As the global population of living Holocaust survivors rapidly diminishes, Monaco has joined international diplomats in backing a major new strategy to safeguard historical truth against emerging digital threats.
Attending the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) plenary in Buenos Aires from 1st to 5th November, the Monégasque delegation, led by Ambassador Lorenzo Ravano alongside Jewish Cultural Association President Mikhal Amsellem, supported key measures to counter online Holocaust denial and artificial intelligence distortion.
Held under Argentina’s historic presidency, the first South American nation to head the intergovernmental body, the plenary centred on ‘Expanding the Borders of Memory’ to safeguard Shoah education as living survivor numbers decline.
Countering digital threats
Amid rising antisemitism and international tensions, summit leaders prioritised shaping the IHRA’s strategy for 2027–2032. Central to the discussions was how technology, particularly AI-generated imagery and algorithmic misinformation, is altering public perception of historical facts.
Addressing observer states, Ambassador Ravano recommitted Monaco to the founding 2000 Stockholm Declaration, stressing that sustained research and education remain the primary defences against distortion of historical truth.
Bringing history into the classroom
Monaco’s commitment is already taking shape on the ground. The Principality recently renewed its four-year partnership with the Auschwitz-Birkenau Foundation, funding the ‘Auschwitz. In Front of Your Eyes’ project.
The initiative provides interactive, virtual guided tours of the former concentration camp to thousands of European students, a tool now embedded directly into Monaco’s national school curriculum. The move follows Foreign Minister Isabelle Berro-Amadeï’s participation in European Roma Holocaust Memorial Day at Auschwitz-Birkenau earlier this year.
Monaco has held IHRA observer status since 2015. France is scheduled to assume the presidency of the 35-nation alliance in February 2027.
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Lorenzo Ravano, Ambassador of Monaco to Germany and Representative of the Principality to the IHRA (left), Mikhal Amsellem, President of the Jewish Cultural Association of Monaco (right). Photo Credit: Monaco Communications Department
