Document Library

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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.

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About Blue Shield (Articles) 13 MB 38340 downloads

The following articles about Blue Shield and its history have kindly been shared...
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Military CPP reports and documents 19 MB 34190 downloads

In recent years, a number of military manuals and documents relating to cultural...
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Blue Shield Mission Reports 40.78 MB 33782 downloads

Here you can find the Reports From the Blue Shield Damage Assessment Missions and...
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National Committee Annual Reports 2020 15 MB 28028 downloads

Blue Shield National Committees and Blue Shield International prepare reports of...
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National Committee Annual Reports 2021 5.50 MB 19056 downloads

Blue Shield National Committees and Blue Shield International prepare reports of...
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Accreditation Pack 3 MB 16050 downloads

Here you can find all the information and documents you need to found a Blue Shield...
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BSI Reports 20 MB 15457 downloads

You can download reports by Blue Shield International here. Dr Emma Cunliffe, Blue...
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National Committee Annual Reports 2022 5.50 MB 14822 downloads

Blue Shield National Committees and Blue Shield International prepare reports of...
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The 1954 Hague Convention Blue Shield Emblems of Protection 2 MB 12359 downloads

The Blue Shield is a symbol of protection that identifies cultural property to be...
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Blue Shield Charters, Declarations and Documents 1 MB 8081 downloads

The International Committee of the Blue Shield (ICBS) was founded in 1996. This was...
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Emergency Management Resources for Cultural Heritage in Conflict, Disaster and Crisis 5.56 MB 7365 downloads

Here you can find emergency management resources for preparatory planning, crisis...
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Safe Havens, Refuges and Evacuation 1.12 MB 6537 downloads

What's the difference between refuges, safe havens and shelters? Shelter The term...
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Anniversary information 3 MB 4803 downloads

Anniversary information This year the Blue Shield is 25 Here you can find the information...
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Public Policies and Forms 257 KB 4651 downloads

his page contains the public policies for Blue Shield International and its website,...
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The Blue Shield Logo 1 MB 3653 downloads

The Blue Shield Logo is a symbol of the global network – the Blue Shield organisation....
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Policies for National Committees 241 KB 3204 downloads

Here you can find information about our GDPR policy for the BS national committees...
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Blue Shield Meetings 3 MB 2268 downloads

The Blue Shield holds a General Assembly every three years, if possible: the next...
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CPP and Law 2 MB 2177 downloads

Freely available articles relating to CPP and Law. We have chosen to only include...
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Looting and Illicit Trafficking 319 KB 1150 downloads

Articles and information relating to looting and illicit trafficking. ____________________________________________________________________________________ The...
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Threats to Heritage 303 KB 993 downloads

We have collated a number of papers on types of threats to heritage. These papers...
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Cultural heritage and human rights 287 KB 904 downloads

We have chosen to only include open access articles and papers here on general themes,...
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Cultural property protection, armed conflict, and ethics 318 KB 755 downloads

There are very few open access articles and papers on cultural property protection...
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CPP and the Military 4.00 KB 500 downloads

The following represents a selection of open access articles about cultural property...
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