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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)

History

The United States Department of State announced the launch of Conflict Observatory on May 17, 2022.4)

1)
Psaledakis, D. (2022, May 17). U.S. launches program to capture, analyze evidence of Russian war crimes in Ukraine. Reuters. http://archive.today/2022.05.18-180003/https://www.reuters.com/world/us-launches-new-program-collect-evidence-russian-war-crimes-ukraine-2022-05-17/
3)
Office of Corporate Communications. (2022, July 11). NGA contributes to State Department-supported effort to document potential war crimes, other atrocities in Ukraine. National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. https://web.archive.org/web/20230420162759/https://www.nga.mil/news/NGA_contributes_to_State_Departments_effort_to_doc.html
4)
Office of the Spokesperson. (2022, May 17). Promoting Accountability for War Crimes and Other Atrocities in Ukraine. United States Department of State. http://archive.today/2022.05.17-205552/https://www.state.gov/promoting-accountability-for-war-crimes-and-other-atrocities-in-ukraine/
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