Title: ICOM and the International committee of the blue shield (ICBS) : working for the protection of the world's cultural heritage

Place: [Paris]

Publisher: International council of museums (ICOM)

Year: 2005-

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Subject: Culture for Development Directory

Keywords: cultural heritage, historic sites and monuments, emergency relief, disasters, armed conflicts

Abstract: The Blue Shield is the symbol specified in the 1954 Hague Convention for marking cultural sites to give them protection from attack in the event of armed conflict. It is now the name of an international committee to protect the world's cultural heritage threatened by wars and natural disasters.

URL: http://icom.museum/emergency.html

Document type: Portal