The Blue Shield is an independent, neutral, non-governmental and non-profit international organization that strives to protect cultural and natural heritage, tangible and intangible, in the event of armed conflict or natural or man-made disasters around the world. .
The List of World Heritage in Danger is drawn up by UNESCO through the World Heritage Committee, in accordance with article 11.4 of the World Heritage Convention, established in 1972. The list aims to raise international awareness of threats and encourage the adoption of measures to counteract them.
Website of the special unit of Castilla y León for risk and emergency management in cultural heritage UGRECYL
The International Council of Museums has a specific committee for disaster risk management
The ICOM Illicit Trafficking Observatory is a collaboration platform for international organizations, law enforcement agencies, research institutions and other external experts, and is a website with an open database . This Observatory wants to contribute to the prevention and fight against the illegal trade in cultural property and related crimes, both nationally and internationally.
Global knowledge-sharing platform for disaster risk reduction and resilience. It depends on the UNDRR, the United Nations office for disaster risk reduction.
Este informe resume el trabajo del grupo de expertos de los Estados miembros del Método Abierto de Coordinación (MAC) de la UE sobre el fortalecimiento de la resiliencia del patrimonio cultural frente al cambio climático. Se basa en los debates y la información aportada y aprobada por los miembros del grupo de expertos del MAC durante las reuniones celebradas entre 2021 y 2022, además de las presentaciones de los expertos externos invitados. En su informe, el grupo de expertos del MAC formula una serie de recomendaciones clave para los responsables políticos, basadas en sus conclusiones.
The International Study Center for the Conservation and Restoration of Cultural Property is an intergovernmental organization dedicated to the preservation of cultural heritage around the world through training, information, research, cooperation and public awareness programs.
On October 10, Victoria Amelina, a prize winning author, sent out a series of urgent tweets. “I’m in Kyiv and alive,” she started off, explaining that she was filming Russian strikes on Kyiv as best as she could. She tweeted out a list of the buildings damaged or destroyed during the attack, including the Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, the Khanenko Museum, Kyiv Picture Gallery, National Philharmonic of Ukraine, Maksymovych Scientific Library, and Kyiv City Teacher’s House. Her anguish at these losses and her understanding of why they had been targeted was crystal clear: “I know they want us, Ukrainian writers, to disappear . . . they target Ukrainian culture.”
Fire Checklist for cultural institutions