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Policy brief

2026

GPS PB 2 2026 Cover image. PRIO

The inclusion of gender provisions in ceasefires: A guide for policy makers based on 77 ceasefires

GPS Policy Brief

News

Friday, 25 Sep 2026

EPLO Workshop participants. Photo: EPLO

PRIO’s GPS Center contributes input to EU’s WPS Action Plan

Senior Researcher Louise Olsson participated in a workshop organized by European Peacebuilding Liaison Office, September 21-23. The workshop concluded with concrete suggestions for the upcoming revision of the EU’s WPS Action Plan to the EEAS.

Press release

Monday, 17 Aug 2026

Two women face a house destroyed by a Russian air-bomb strike, Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, 2026. Photo: Getty Images

Record 756 million women now live in the shadow of armed conflict

Almost one in five women globally were living within 50 kilometres of a deadly conflict event in 2025, according to a new report from the Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO).

Policy brief

2026

GPS PB 2 2026 Cover image. PRIO

The inclusion of gender provisions in ceasefires: A guide for policy makers based on 77 ceasefires

GPS Policy Brief

Report – other

2026

MPI Paper Eight cover. MPI

Intersecting identities and conflict-related sexual violence

The Missing Peace Series: Understanding Conflict-related Sexual Violence through Research, Policy and Practice

Report – other

2026

MPI Paper 14 Cover. MPI

A survivor-centric policy framework for the prevention of conflict-related sexual violence

The Missing Peace Series: Understanding Conflict-Related Sexual Violence through Research, Policy and Practice

Report – other

2026

MPI Paper Twelve cover. MPI

Regulation, tolerance and deployment of wartime sexual violence

The Missing Peace Series: Understanding Conflict-Related Sexual Violence through Research, Policy and Practice

News

Friday, 25 Sep 2026

EPLO Workshop participants. Photo: EPLO

PRIO’s GPS Center contributes input to EU’s WPS Action Plan

Senior Researcher Louise Olsson participated in a workshop organized by European Peacebuilding Liaison Office, September 21-23. The workshop concluded with concrete suggestions for the upcoming revision of the EU’s WPS Action Plan to the EEAS.

Popular article

2026

New article in Forsvarets forum. Photo: Forsvarets forum

Tre myter og en begrensning om likestilling og totalforsvar

Popular article in Forsvarets forum

Report – other

2026

MPI Paper Ten cover. MPI

Moving from the margins: Overlooked intersections of disability and conflict-related sexual violence

The Missing Peace Series: Understanding Conflict-Related Sexual Violence through Research, Policy and Practice

Press release

Monday, 17 Aug 2026

Two women face a house destroyed by a Russian air-bomb strike, Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, 2026. Photo: Getty Images

Record 756 million women now live in the shadow of armed conflict

Almost one in five women globally were living within 50 kilometres of a deadly conflict event in 2025, according to a new report from the Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO).

Policy brief

2026

GPS Policy Brief 1, 2026. PRIO

Women exposed to armed conflict, 1990–2025

GPS Policy Brief

Report – other

2026

MPI Paper Eleven cover. MPI

Perpetrators of conflict-related sexual violence

The Missing Peace Series: Understanding Conflict-Related Sexual Violence through Research, Policy and Practice

People

Inger Skjelsbæk

Inger Skjelsbæk

Research Professor

Louise Olsson

Louise Olsson

Senior Researcher

Pinar Tank

Pinar Tank

Senior Researcher

Torunn L. Tryggestad

Torunn L. Tryggestad

Senior Researcher

Jacqui True

Jacqui True

PRIO Global Fellow

Linn Åmot

Linn Åmot

Research Assistant

Greta Glas

Greta Glas

Administrative Assistant

Asha Ali

Asha Ali

Centre Coordinator

Jenny Lorentzen

Jenny Lorentzen

Senior Researcher at NUPI

Projects

High-Level Seminars on Gender and Inclusive Mediation Processes

Jan 2013 –

High-Level Seminars on Gender and Inclusive Mediation Processes

Led by Torunn L. Tryggestad

Missing Peace Initiative

Feb 2013 –

Missing Peace Initiative

Led by Inger Skjelsbæk

Nordic Women Mediators (NWM)

Nov 2015 –

Nordic Women Mediators (NWM)

Led by Torunn L. Tryggestad

Global Women, Peace and Security Index

May 2017 –

Global Women, Peace and Security Index

Led by Siri Aas Rustad

Oct 2020 –

Gender and Mediation Literature Database Project

Led by Pinar Tank

Jun 2021 – Dec 2026

EuroWARCHILD

Led by Inger Skjelsbæk

Jun 2024 – Dec 2028

The Peace Dividends and Post-conflict Reconstruction project (Peace Dividends)

Led by Ismene Gizelis

Dec 2024 –

Survey on Attitudes Towards the Role of Women in Ukraine

Led by Eric Skoog

How populist illiberal regimes shape gender norms in Europe (CONTEST)

Jan 2025 – Dec 2027

How populist illiberal regimes shape gender norms in Europe (CONTEST)

Led by Pinar Tank

Women’s Empowerment in Peace Processes (EMPOW)

Jun 2025 – Jun 2027

Women’s Empowerment in Peace Processes (EMPOW)

Led by Louise Olsson

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