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The Blue Shield

Ever since the beginning of the last century, many countries in their effort to codify the law of war and identify war crimes against humanity decided to meet and discuss these issues at two international conferences in the Hague in 1899 and 1907. The second and most important conference culminated all these efforts in the text of the Convention on the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict, adopted in 1954.

One of the many actions that ensued from the Hague Convention is the symbol of the Blue Shield, established as an emblem for the protection of historic sites in the event of war operations, being the cultural equivalent of the Red Cross.

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The President of the Hellenic Committee of the Blue Shield, Dr. Elena Korka, participates in BRAU6, which will be held in Florence from 15 to 18 October 2023.Also, our BoD member, Dr. Nicholas Minos, Emeritus Director of the Directorate of Conservation of Ancient and Modern Monuments, Greece is one of  the  2nd Hypatia International Award 2023 winners.

Brief presentation of Biennial BRAU6 and Hypatia International Award Honorary Presidents:  Dr Mounir Bouchenaki (UNESCO), Prof. Arch. Roberto Corazzi (UNI Firenze, IT), Prof. Arch. Ezio

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