNews.com, and at SuburbanChicagoland.com. He has published weekly columns in the Jerusalem Post newspaper, YNetNews.com, Newsday, the Orlando Sentinel, Houston Chronical, and Arlington Heights Daily Herald.

Hanania is the recipient of four (4) Chicago Headline Club “Peter Lisagor Awards” for Column writing. In November 2006, he was named “Best Ethnic American Columnist” by the New American Media. In 2009, Hanania received the prestigious Sigma Delta Chi Award for Writing from the Society of Professional Journalists. He is the recipient of the MT Mehdi Courage in Journalism Award. He was honored for his writing skills with two (2) Chicago Stick-o-Type awards from the Chicago Newspaper Guild. In 1990, Hanania was nominated by the Chicago Sun-Times editors for a Pulitzer Prize for his four-part series on the Palestinian Intifada.

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