#UNSC open debate on #WPS: Women peacebuilders brief the council, saying “women cannot participate in any sphere of daily life if they are being attacked with impunity”

PRIO Annual Peace Address (PAPA) is coming up soon - featuring Erica Chenoweth as the Keynote speaker! Remember to register 👇

Open call for the 2026 special issue with Cooperation and Conflict is out today! In case you missed it, Coco has increased its word limit to 10,000 words.

UNRWA must survive. No country is above international law. Norway is initiating a UN resolution asking the International Court of Justice to clarify Israel's legal obligations to ensure that aid reaches Palestinians. regjeringen.no/en/aktuelt/nor…

Norunn Grande kicking off this year’s Afghanistan Week. An impressive 14 events over three days! Afghanistankomiteen (NAC) CMI Bergen The Nansen Center / Nansensenteret PRIO

Packed house at PRIO today as Afghanistan Week kicks of a series of 14 events focused on human rights, women's rights, internal politics and three years of Taliban rule. Join the upcoming events here: prio.org/events/series/2

Congratulations to my good friend and colleague Inger Skjelsbaek on the nomination for Brageprisen 2024 - best non-fiction 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 prio.org/news/3582

Looking forward to co-chair the WPS Focal Points Network with Japan- important agenda in an important year

“Civil society can save, improve and renew democracy," says Erica Chenoweth at PRIO's Annual Peace Address. "Civil society is one of the few reliable ways over all of the historical periods, in which #democracy has been developed, cultivated, protected, defended and renewed."

Dr. Louise Olsson moderated the panel on 'UN Peacekeeping Missions and Promotion of Women's Participation' at the 6th Int. conference Action with Women and Peace, Seoul. The panel discussed best practices and how to ensure that advancement of the WPS agenda is sustainable.

PRIO Director Henrik Urdal's List for the #NobelPeacePrize 2025 just announced! 🔹Sudan's Emergency Response Rooms 🔹Sheikh Mohammed, Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Qatar 🔹The OSCE’s Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (OSCE/ODIHR) & The Carter

📢Breaking News: PRIO welcomes Nina Græger as its new Director! A leading expert in international relations, from July she will steer PRIO into a new era of peace research. Join us in celebrating this milestone! Press release ➡️ prio.org/news/3597

The global order is shifting, & US allies, including unis, are feeling the impact. Nationalism, political turbulence, & attacks on liberal values could reshape education & research. Prof Jack Corbett & Prof Jacqui True examine what's next #MonashLens: lens.monash.edu/@politics-soci…

Moscow has been jubilant after the clash between Presidents Donald J. Trump and Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський at the White House. But "Russia’s🇷🇺 triumphalism over setbacks in #Ukraine🇺🇦 peace-making may be short-lived," writes PRIO’s Pavel Baev. Read the blog now ⤵️ blogs.prio.org/2025/03/triump…

Soon kicking off this year’s ‘UN High-Level Seminar on Gender and Inclusive Mediation Strategies’ hosted by CMI – Martti Ahtisaari Peace Foundation in collaboration with UN Political and Peacebuilding Affairs and PRIO PRIO GPS

On Monday, global leaders, activists & experts gather in Oslo to mark 25 years of #UNSCR1325 on Women, Peace & Security #WPS - and chart the path ahead. In an era of growing instability, sidelining women in peace processes is not an option. Read more⬇️ prio.org/news/3610

PRIO 's Deputy Director and Director of the GPS Centre, Torunn L. Tryggestad, shares why #UNSCR1325 still matters 25 years on. The GPS Centre is marking the anniversary by working with civil society to push for women’s full participation in peace processes #WPS25

Getting ready for the WPS Focal Point Network Meeting at the Oslo Opera House! Co-hosted by Norway MFA and MOFA of Japan. PRIO GPS is happy to represent research and Nordic Women Mediators Norway at this important event WPSat25! We are definitely not closing down WPS in Norway! PRIO

In recent years, women have made up a third of the UN Security Council’s permanent representatives.🇺🇳♀️ But has this shift changed how diplomacy is done? PRIO's Torunn L. Tryggestad, Asha Ali & UiB's Anna Marie Obermeier explore in the latest Commentary post ⤵️ prio.org/comments/1789

We're proud to announce that our flagship journals – Journal of Peace Research &  Security Dialogue – will be published by Oxford University Press from 2026! 📖🎓 "This move will help our journals grow and thrive in a turbulent environment," says PRIO Director Henrik Urdal. Read more ⤵️ prio.org/news/3623