Survey of monitoring technologies

Technology supplements rather than substitutes for the human presence in the field. Face-to-face interactions with armed factions and local civilians will always be the basis for peacekeepers to build trust and understanding. However, peacekeepers need all the information they can get to be safe and secure in complex and dangerous environments, and to carry out their monitoring mandates effectively. Human vision and communication are limited in distance, in duration and at night. There is much that technology can do to

Related Subject(s): Human Rights and Refugees