[CPProt.net] How to create a National Committe of the Blue Shield

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Subject: How to create a National Committe of the Blue Shield-Comme nt créer
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International Committee of the Blue Shield (ICBS) 

Presentation

1. What is ICBS?

The Blue Shield is the symbol specified in the 1954 Hague Convention
(http://www.unesco.org/culture/laws/hague/html_eng/page1.shtml ) for marking
cultural sites to give them protection from attack in the event of armed
conflict. It is also the name of an international committee set up in 1996
to work to protect the world’s cultural heritage threatened by wars and
natural disasters.

The International Committee of the Blue Shield (ICBS)
(http://www.ifla.org/VI/4/admin/protect.htm)
covers museums, archives, libraries, and monuments and sites. It brings
together the knowledge, experience and international networks of the four
expert organisations dealing with cultural
heritage: ICOM (the International Council of Museums), ICOMOS (the
International Council of Monuments and Sites) ICA (the International Council
on Archives) and IFLA (the International Federation of Library Associations
and Institutions) an unrivalled body of expertise which is now available to
advise and assist in responding to events such as war in former Yugoslavia
and hurricane damage in Central America. ICBS is international, independent
and professional.

The current President of ICBS is Mr Joan van Albada 

C/o The International Council on Archives / Conseil international des
archives 60, rue des Francs-Bourgeois
75003 PARIS
France
Tel. +(33)(1)40276306

Fax: +(33)(1)42722065

E-mail: ica at ica.org

2. How to get Information?

ICBS’s web site is hosted by IFLA (International Federation of Library
Associations and Institutions).

Web site: http://www.ifla.org/blueshield.htm

You can also get information on ICOM’s web site:
http://icom.museum/emergency.html

3. Existing National Committees with Updated Contacts

There are currently 11 National Blue Shield Committees in the following
countries:

BELGIUM

Mrs. Christiane Logie

E-mail:  <mailto:christiane.logie at kbr.be> christiane.logie at kbr.be 

BENIN

M. Théodore Aglassa

E-mail: toscafbenin at yahoo.fr 

CZECH REPUBLIC

Mrs Jana Souchova

E-mail: dir.npm at aconet.cz 

FRANCE

Mr Daniel Lefevre President CFBB

E-mail: LEFEVRE-ARCHITECTES at wanadoo.fr

ITALY

Mr Daniele Jallà, SBI President

E-mail: daniele.jalla at comune.torino.it or u211295 at comune.torino.it

MACEDONIA, FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF

Prof. Dr Krste Bogoeski

E-mail:  <mailto:krste at iunona.pmf.ukim.edu.mk> krste at iunona.pmf.ukim.edu.mk 

MADAGASCAR

Mr Jean-Aimé Rakotoarisoa, Secretary General

E-mail: jar at simicro.mg

NETHERLANDS

Ms Marie-Christine van der Sman

E-mail: blueshieldnederland at kb.nl or hofsman at xs4all.nl 

NORWAY

Mr Leif Pareli 

E-mail:  <mailto:blueshield at icom-norway.org> blueshield at icom-norway.org

POLAND

Mr Dariusz Drewniacki

E-mail: ddrewniacki at mk.gov.pl 

UNITED KINGDOM and IRELAND

Mrs Vanessa Marshall

E-mail: david.leitch at nationalarchives.gov.uk or
sue.cole at english-heritage.org.uk

There are currently some National Committees under construction such as in
Austria, Mexico, Canada, Australia, Peru, and other.

For further information on how to create a Blue Shield national Committee,
please contact at ICOM
Secretariat: 

Cristina Menegazzi

Programme Specialist

E-mail: menegazzi.icom at unesco.org

And the National Blue Shield Committee Coordinator/Reference Person:

Mr David Leitch

United Kingdom and Ireland Blue Shield Organisation (UKIRB)

E-mail:  <mailto:david.leitch at nationalarchives.gov.uk>
david.leitch at nationalarchives.gov.uk

4. How to create a National Committee?

Requirements for National Committees of the Blue Shield 

The following requirements to be met by national initiatives that wish to
seek recognition as national Blue Shield committees. 

Initiatives for establishing a national committee of the Blue Shield should
fully recognise the ICBS Charter as adopted by ICBS in Strasbourg, 14 April
2000: 

*	In order to protect endangered cultural heritage, the International
Committee of the Blue
Shield has been created in 1996 by the four non-governmental organisations,
which represent professionals active in the fields of archives, libraries,
monuments and sites, and museums.

*	In the framework of the Hague Convention (1954) for the protection
of cultural property in
the event of armed conflict, ICA (International Council on Archives), ICOM
(International Council of Museums), ICOMOS (International Council on
Monuments and Sites), and IFLA (International Federation of Library
Associations and Institutions) have taken up the emblem of the Convention as
symbol of the International Committee of the Blue Shield. 

*	The four organisations have decided to work together to prepare for,
and respond to,
emergency situations in case of armed conflict or natural disaster that
could affect cultural heritage. 

They respect the following principles: 

— joint actions 

— independence 

— neutrality 

— professionalism 

— respect of cultural identity 

— work on a not-for-profit basis. 

Initiatives for establishing a national committee of the Blue Shield should
have the support of the national representatives of all four
non-governmental organisations listed above, which together form the ICBS.
In case of doubt, the bureaux of the four non-governmental organisations
will decide on the respective representational claims. 

An appropriate representative of initiatives to establish a national
committee of the Blue Shield should inform the ICBS of the membership,
contact addresses, meeting schedules and agendas and relevant national
events of the proposed national committee. 

An appropriate person or organisation on behalf of initiatives to establish
a national committee of the Blue Shield may request the ICBS to grant
official recognition. The ICBS has the sole right to decide whether to
accord such recognition. 

Approved by the International Committee of the Blue Shield at its meeting in
Paris, 8th June 2001.

Cristina Menegazzi

Programme Specialist

ICOM International Council of Museums

Unesco House

1, rue Miollis

75732 Paris Cedex 15 - France

Ph. +33 (0)1 47349159

Fax +33 (0)1 43067862

E-mail: menegazzi.icom at unesco.org

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