The International Committee of the Blue Shield (ICBS)

Comité International du Bouclier Bleu (CIBB)

Established in 1996

Introduction

ICBS - Working for the Protection of the World's Cultural Heritage
CIBB - Pour la protection du patrimoine culturel mondial

The Blue Shield: the Cultural Red Cross?

Requirements for National Committees of the Blue Shield

Statements and Appeals

The 2006 Hague Blue Shield Accord
28th September 2006

Statement on the records looted in East Timor
June 2006

Statement by ICBS on the impact of Hurricane Katrina on the cultural heritage of Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama
September 2005

Torino Declaration:
Resolutions of the first Blue Shield International Meeting, held in Torino, Italy
July 2004

ICBS - Working for the Protection of the World's Cultural Heritage
 4 July 2003

ICBS - Statement on the international support pledged for the reconstruction of the Cultural Heritage in Afghanistan
14 March 2003

ICBS - Statement on the Destruction of Cultural Property in the Middle East

Communiqué du Comité international du Bouclier Bleu concernant la destruction du patrimoine culturel au Moyen-Orient
13 March 2003

The ICBS expresses its profound concern about the potential damage to, and destruction of, cultural heritage in the event of war in Iraq.

Communiqué du Comité international du Bouclier Bleu (ICBS) concernant l'impact d'une guerre sur le patrimoine culturel iraquien
7 March 2003

Requirements for National Committees of the Blue Shield; Strasbourg Charter
14 April 2000

Appeal for the Protection of the Cultural Heritage in Yugoslavia
28 January 2000

Events

2008: Founding Conference of the Association of National Committees of the Blue Shield (ANCBS)
7-9 December, The Hague, Netherlands

2006: Working Conference:
"Towards a Solid Organization: Infrastructure and Awareness" The challenge of an effective cooperation
27-28 September, The Hague, Netherlands

2004: Mitigating the Consequences of Natural Disasters for Caribbean Libraries and Archives: ACURIL/IFLA PAC - Preconference, 21-22 May, Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago

Developments

Publications

Selected bibliography

A Blue Shield for the Protection of our Endangered Cultural Heritage (International Preservation Issue (IPI) No. 4)
Avec le Bouclier Bleu, protégeons notre patrimoine culturel en danger (International Preservation Issues (IPI) Numéro 4)

Reports

Cultural emergency relief in North Morocco marks the first anniversary of Cultural Emergency Response
26 September 2004

Expert Testifies to Systematic Destruction of Cultural Monuments
International Criminal Tribunal for Yugoslavia (ICTY): Milosevic Trial - The Hague - Court Room One - Day 213
Video footage of what transpired in the Court Room on July 8
8 July 2003

International Workshop on "Armed conflicts, peace culture and protection of cultural heritage in West Africa", Conakry, 19-21 May 2003
May 2003

Blue Shield Seminar on the Protection of Cultural Heritage in Emergencies and Exceptional Situations
November 1998

Awards

Europa Nostra Restoration Fund Grant 2004

Prix du Fonds de restauration d'Europa Nostra 2004

Bulletins

Summary Report - Meeting International Committee of the Blue Shield, held at the office of the Prince Claus Fund, The Hague, 18 October 2004

Bulletin from the meeting of The International Committee of the Blue Shield (ICBS), held at the International Council of Museums (ICOM), Paris, on 27th January 2004.