Disaster relief

The International Conference of the International Committee of the Blue Shield (ICBS)

ICBS works for the protection of the world cultural heritage by coordinating preparations to meet and respond to emergency situations as well as post-crisis support....

Event - 9 December 2011 (created)

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Conference, Cultural heritage, Disaster relief, Korea, Republic of, ICBS (The International Committee of the Blue Shield)

Resources from the library community affected by the March 11th Earthquake in Japan

A library in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan... Last week's massive earthquake and subsequent tsunami in Japan has caused an untold number of deaths and tremendous damage.  IFLA extends our dee...

News - 29 April 2011 (created)

Tagged:
Cultural heritage, Disaster relief, Japan

Report on the support for preservation in Northeast Japan after March 11th earthquake

Noriko Nakamura, PAC Regional Director for Asia (Tokyo), has written a report on the support for preservation in the areas stricken by March 11th earthquake and tsunami in the Tohoku district (N...

News - 8 April 2011 (created)

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PAC (Preservation and Conservation), Disaster relief, Japan

Message from Matsuoka Kaname, Secretary General of the Japanese Library Association

6 April 2011... To IFLA members from Japan Library Association... Thank you very much for your message and concerns on the damages of library materials and other records caused by March 11th earthquake...

News - 6 April 2011 (created)

Tagged:
Cultural heritage, Disaster relief, Japan

IFLA and the Prince Claus Fund sign contract to help preserve Haitian cultural heritage

Christa Meindersma, Director of the Prince Claus Fund for Culture & Development and IFLA Secretary General Jennefer Nicholson... Creating a solid foundation for Haiti's cultural reconstruction...

News - 29 March 2011 (created)

Tagged:
Cultural heritage, Disaster relief, Haiti, Press Release

The Destruction of a Public Library is a Blow Felt by All

Message from Thomas W. Galante, CEO, Queens Library: ... Let's show the world that libraries have a heart and can unite to help the Egyptian people rebuild their public libraries. Two public lib...

News - 9 March 2011 (created)

Tagged:
Cultural heritage, Disaster relief, Egypt

IFLA’s involvement in Haiti reconstruction efforts during 2010

A man retrieving documents from the rubble in Haiti... Dear Colleagues ... As a result of last year’s devastating earthquake in Haiti, more than 220,000 Haitians were killed and thousands more i...

News - 18 January 2011 (created)

Tagged:
Cultural heritage, Disaster relief, Haiti, Preservation

Good news from the National Library of Haiti

français | Español... Two shipping containers loaded with shelves, mobile cabinets, textbooks and books on general culture have just arrived in Haiti.... Despite the difficulty of the current situati...

News - 20 December 2010 (created)

Tagged:
Cultural heritage, Disaster relief, Haiti, Preservation

Swiss libraries with BSF send 2 containers of equipment to Haitian libraries

A number of Swiss libraries, along with assistance from Libraries without borders (BSF), have sent two shipping containers loaded with books and shelving for Haïtian libraries ... At 8:30 this mo...

News - 26 October 2010 (created)

Tagged:
Cultural heritage, Disaster management, Disaster relief, Haiti, Preservation

Preservation workshops organised in Haiti

A workshop participant busy with small repairs and gap filling... 21-22 July 2010... Organised by IFLA, the International Council on Archives (ICA), International Committee of the Blue Shield (ICBS), ...

News - 30 August 2010 (created)

Tagged:
Cultural heritage, Disaster relief, Haiti, Preservation

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