The Blue Shield Annual Report was approved by the General Assembly of Members and is now available for download.
2023 was a watershed year for the Blue Shield
- 32 National Committees – welcome Croatia and Italy
- 4 international field teams in active conflicts and major disasters, and remote monitoring and support for conflicts, with national teams on the ground responding to conflicts and disasters (including fires, hurricanes, floods, earthquakes, and a volcano) across 3 continents
- More than 60 training events with hundreds of participants worldwide, and over 100 public awareness raising events, for armed forces, heritage professionals, emergency responders, and government staff.
- Active promotion of the 1954 Hague Convention, and inclusion of heritage in disaster and crisis legislation and planning
- Training in preventing illicit trafficking and heritage crime, and support for repatriation
- Development of standards, toolkits, and risk plans at institutional and government level for disaster preparedness
- Increased partnership working with new MoUs nationally and internationally
"Only when heritage professionals work in partnership with governments, local communities, the humanitarian sector, and those in uniform can heritage truly be protected during crisis. That was the vision of our founders, and one we are proud to continue today."
