<s>
The	O
Armed	O
Conflict	O
Location	O
&	O
Event	O
Data	O
Project	O
(	O
ACLED	B-Application
)	O
is	O
a	O
non-governmental	O
organization	O
specializing	O
in	O
disaggregated	O
conflict	O
data	O
collection	O
,	O
analysis	O
,	O
and	O
crisis	O
mapping	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ACLED	B-Application
codes	O
the	O
dates	O
,	O
actors	O
,	O
locations	O
,	O
fatalities	O
,	O
and	O
types	O
of	O
all	O
reported	O
political	O
violence	O
and	O
demonstration	O
events	O
around	O
the	O
world	O
in	O
real	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
2022	O
,	O
ACLED	B-Application
has	O
recorded	O
more	O
than	O
1.3	O
million	O
individual	O
events	O
globally	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
data	O
collection	O
,	O
the	O
ACLED	B-Application
team	O
conducts	O
analysis	O
to	O
describe	O
,	O
explore	O
,	O
and	O
test	O
conflict	O
scenarios	O
,	O
with	O
analysis	O
made	O
freely	O
available	O
to	O
the	O
public	O
for	O
non-commercial	O
use	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
2014	O
,	O
ACLED	B-Application
has	O
operated	O
as	O
a	O
US	O
501(c )	O
(	O
3	O
)	O
non-profit	O
organization	O
incorporated	O
in	O
Wisconsin	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ACLED	B-Application
is	O
led	O
by	O
founder	O
and	O
executive	O
director	O
Prof	O
.	O
Clionadh	O
Raleigh	O
,	O
a	O
professor	O
of	O
political	O
violence	O
and	O
geography	O
at	O
the	O
University	O
of	O
Sussex	O
,	O
and	O
operated	O
by	O
director	O
of	O
research	O
&	O
innovation	O
Dr.	O
Roudabeh	O
Kishi	O
and	O
director	O
of	O
programs	O
&	O
operations	O
Olivia	O
Russell	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2005	O
,	O
ACLED	B-Application
began	O
as	O
a	O
component	O
of	O
Prof	O
.	O
Raleigh	O
's	O
PhD	O
work	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
focus	O
on	O
African	O
states	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2008	O
,	O
while	O
Prof	O
.	O
Raleigh	O
was	O
employed	O
at	O
Trinity	O
College	O
Dublin	O
,	O
ACLED	B-Application
expanded	O
to	O
cover	O
the	O
50	O
least	O
developed	O
countries	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
concentration	O
on	O
African	O
states	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Version	O
8	O
,	O
and	O
encouraged	O
by	O
a	O
partnership	O
with	O
The	O
University	O
of	O
Texas	O
at	O
Austin	O
,	O
ACLED	B-Application
transitioned	O
to	O
a	O
dynamic	O
project	O
that	O
collects	O
data	O
in	O
real	O
time	O
and	O
releases	O
updates	O
on	O
a	O
weekly	O
basis	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2019	O
,	O
ACLED	B-Application
introduced	O
new	O
event	O
and	O
sub-event	O
types	O
to	O
improve	O
the	O
project	O
's	O
core	O
methodology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2022	O
,	O
ACLED	B-Application
completed	O
a	O
final	O
geographic	O
expansion	O
to	O
Canada	O
,	O
Oceania	O
,	O
Antarctica	O
,	O
and	O
all	O
remaining	O
small	O
states	O
and	O
territories	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ACLED	B-Application
project	O
codes	O
reported	O
information	O
on	O
the	O
type	O
,	O
agents	O
,	O
location	O
,	O
date	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
characteristics	O
of	O
political	O
violence	O
events	O
,	O
demonstrations	O
,	O
and	O
select	O
politically	O
relevant	O
non-violent	O
events	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ACLED	B-Application
focuses	O
on	O
tracking	O
a	O
range	O
of	O
violent	O
and	O
non-violent	O
actions	O
by	O
political	O
agents	O
,	O
including	O
governments	O
,	O
rebels	O
,	O
militias	O
,	O
identity	O
groups	O
,	O
political	O
parties	O
,	O
external	O
actors	O
,	O
rioters	O
,	O
protesters	O
,	O
and	O
civilians	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ACLED	B-Application
data	O
are	O
derived	O
from	O
a	O
wide	O
range	O
of	O
local	O
,	O
regional	O
,	O
and	O
national	O
sources	O
and	O
the	O
information	O
is	O
collected	O
by	O
trained	O
data	O
experts	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
traditional	O
media	O
,	O
government	O
reports	O
,	O
and	O
select	O
new	O
media	O
sources	O
,	O
ACLED	B-Application
has	O
a	O
wide-ranging	O
network	O
of	O
local	O
data	O
collection	O
partners	O
on	O
the	O
ground	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ACLED	B-Application
currently	O
has	O
over	O
50	O
local	O
partners	O
all	O
over	O
the	O
world	O
and	O
integrates	O
data	O
from	O
more	O
than	O
1,200	O
non-English	O
sources	O
publishing	O
in	O
more	O
than	O
100	O
languages	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2022	O
,	O
ACLED	B-Application
expanded	O
to	O
the	O
entire	O
world	O
with	O
all	O
regions	O
being	O
covered	O
in	O
real	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
full	O
account	O
of	O
definitions	O
,	O
practices	O
,	O
source	O
,	O
and	O
coding	O
procedures	O
is	O
available	O
in	O
the	O
Resource	O
Library	O
section	O
of	O
the	O
ACLED	B-Application
website	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Data	O
are	O
updated	O
in	O
real	O
time	O
and	O
can	O
be	O
downloaded	O
from	O
the	O
website	O
's	O
Data	O
Export	O
Tool	O
,	O
the	O
website	O
's	O
Curated	O
Data	O
Files	O
,	O
or	O
directly	O
from	O
the	O
ACLED	B-Application
API	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ACLED	B-Application
provides	O
a	O
codebook	O
intended	O
for	O
all	O
users	O
of	O
the	O
dataset	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
additional	O
FAQs	O
and	O
guides	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Data-driven	O
analysis	O
of	O
political	O
violence	O
and	O
demonstration	O
trends	O
can	O
be	O
found	O
on	O
the	O
ACLED	B-Application
website	O
,	O
including	O
weekly	O
regional	O
overviews	O
,	O
briefings	O
,	O
reports	O
,	O
and	O
infographics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ACLED	B-Application
has	O
also	O
launched	O
a	O
range	O
of	O
special	O
initiatives	O
to	O
broaden	O
the	O
scope	O
and	O
depth	O
of	O
coverage	O
by	O
spotlighting	O
key	O
conflicts	O
and	O
providing	O
the	O
public	O
with	O
new	O
tools	O
to	O
better	O
analyze	O
the	O
data	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ACLED	B-Application
regularly	O
establishes	O
new	O
special	O
projects	O
to	O
improve	O
and	O
deepen	O
existing	O
coverage	O
of	O
political	O
violence	O
and	O
disorder	O
around	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ACLED	B-Application
and	O
its	O
partner	O
organizations	O
have	O
created	O
multiple	O
local	O
conflict	O
observatories	O
to	O
enhance	O
data	O
collection	O
efforts	O
in	O
low-information	O
conflict	O
contexts	O
and	O
offer	O
additional	O
analysis	O
through	O
weekly	O
and	O
monthly	O
updates	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
partnership	O
with	O
Zitamar	O
News	O
and	O
MediaFax	O
,	O
ACLED	B-Application
launched	O
—	O
or	O
'	O
connected	O
cape	O
 '	O
—	O
in	O
2020	O
to	O
monitor	O
political	O
violence	O
in	O
Mozambique	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2021	O
,	O
ACLED	B-Application
launched	O
the	O
Ethiopia	O
Peace	O
Observatory	O
(	O
EPO	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
conflict	O
observatory	O
to	O
enhance	O
local	O
data	O
collection	O
and	O
analysis	O
on	O
political	O
violence	O
and	O
protest	O
trends	O
across	O
Ethiopia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ACLED	B-Application
's	O
Conflict	O
Pulse	O
is	O
an	O
actor	O
prediction	O
and	O
modeling	O
tool	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Russia	O
launched	O
a	O
full-scale	O
invasion	O
of	O
Ukraine	O
in	O
early	O
2022	O
,	O
ACLED	B-Application
created	O
a	O
dedicated	O
research	O
hub	O
on	O
the	O
Ukraine	O
Crisis	O
to	O
provide	O
near	O
real-time	O
information	O
on	O
the	O
conflict	O
,	O
including	O
a	O
curated	O
data	O
file	O
,	O
interactive	O
data	O
visualization	O
tools	O
,	O
and	O
weekly	O
analysis	O
of	O
violence	O
patterns	O
in	O
Ukraine	O
,	O
Russia	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
broader	O
region	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
in	O
2022	O
,	O
ACLED	B-Application
launched	O
the	O
Yemen	O
Truce	O
Monitor	O
tool	O
to	O
support	O
analysis	O
of	O
conflict	O
trends	O
during	O
the	O
UN-sponsored	O
truce	O
and	O
allow	O
users	O
to	O
track	O
violations	O
as	O
they	O
are	O
reported	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Research	O
produced	O
by	O
past	O
special	O
projects	O
are	O
also	O
still	O
available	O
on	O
ACLED	B-Application
's	O
website	O
,	O
including	O
ACLED-Religion	O
and	O
the	O
COVID-19	O
Disorder	O
Tracker	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ACLED-Religion	O
was	O
a	O
pilot	O
project	O
collecting	O
real-time	O
data	O
on	O
religious	O
repression	O
and	O
disorder	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Building	O
off	O
ACLED	B-Application
's	O
core	O
methodology	O
,	O
ACLED-Religion	O
introduced	O
new	O
event	O
types	O
to	O
capture	O
religion-related	O
violence	O
and	O
harassment	O
while	O
adding	O
further	O
information	O
about	O
religious	O
dynamics	O
and	O
actors	O
to	O
existing	O
ACLED	B-Application
data	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ACLED	B-Application
data	O
and	O
analysis	O
is	O
regularly	O
used	O
to	O
inform	O
journalism	O
,	O
academic	O
research	O
,	O
and	O
public	O
discourse	O
on	O
conflict	O
,	O
and	O
to	O
support	O
the	O
work	O
of	O
practitioners	O
and	O
policymakers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ACLED	B-Application
is	O
a	O
critical	O
resource	O
for	O
data-driven	O
policy	O
analysis	O
and	O
decision-making	O
aimed	O
at	O
preventing	O
and	O
resolving	O
conflict	O
around	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ACLED	B-Application
data	O
are	O
routinely	O
used	O
and	O
referenced	O
by	O
development	O
practitioners	O
,	O
humanitarian	O
agencies	O
,	O
and	O
policymakers	O
,	O
including	O
several	O
United	O
Nations	O
offices	O
and	O
affiliates	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ACLED	B-Application
data	O
on	O
political	O
violence	O
targeting	O
women	O
(	O
PVTW	O
)	O
fueled	O
a	O
global	O
conversation	O
on	O
violence	O
against	O
women	O
in	O
politics	O
and	O
ultimately	O
contributed	O
to	O
the	O
adoption	O
of	O
UN	O
Security	O
Council	O
Resolution	O
2493	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2019	O
,	O
UN	O
Secretary-General	O
Antonio	O
Guterres	O
personally	O
commented	O
that	O
he	O
was	O
"	O
shocked	O
"	O
by	O
the	O
prevalence	O
of	O
PVTW	O
,	O
indicating	O
that	O
the	O
new	O
ACLED	B-Application
data	O
had	O
expanded	O
his	O
understanding	O
of	O
the	O
situation	O
and	O
reinforced	O
his	O
policy	O
position	O
to	O
"	O
protect	O
and	O
promote	O
women	O
's	O
participation	O
in	O
political	O
life.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2019	O
,	O
the	O
Secretary-General	O
'	O
s	O
official	O
report	O
to	O
the	O
Security	O
Council	O
on	O
Women	O
,	O
Peace	O
,	O
and	O
Security	O
laid	O
out	O
the	O
UN	O
's	O
priorities	O
concerning	O
the	O
implementation	O
of	O
UNSC	O
resolutions	O
1325	O
(	O
2000	O
)	O
and	O
2122	O
(	O
2013	O
)	O
on	O
Women	O
,	O
Peace	O
,	O
and	O
Security	O
,	O
explicitly	O
citing	O
ACLED	B-Application
's	O
new	O
data	O
to	O
underscore	O
the	O
goal	O
of	O
"	O
protecting	O
and	O
promoting	O
the	O
human	O
rights	O
of	O
women	O
and	O
girls	O
,	O
in	O
conflict	O
settings	O
and	O
humanitarian	O
emergencies.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
UN	O
Office	O
for	O
the	O
Coordination	O
of	O
Humanitarian	O
Affairs	O
(	O
OCHA	O
)	O
has	O
employed	O
ACLED	B-Application
data	O
and	O
analysis	O
in	O
its	O
Calls	O
for	O
Action	O
urging	O
better-coordinated	O
response	O
from	O
humanitarian	O
actors	O
and	O
increased	O
support	O
from	O
funders	O
to	O
close	O
resource	O
gaps	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ACLED	B-Application
data	O
are	O
also	O
regularly	O
used	O
in	O
OCHA	O
monitoring	O
of	O
humanitarian	O
and	O
security	O
developments	O
in	O
places	O
like	O
in	O
the	O
Sahel	O
,	O
Mozambique	O
,	O
Burkina	O
Faso	O
,	O
the	O
Lake	O
Chad	O
Basin	O
,	O
and	O
Nigeria	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
UN	O
entities	O
utilizing	O
ACLED	B-Application
data	O
include	O
:	O
UN	O
Peacekeeping	O
,	O
UN	O
Women	O
,	O
the	O
Food	O
and	O
Agriculture	O
Organization	O
of	O
the	O
United	O
Nations	O
(	O
FAO	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
United	O
Nations	O
High	O
Commissioner	O
for	O
Refugees	O
(	O
UNHCR	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
UN	O
Special	O
Rapporteur	O
on	O
the	O
Situation	O
of	O
Human	O
Rights	O
in	O
Myanmar	O
,	O
among	O
others	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ACLED	B-Application
provides	O
the	O
fields	O
of	O
peacebuilding	O
,	O
development	O
,	O
and	O
humanitarian	O
aid	O
with	O
high-quality	O
data	O
that	O
reflects	O
local	O
conflict	O
and	O
insecurity	O
trends	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
governments	O
and	O
government	O
entities	O
use	O
ACLED	B-Application
data	O
extensively	O
for	O
domestic	O
and	O
foreign	O
policy	O
decisions	O
,	O
including	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
,	O
Canada	O
,	O
nearly	O
every	O
European	O
country	O
,	O
Australia	O
,	O
and	O
New	O
Zealand	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
European	O
Union	O
(	O
EU	O
)	O
uses	O
ACLED	B-Application
data	O
to	O
track	O
trends	O
in	O
global	O
disorder	O
and	O
to	O
better	O
understand	O
the	O
impact	O
of	O
emerging	O
crises	O
around	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
European	O
Commission	O
's	O
Joint	O
Research	O
Centre	O
(	O
JRC	O
)	O
and	O
Service	O
for	O
Foreign	O
Policy	O
Instruments	O
(	O
FPI	O
)	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
European	O
External	O
Action	O
Service	O
(	O
EEAS	O
)	O
,	O
rely	O
on	O
the	O
Global	O
Conflict	O
Risk	O
Index	O
(	O
GCRI	O
)	O
and	O
their	O
monthly	O
reports	O
,	O
which	O
draws	O
on	O
ACLED	B-Application
data	O
to	O
contribute	O
to	O
situational	O
awareness	O
across	O
the	O
EU	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
in	O
Europe	O
,	O
the	O
Belgian	O
Government	O
,	O
the	O
Federal	O
Foreign	O
Office	O
for	O
Migration	O
in	O
Germany	O
,	O
the	O
German	O
Parliament	O
,	O
the	O
French	O
Government	O
,	O
the	O
Italian	O
Ministry	O
of	O
Foreign	O
Affairs	O
,	O
the	O
Ministry	O
of	O
Foreign	O
Affairs	O
of	O
the	O
Netherlands	O
,	O
the	O
Central	O
Bank	O
of	O
Ireland	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
Home	O
Office	O
all	O
frequently	O
engage	O
with	O
ACLED	B-Application
data	O
to	O
inform	O
domestic	O
and	O
foreign	O
policymaking	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
the	O
Belgian	O
and	O
French	O
governments	O
use	O
ACLED	B-Application
data	O
to	O
support	O
the	O
production	O
of	O
country	O
of	O
origin	O
reports	O
for	O
asylum	O
seekers	O
and	O
refugees	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
the	O
Government	O
of	O
Canada	O
,	O
the	O
Canadian	O
Ministry	O
of	O
Foreign	O
Affairs	O
,	O
the	O
Immigration	O
and	O
Refugee	O
Board	O
of	O
Canada	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Peace	O
and	O
Stabilization	O
Operations	O
Program	O
in	O
Canada	O
make	O
use	O
of	O
ACLED	B-Application
data	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
US	O
Government	O
extensively	O
uses	O
ACLED	B-Application
's	O
data	O
for	O
a	O
wide	O
range	O
of	O
policy	O
initiatives	O
and	O
decision-making	O
at	O
both	O
federal	O
and	O
state	O
levels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
the	O
US	O
Mission	O
to	O
Ethiopia	O
recently	O
reported	O
that	O
ACLED	B-Application
data	O
are	O
important	O
for	O
making	O
decisions	O
about	O
intra-country	O
travel	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
US	O
Congress	O
frequently	O
uses	O
the	O
dataset	O
to	O
support	O
policy	O
initiatives	O
related	O
to	O
the	O
war	O
in	O
Yemen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Department	O
of	O
Homeland	O
Security	O
's	O
Fusion	O
Center	O
and	O
the	O
Federal	O
Bureau	O
of	O
Investigation	O
(	O
FBI	O
)	O
have	O
utilized	O
ACLED	B-Application
data	O
on	O
far-right	O
violence	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ACLED	B-Application
research	O
has	O
also	O
been	O
shared	O
by	O
former	O
President	O
Barack	O
Obama	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additional	O
government	O
entities	O
and	O
policymakers	O
that	O
make	O
use	O
of	O
ACLED	B-Application
data	O
include	O
the	O
African	O
Union	O
,	O
the	O
Ministry	O
of	O
Finance	O
of	O
Japan	O
,	O
the	O
Australian	O
Department	O
of	O
Defense	O
,	O
the	O
Ghanaian	O
Armed	O
Forces	O
,	O
and	O
country	O
embassies	O
in	O
Mozambique	O
,	O
Somalia	O
,	O
Indonesia	O
,	O
Senegal	O
,	O
and	O
Kenya	O
,	O
among	O
others	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
International	O
and	O
local	O
NGOs	O
such	O
as	O
Action	O
on	O
Armed	O
Violence	O
,	O
Amnesty	O
International	O
,	O
Center	O
for	O
Social	O
Change	O
,	O
Center	O
for	O
Civilians	O
in	O
Conflict	O
,	O
Darfur	O
Women	O
Action	O
,	O
Deep	O
South	O
Watch	O
,	O
European	O
Asylum	O
Support	O
Office	O
,	O
Genocide	O
Watch	O
,	O
Global	O
Centre	O
for	O
the	O
Responsibility	O
to	O
Protect	O
,	O
Mercy	O
Corps	O
,	O
International	O
Committee	O
of	O
the	O
Red	O
Cross	O
(	O
ICRC	O
)	O
,	O
International	O
Justice	O
Mission	O
,	O
International	O
Rescue	O
Committee	O
,	O
International	O
Women	O
's	O
Peace	O
Group	O
,	O
Sahel	O
Watch	O
,	O
Save	O
the	O
Children	O
,	O
UNICEF	O
,	O
United	O
Against	O
Inhumanity	O
,	O
World	O
Food	O
Programme	O
and	O
many	O
others	O
use	O
ACLED	B-Application
data	O
and	O
analysis	O
to	O
design	O
data-driven	O
programming	O
that	O
better	O
responds	O
to	O
the	O
needs	O
of	O
their	O
beneficiaries	O
and	O
make	O
more	O
granular	O
assessments	O
based	O
on	O
specific	O
local	O
contexts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ICRC	O
uses	O
ACLED	B-Application
data	O
for	O
humanitarian	O
analysis	O
and	O
data	O
mapping	O
in	O
their	O
areas	O
of	O
operation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mercy	O
Corps	O
has	O
drawn	O
on	O
ACLED	B-Application
data	O
to	O
identify	O
"	O
aid	O
deserts	O
"	O
where	O
the	O
high	O
level	O
of	O
conflict	O
prevents	O
aid	O
workers	O
from	O
reaching	O
certain	O
areas	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
to	O
track	O
potential	O
security	O
threats	O
to	O
their	O
humanitarian	O
operations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Scholars	O
,	O
students	O
,	O
and	O
academic	O
researchers	O
frequently	O
make	O
use	O
of	O
ACLED	B-Application
data	O
and	O
analysis	O
in	O
their	O
work	O
on	O
protest	O
and	O
political	O
violence	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Think	O
tanks	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Africa	O
Center	O
for	O
Strategic	O
Studies	O
,	O
Asian	O
Development	O
Bank	O
Institute	O
,	O
Asylum	O
Research	O
Consultancy	O
,	O
the	O
Brookings	O
Institution	O
,	O
the	O
Carnegie	O
Endowment	O
for	O
International	O
Peace	O
,	O
the	O
Carter	O
Center	O
,	O
CEDOCA	O
,	O
Center	O
for	O
Strategic	O
and	O
International	O
Studies	O
,	O
Conflict	O
and	O
Resilience	O
Research	O
Institute	O
Canada	O
,	O
the	O
Council	O
on	O
Foreign	O
Relations	O
,	O
Fundação	O
Getúlio	O
Vargas	O
,	O
German	O
Institute	O
of	O
Global	O
and	O
Area	O
Studies	O
,	O
International	O
Bank	O
for	O
Reconstruction	O
and	O
Development	O
,	O
International	O
Crops	O
Research	O
Institute	O
,	O
International	O
Peace	O
and	O
Security	O
Institute	O
,	O
International	O
Peace	O
Information	O
Service	O
,	O
International	O
for	O
Security	O
Studies	O
Africa	O
,	O
Meira	O
Mattos	O
Institute	O
,	O
Nile	O
Institute	O
for	O
Peace	O
and	O
Development	O
,	O
Peace	O
Research	O
Institute	O
Oslo	O
,	O
Stimson	O
Center	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Swiss	O
Peace	O
Foundation	O
,	O
among	O
others	O
,	O
regularly	O
utilize	O
ACLED	B-Application
data	O
for	O
research	O
and	O
to	O
inform	O
policy	O
recommendations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Council	O
on	O
Foreign	O
Relations	O
draws	O
on	O
ACLED	B-Application
data	O
for	O
their	O
Sub-Saharan	O
Africa	O
Security	O
Tracker	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ACLED	B-Application
data	O
and	O
analysis	O
are	O
regularly	O
cited	O
in	O
media	O
reports	O
on	O
conflict	O
trends	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2021	O
,	O
ACLED	B-Application
earned	O
over	O
17,000	O
media	O
mentions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
data	O
are	O
used	O
by	O
a	O
wide	O
range	O
of	O
major	O
international	O
,	O
national	O
,	O
and	O
local	O
outlets	O
all	O
around	O
the	O
world	O
,	O
including	O
NPR	O
,	O
Reuters	O
,	O
CBC	O
Radio	O
Canada	O
,	O
Bloomberg	O
News	O
,	O
Agence	O
France	O
Presse	O
,	O
The	O
New	O
York	O
Times	O
,	O
The	O
Guardian	O
,	O
The	O
Washington	O
Post	O
,	O
CNN	B-Architecture
,	O
The	O
Telegraph	O
,	O
The	O
Independent	O
,	O
Buzzfeed	O
News	O
,	O
Al	O
Jazeera	O
,	O
Middle	O
East	O
Eye	O
,	O
the	O
Associated	O
Press	O
,	O
Le	O
Monde	O
,	O
the	O
BBC	O
,	O
National	O
Geographic	O
,	O
The	O
Economist	O
,	O
The	O
Atlantic	O
,	O
Africa	O
Check	O
,	O
OZY	O
,	O
VICE	O
News	O
,	O
the	O
Daily	O
Beast	O
,	O
Sky	O
News	O
,	O
the	O
Financial	O
Times	O
,	O
Middle	O
East	O
Eye	O
,	O
Channel	O
4	O
,	O
Voice	O
of	O
America	O
,	O
USA	O
Today	O
,	O
Rolling	O
Stone	O
,	O
ProPublica	O
,	O
PBS	O
Frontline	O
,	O
La	O
Croix	O
,	O
Televisa	O
Mexico	O
,	O
El	O
Universal	O
,	O
Iran	O
International	O
,	O
and	O
El	O
Pais	O
,	O
among	O
others	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2019	O
,	O
The	O
Mail	O
&	O
Guardian	O
listed	O
ACLED	B-Application
as	O
"	O
the	O
most	O
comprehensive	O
database	O
of	O
conflict	O
incidents	O
around	O
the	O
world.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Political	O
scientist	O
,	O
data	O
analyst	O
,	O
and	O
forecaster	O
Jay	O
Ulfelder	O
blogged	O
about	O
his	O
experience	O
trying	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
ACLED	B-Application
to	O
see	O
if	O
it	O
added	O
predictive	O
power	O
in	O
estimating	O
the	O
probability	O
of	O
coups	O
,	O
and	O
explained	O
both	O
how	O
he	O
approached	O
the	O
problem	O
and	O
why	O
he	O
eventually	O
concluded	O
that	O
the	O
ACLED	B-Application
data	O
did	O
not	O
add	O
predictive	O
power	O
for	O
coup	O
forecasting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
post	O
by	O
Thomas	O
Zeitzoff	O
at	O
the	O
Political	O
Violence	O
at	O
a	O
Glance	O
blog	O
listed	O
the	O
ACLED	B-Application
as	O
one	O
of	O
several	O
"	O
high-profile	O
datasets.	O
"	O
</s>
