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Latest Blue Shield International News

Libraries in the Time of War – Talks available online
Cathedral Library of Strängnäs, part of a site visit at the ‘Libraries in the Time of War’ conference,

CPP Action plan agreed with NATO SHAPE J9
The Secretary General’s Special Representative for Women Peace and Security, Irene Fellin hosts the conference on ‘Cultural Property

BSI: 2022 – A Year in Review (mobile view)
We are excited to share our Annual Review of 2022 with you! Professor Peter Stone, President of the

BSI: 2022 – A Year in Review
We are excited to share our Annual Review of 2022 with you! Professor Peter Stone, President of the
Latest News from National Committees

Mali Blue Shield Celebrates African World Heritage Day
Showing the celebratory banner for the International Day of African World Heritage, 05 May 2023. © Blue Shield

BS Georgia launches cultural destruction report in UK
On March 3, Blue Shield Georgia held the UK launch of their Report on the Implementation of International

A Blue Shield National Committee for Croatia
Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Dubrovnik, 2020. Photo: Sanda Milošević It was during

BS Netherlands welcomes new Board member
Foekje Boersma is Head of Collections Care at the KB National Library of the Netherlands. © Blue Shield Netherlands,
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