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.
National Committee Annual Reports 2020 15 MB 726676 downloads
Blue Shield National Committees and Blue Shield International prepare reports of...
Blue Shield Mission Reports 40.78 MB 120472 downloads
Here you can find the Reports From the Blue Shield Damage Assessment Missions and...
About Blue Shield (Articles) 13 MB 119820 downloads
The following articles about Blue Shield and its history have kindly been shared...
Military CPP reports and documents 19 MB 108372 downloads
In recent years, a number of military manuals and documents relating to cultural...
The 1954 Hague Convention Blue Shield Emblems of Protection 2 MB 88055 downloads
The Blue Shield is a symbol of protection that identifies cultural property to be...
National Committee Annual Reports 2021 5.50 MB 81524 downloads
Blue Shield National Committees and Blue Shield International prepare reports of...
National Committee Annual Reports 2022 5.50 MB 80869 downloads
Blue Shield National Committees and Blue Shield International prepare reports of...
National Committee Annual Reports 2023 5.50 MB 64171 downloads
Blue Shield National Committees and Blue Shield International prepare reports of...
BSI Reports 20 MB 58850 downloads
You can download reports by Blue Shield International here. Dr Emma Cunliffe, Blue...
Accreditation Pack 3 MB 52587 downloads
Here you can find all the information and documents you need to found a Blue Shield...
Emergency Management Resources for Cultural Heritage in Conflict, Disaster and Crisis 5.56 MB 34830 downloads
Here you can find emergency management resources for preparatory planning, crisis...
Blue Shield Charters, Declarations and Documents 1 MB 34025 downloads
The International Committee of the Blue Shield (ICBS) was founded in 1996. This was...
Safe Havens, Refuges and Evacuation 1.12 MB 32436 downloads
What's the difference between refuges, safe havens and shelters? Shelter The term...
National Committee Annual Reports 2025 14.04 MB 22582 downloads
Blue Shield National Committees and Blue Shield International prepare reports of...
Anniversary information 3 MB 21408 downloads
Anniversary information This year the Blue Shield is 25 Here you can find the information...
National Committee Annual Reports 2024 14.04 MB 21094 downloads
Blue Shield National Committees and Blue Shield International prepare reports of...
The Blue Shield Logo 1 MB 17262 downloads
The Blue Shield Logo is a symbol of the global network – the Blue Shield organisation....
Public Policies and Forms 257 KB 14653 downloads
This page contains the public policies for Blue Shield International and its website,...
Policies for National Committees 241 KB 11490 downloads
Here you can find information about our GDPR policy for the BS national committees...
Blue Shield Meetings 3 MB 9343 downloads
The Blue Shield holds a General Assembly every three years, if possible: the next...
Looting and Illicit Trafficking 319 KB 6716 downloads
Articles and information relating to looting and illicit trafficking. ____________________________________________________________________________________ The...
Threats to Heritage 303 KB 5177 downloads
We have collated a number of papers on types of threats to heritage. These papers...
CPP and Law 2 MB 4305 downloads
Freely available articles relating to CPP and Law. We have chosen to only include...
Cultural heritage and human rights 287 KB 3289 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 2567 downloads
There are very few open access articles and papers on cultural property protection...
