Democratic Republic of the Congo

Senior Researcher
Ragnhild Nordås

Research Professor
Gudrun Østby

Research Professor
Øystein H. Rolandsen

Research Director
Siri Aas Rustad

PRIO Global Fellow
Nina Wilén

18/07/2018
Glemte konflikter: PRIO Podcast i sommer

I juni ble årets konfliktdata fra Uppsala universitet lansert i Journal of Peace Research. På basis av dette, ble flere PRIO-forskere intervjuet i en ukelang serie på NRK P2s Studio 2.

For tredje år på rad går antall drepte i konflikter i verden ned. Men de fleste konflikter i verden hører vi sjelden noe om.

Bli litt klokere i sommer: Lytt til podcaster om de mindre kjente konfliktene i verden i dag.

Tusen takk til NRK for tillatelse til å gjengi lydfilene.

30/06/2017
New issue of the PRIO Gender, Peace and Security Update

The second issue in 2017 the PRIO Gender, Peace and Security Update is now out.

The lead story in this issue includes an interview with researchers Christine Amisi (ICART) and Gudrun Østby (PRIO) about their research on support programmes for survivors of sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

08/05/2017
PRIO partners Dr. Denis Mukwege and Dr. Christine Amisi visit PRIO

PRIO Congolese partners Dr. Denis Mukwege and Dr. Christine Amisi visited PRIO in late April and early May. They work together with PRIO to improve the situation for women in Eastern DRC by studying the impact of various support programs for survivors of rape and sexual violence.

19/04/2017
PRIO Research to Feature at Conference on Gender Perspectives on Demography and Conflicts

12/12/2013
Female Empowerment in DR Congo

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is one of the most dangerous places in the world to be a woman. Eastern DRC is a region with massive levels of sexual and gender-based violence. Norwegian and Congolese researchers will collaborate on research to improve the situation for women in Eastern DRC. Today, funds for this project have been granted by the Research Council of Norway (NORGLOBAL).

Per Olav Reinton (2022)
Congo and Structural Violence: Helge Hveem

Book Chapter in Lives in Peace Research: the Oslo Stories

Haakon Gjerløw & Solomon Negash (2021)
The State of Democracy among Norway’s Partner Countries in Development Policy

Conflict Trends

Makele Mounguembou (2021)
Cobalt and the Congo: A Sustainable Green Energy Transition Cannot Be Built on Human Exploitation

Popular Article in PRIO Blogs

Nina von Uexkull, Marco d'Errico & Julius Jackson (2020)
Drought, Resilience, and Support for Violence: Household Survey Evidence from DR Congo

Journal Article in Journal of Conflict Resolution

Christine Amisi, Rosalie Biaba Apassa, Aline Cikara, Gudrun Østby, Ragnhild Nordås, Siri Aas Rustad & John Quattrochi (2018)
The impact of support programmes for survivors of sexual violence: micro-level evidence from eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo

Journal Article in Medicine, Conflict and Survival

Ragnhild Nordås & Robert Nagel (2018)
Continued Failure to End Wartime Sexual Violence

PRIO Policy Brief