Guidance for use
Welcome to our document library.
Here you can access resources, such as links to policy papers on key topics, find more information about the Blue Shield and our work, or download emblems, such as the blue shield (together with its legal conditions for use).
You can search by topic, or click on the blue categories below to access topics. Each topics contains packages of information. Some contain lists of resources and links to other websites. Some contain articles and other information you can download. Inclusion does not indicate endorsement by the Blue Shield of the views and opinions in them. Some resources have Terms and Conditions you may be required to accept.
If you are a member of a national committee and would like to share documents here, please contact the Blue Shield Secretariat.
Blue Shield Mission Reports 40.78 MB 16061 downloads
Here you can find the Reports From the Blue Shield Damage Assessment Missions and...
Military CPP reports and documents 19 MB 14269 downloads
In recent years, a number of military manuals and documents relating to cultural...
About Blue Shield (Articles) 13 MB 13583 downloads
The following articles about Blue Shield and its history have kindly been shared...
Accreditation Pack 3 MB 8044 downloads
Here you can find all the information and documents you need to found a Blue Shield...
National Committee Annual Reports 2020 15 MB 7827 downloads
Blue Shield National Committees and Blue Shield International prepare reports of...
BSI Reports 20 MB 6019 downloads
You can download reports by Blue Shield International here. Dr Emma Cunliffe, Blue...
National Committee Annual Reports 2021 5.50 MB 5765 downloads
Blue Shield National Committees and Blue Shield International prepare reports of...
The 1954 Hague Convention Blue Shield Emblems of Protection 2 MB 3987 downloads
The Blue Shield is a symbol of protection that identifies cultural property to be...
Public Policies and Forms 257 KB 3008 downloads
his page contains the public policies for Blue Shield International and its website,...
Anniversary information 3 MB 2167 downloads
Anniversary information This year the Blue Shield is 25 Here you can find the information...
Blue Shield Charters, Declarations and Documents 1 MB 2044 downloads
The International Committee of the Blue Shield (ICBS) was founded in 1996. This was...
The Blue Shield Logo 1 MB 1849 downloads
The Blue Shield Logo is a symbol of the global network – the Blue Shield organisation....
Policies for National Committees 241 KB 1605 downloads
Here you can find information about our GDPR policy for the BS national committees...
CPP and Law 2 MB 1471 downloads
Freely available articles relating to CPP and Law. We have chosen to only include...
Safe Havens, Refuges and Evacuation 1.12 MB 1379 downloads
What's the difference between refuges, safe havens and shelters? Shelter The term...
Emergency Management Resources for Cultural Heritage in Conflict, Disaster and Crisis 5.56 MB 1347 downloads
Here you can find emergency management resources for preparatory planning, crisis...
Threats to Heritage 303 KB 425 downloads
We have collated a number of papers on types of threats to heritage. These papers...
CPP and the Military 4.00 KB 395 downloads
The following represents a selection of open access articles about cultural property...
Looting and Illicit Trafficking 319 KB 335 downloads
Freely available articles relating to looting and illicit trafficking. We have chosen...
Cultural heritage and human rights 287 KB 253 downloads
We have chosen to only include open access articles and papers here on general themes,...
Cultural property protection, armed conflict, and ethics 318 KB 252 downloads
There are very few open access articles and papers on cultural property protection...
