BLUE SHIELD ALERTS

• UNESCO mobilizes experts and civil society partners to safeguard heritage in Tunisia, Egypt and Libya

  UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova has called for the mobilization of all of the Organization’s partners to ensure the safeguarding of cultural heritage in Tunisia, Egypt and Libya. The Director-General’s call for action was made at an emergency meeting of expert groups and individuals working in this domain, which was held at UNESCO’s Paris Headquarters on the evening of 15 March.

  UNESCO mobilizes experts and civil society partners to safeguard heritage in Tunisia, Egypt and Libya
  
  
• Blue Shield International Mission to Egypt

  Karl von Habsburg, President of the Association of National Committees of the Blue Shield and member of Blue Shield Austria, has just returned from a brief assessment mission to Egypt. His report, with picture galleries are available online at http://www.blueshield.at/
  Download the report at

  http://www.blueshield.at/egypt_2011/mission_report_egypt_02_2011.pdf [PDF]
  
  
• USCBS Joint Statement on Egypt
  
  
• Blue Shield International Statement on Egypt 31 January 2011 http://www.ancbs.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=109:statement-egypt-31-01-2011&catid=10:statements&Itemid=20

• The Haiti Cultural Recovery Project
  The Haiti Cultural Recovery Project works to rescue, recover, safeguard and help restore Haitian artwork, artifacts, documents, media and architectural features damaged and endangered by the earthquake and its aftermath. For more information go to http://haiti.si.edu/
  
  
• Haiti Establishes a Blue Shield National Committee http://www.blueshield-international.org/images/pressreleases/02-06-2010_blueshield_pressrelease_haiti_en.pdf
  
  
• USCBS Haiti Trip Report (PDF)

JAPAN

• Japan & Pacific 2011 Blue Shield Solidarity http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/home.php?sk=group_170307043018042

LIBYA

• USCBS Libya Statement (PDF)
• International Blue Sheild Libya Statement (PDF)