Conflict Observatory

Conflict Observatory is an American non-governmental organization whose stated purpose is “to capture and analyze evidence of war crimes and other atrocities allegedly perpetrated by Russia in Ukraine.”¹⁾

It operates as a collaboration between Esri, Alcis, Quiet Professionals, Yale School of Public Health's Humanitarian Research Lab (HRL), Smithsonian Cultural Rescue Initiative (SCRI), PlanetScape Ai, the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency and the National Reconnaissance Office.^{2) 3)}

The Conflict Observatory was developed by the United States Department of State's Bureau of Conflict and Stabilization Operations at the outset of Russia's February 2022 invasion of Ukraine.⁴⁾

State Department press secretary Ned Price announced the launch of Conflict Observatory on May 17, 2022.^{5) 6)}

An initial $6 million investment was provided by the Bureau of Conflict and Stabilization Operations, with future funding allocated from the European Democratic Resilience Initiative (EDRI), which had itself been launched on March 24, 2022.⁷⁾

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