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17 June 2025: our workCivilians in Conflict (Data)
In the 2nd post of our methods series, we continue to explore the role of civilians in conflict data, focusing on the insights provided by UCDP and ACLED datasets. By examining variables such as “civilian targeting”, “deaths_civilians” and the event type of “violence against civilians”, we delve into the complexities of how to responsibly interpret and apply such variables when analysing the impact of conflict on civilians.
25 March 2025: our work, coi, standards, acled, ucdp, conflict, howtodescribeaconflict, methods-seriesACCORD report on Taliban information practices, women and girls in Afghanistan
ACCORD published a report on Afghanistan on the impact of the Taliban's information practices and legal policies, particularly on women and girls, based on expert interviews.
3 March 2025: reports, accord, our work, afghanistanNew country priorities on ecoi.net
In November 2024, we update our country priorities. These priorities define which sources are covered on ecoi.net, i.e. which documents you can expect to find for a country. The update is based on Austrian, European and global asylum statistics and affects what sources we cover for what countries.
31 October 2024: our work, sourcesACLED's Conflict Exposure – One Measure to Describe a Conflict
In February 2024, ACLED, the Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project – one of the most widely used conflict data providers in the field of COI – introduced ‘conflict exposure’ as a new measure.
14 August 2024: our work, coi, standards, acled, conflict, howtodescribeaconflict, methods-seriesChoose your referencing style
You can now choose among several referencing styles in our "cite as" feature.
16 May 2024: our workACCORD report on Pakistan; annual reports on human rights for 2023 by USDOS and Amnesty
Both US Department of State and Amnesty International released their annual reports on human rights, covering 2023.
24 April 2024: reports, usdos, accord, our work, amnesty internationalExtended country pages now available for all countries of priority A
Extended country pages are now available for all countries of priority "A".
10 April 2024: our work, syria, somalia, afghanistan, iran, iraq, russian federation, eritrea, pakistan, türkiye, nigeriaNew ACCORD training manual on “Researching Country of Origin Information”, 2024 edition
ACCORD will publish a revised edition of the training manual “Researching Country of Origin Information”, updating the 2013 edition. Register for its online launch event on 14 March.
5 March 2024: ACCORD, coi, manual, our work, standards, trainingNew featured topic on Syria: Military service
We published a new feeatured topic on Syria (in German language).
18 January 2024: our work, accord, syria