Corinne Bara

Abstract To reduce the suffering caused by armed conflicts, humanitarian organizations are exploring the use of remote conflict monitoring, including through satellite data, to complement human efforts in detecting crises early. Nighttime light (NTL) is a promising data source for such initiatives, as it can capture changes in human activities that may not have physical manifestations detectable by other satellite data.

In a 2015 report, then-Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon remarked that the United Nations (UN) had “entered an era of partnership peacekeeping.” And, indeed, in the past three decades, the UN has frequently and in various modes of cooperation conducted peacekeeping in partnership with regional organizations, ad-hoc coalitions of states, and even single member states.

by Corinne Bara and Maurice P. Schumann In a 2015 report, then-Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon remarked that the United Nations (UN) had “entered an era of partnership peacekeeping.” And, indeed, in the past three decades, the UN has frequently and in various modes of cooperation conducted peacekeeping in partnership with regional organizations, ad-hoc coalitions of states, and even single member states.