Norway on the UN Security Council: PRIO Resources

Jan 2021 – Dec 2022

On 1 January 2021 Norway joined the UN Security Council as elected member for the period 2021-22.

On 1 January 2021 Norway joined the UN Security Council as elected member for the period 2021-22. Norway has joined the Security Council with high ambitions and a strong confidence in what a non-permanent member and small state can bring to the table. Four thematic priority areas have been identified as particularly important to Norway during its membership period:

  • Peace diplomacy;
  • Inclusion of women;
  • Protection of civilians (including children); and
  • Climate change and security.

On this page you will find information about PRIO resources pertaining to Norway on the UN Security Council, highlighting resources of particular relevance to the priority areas. These resources include names of relevant researchers, research projects, publications, podcast episodes, events and more.

Dialogue Forum for Norway's membership in the United Nations Security Council 2021-2022

To strategically strengthen the goal of a knowledge-based foreign policy in relation to the Norwegian membership in the United Nations Security Council, the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in cooperation with the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI) and the Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO), are organizing a series of thematic roundtable meetings in 2021 and 2022.

  • Contact person: Senior Researcher Louise Olsson

Peace Diplomacy

The PRIO Middle East Centre

  • Contact person: Research Professor Kristian Berg Harpviken

The Peacebuilding Research Group

  • Contact person: Senior Researcher Wenche Hauge

Conflict Trends

  • Contact Person: Research Director Siri Aas Rustad

Inclusion of Women

The PRIO Centre on Gender, Peace and Security

  • Contact person: Senior Researcher Torunn L. Tryggestad

The Gender Research Group

  • Contact person: Senior Researcher Louise Olsson

Protection of Civilians (including children)

Norwegian Centre for Humanitarian Studies (NCHS)

  • Contact person: Research Director Maria Gabrielsen Jumbert

Children in Conflict Project

  • Contact person: Research Professor Gudrun Østby

Sexual Violence in Armed Conflict

  • Contact persons: Research Professors Inger Skjelsbæk and Ragnhild Nordås

Climate change and Security

Climate Variability and Security Threats Project

  • Contact person: Research Professor Halvard Buhaug
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