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Websites & Resources On CAHRAs

Heidelberg Conflict Barometer

http://www.hiik.de/?lang=en/

Analysis of the most recent global conflict events in the form of texts and graphics; separate regional and individual country chapters.

Geneva Academy Rule of Law in Armed Conflicts

http://www.rulac.org/

Database and analysis reporting on the implementation of international law in armed conflicts around the world (global coverage and brief overviews).

Assessment Capacities Project — Global Emergency Overview

https://www.acaps.org/countries/

World map and country specific analysis providing overview and analysis of countries in ‘situation of concern’, ‘humanitarian crises, and ‘severe humanitarian crises.

Uppsala Conflict Data Program — Georeferenced Event Dataset

http://www.ucdp.uu.se/ged/

Interactive map of events of organized violence based on news sources; including fatalities, type of violence (state-based, non-state, one-sided), the user can zoom to a level of unique events.

Crisis Watch

http://www.crisisgroup.org

State of play in most significant global situations of conflict/potential conflict; interactive map and database allowing to assess the situation in selected country cases 2003-2018.

Global Peace Index

http://www.visionofhumanity.org

Interactive map that measures global peace according to qualitative and quantitative indicators (security officers and police, political instability, organized conflict, armed services personnel, etc.).

Major Episodes of Political Violence

http://www.systemicpeace.org

Maps and tables listing e.g., episodes of armed conflict (including casualties) in the world from 1946-2017.

Armed Conflict Location and Event Data

http://www.acleddata.com/

Conflict trend reports and analysis including monthly updates on political violence in Africa, Middle East and Asia based on real-time data and analyzing current and historical dynamics in specific states.

International Peace Information Service — Conflict Mapping

http://ipisresearch.be/

Maps of Democratic Republic of Congo, Central African Republic, Sudan-South Sudan (contested areas, incidents, natural resources, education, community violence, intrastate and interstate violence); analysis of maps is provided.

Mining Conflicts in Latin America

http://ejatlas.org/featured/mining-latam

The environmental justice atlas documents and catalogues social conflict around environmental issues for contextual information.

Worldwide Governance Indicators

http://info.worldbank.org/governance/wgi

Dataset of updated aggregate and individual governance indicators for specific countries, six dimensions of governance; country data reports summarize indicators per country.

Fragile States Index

https://fragilestatesindex.org/

Index focusing on indicators of risk, based on news articles and reports.

Corruption Perception Index

http://www.transparency.org/research/ cpi/overview

Index of the perceived corruption in countries.

National Resource Governance Institute

https://resourcegovernance.org/

Country specific information and comparative analysis on issues relating to governance of natural resources.

United Nations Security Council Resolutions (UNSC)

https://www.un.org/securitycouncil/ content/resolutions

UNSC Resolutions provide a useful description of the political and security situation in countries of concern on an annual basis.

United Nations Human Rights Council

http://www.ohchr.org/EN/HRBodies/HRC/ Pages/AboutCouncil.aspx

Universal, periodic reviews.

Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights

http://www.ohchr.org/EN/pages/home.

Country specific information on human rights issues.

United Nations Development Program — International Human Development Indicators — Country Profiles

http://hdr.undp.org/en/countries

Annual country reports of country-specific human rights practices, global coverage.

Global Witness

https://www.globalwitness.org/en-gb/

A source of information and research on human rights issues around the globe.

Human Rights Watch

https://www.hrw.org/

A source of information and research on human rights issues around the globe.

Mines and Communities

http://www.minesandcommunities.org/

News articles and analyses of global mining and its impacts; classified by theme, country, company, minerals.

British Geological Survey

https://www.bgs.ac.uk/mineralsuk/ statistics/worldStatistics.html

Country reports on international minerals statistics and information.

U.S. Geological Survey

http://minerals.usgs.gov/minerals/pubs/ country/

Country reports on international minerals statistics and information.

EU Raw Materials Information System

http://rmis.jrc.ec.europa.eu/

Information on production, trade flows and policy relating to raw materials.

EU Due Diligence ready

https://ec.europa.eu/growth/sectors/raw- materials/due-diligence-ready

Information and toolkits on complying with the EU regulation on mineral importing from 2021.

International Alert, Human Rights Due Diligence in Conflict-Affected Settings: Guidance for Extractive Industries (2018)

International Alert

https://www.international-alert.org/ publications/human-rights-due-diligence- conflict-affected-settings

Guidance on how companies can ensure respect for human rights in their operations without exacerbating or generating conflicts.

International Crisis Group – Crisis Watch Global Conflict Tracker

https://www.crisisgroup.org/crisiswatch

A tool designed to help decision-makers prevent deadly violence by keeping them up to date with developments in over 70 conflicts and crises, identifying trends and alerting them to risks of escalation and opportunities to advance peace.

OECD Portal for Supply Chain Risk Information

http://www.oecd.org/daf/inv/mne/oecd- portal-for-supply-chain-risk-information.htm

The Portal is designed to help companies understand risks in their supply chains and to prioritize those risks to enable a more efficient and effective due diligence process.