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    This document discusses the increasing importance of peacebuilding, conflict prevention, and human rights monitoring missions. It identifies several key needs for such missions, including: [1] the need for structured information systems to effectively capture and report incidents, [2] the importance of maintaining gathered information long-term in a centralized database, and [3] the necessity of reducing operational expenses associated with paper-based reporting. Addressing these needs through improved technological infrastructure is seen as critical for improving mission effectiveness.

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    This document discusses the increasing importance of peacebuilding, conflict prevention, and human rights monitoring missions. It identifies several key needs for such missions, including: [1] the need for structured information systems to effectively capture and report incidents, [2] the importance of maintaining gathered information long-term in a centralized database, and [3] the necessity of reducing operational expenses associated with paper-based reporting. Addressing these needs through improved technological infrastructure is seen as critical for improving mission effectiveness.

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    ITSgnificance PeaceMissions Whitepaper MailRes

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    This document discusses the increasing importance of peacebuilding, conflict prevention, and human rights monitoring missions. It identifies several key needs for such missions, including: [1] the need for structured information systems to effectively capture and report incidents, [2] the importance of maintaining gathered information long-term in a centralized database, and [3] the necessity of reducing operational expenses associated with paper-based reporting. Addressing these needs through improved technological infrastructure is seen as critical for improving mission effectiveness.

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