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Friday, 29 May 2026

PhD course on Gender, Peace and Security. Photo: PRIO

PhD course on Gender, Peace and Conflict successfully convened

As part of the NORHED II project Partnership for Peace: Better Higher Education for Resilient Societies , PRIO and the PRIO Centre on Gender, Peace and Security hosted a PhD-level course on Gender, Peace and Conflict, from May 27 to 29.

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Wednesday, 29 Apr 2026

Jenny Hedström, Siri Aas Rustad, Patrick Nyheim Schjølberg, Hilary Matfess, Erika Forsberg, Meredith Loken, Juan Diego Duque Salazar, Louise Olsson, and Paola Vesco. . Photo: Louise Olsson

Evidence, Data, and Empowerment - Research supporting women's agency and gender equal reforms post war

Women’s Empowerment in Peace Processes (EMPOW) and Women’s Activities in Armed Rebellion (WAAR) research teams met for a workshop on the role of data in promoting gender-equal peace.

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Saturday, 7 Mar 2026

Unio Breakfast Seminar. Photo: Photo: Jon Fredrik Braadland-Konstali

Preparedness from women's perspective - How are women included in the Total Defence Year 2026

On Friday 6 March PRIO GPS Centre director Torunn L. Tryggestad was invited to speak at a breakfast seminar organised by Unio (The Confederation of Unions for Professionals) marking International Women's Day.

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Friday, 29 May 2026

PhD course on Gender, Peace and Conflict successfully convened

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Saturday, 7 Mar 2026

Preparedness from women's perspective - How are women included in the Total Defence Year 2026

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Saturday, 28 Feb 2026

Anders Sætra (Plan International Norge), Andreas Kravik (Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs), Louise Olsson (PRIO) and Maria Qureshi (Arbeiderpartiet). Photo: Louise Olsson

Integrating gender equality in Total Defence: Linking international, national, and local efforts to protect and promote women’s rights

How should we concretely understand the relationship between gender equality and total defence, and how can we better connect the international, national, and local levels to effectively protect and promote women’s rights?

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2026

Backlash and Progress in a New Geopolitical Reality: Women, Peace and Security and the Ambiguous Role of the UN Security Council

Book chapter in Backlash Against the Women, Peace and Security Agenda. Norm Research in International Relations.

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Wednesday, 29 Apr 2026

Evidence, Data, and Empowerment - Research supporting women's agency and gender equal reforms post war

Women’s Empowerment in Peace Processes (EMPOW) and Women’s Activities in Armed Rebellion (WAAR) research teams met for a workshop on the role of data in promoting gender-equal peace.

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Saturday, 7 Mar 2026

2025 Women, Peace and Security Index Covert Art . Illustration: GIWPS/PRIO

Wellbeing of women goes hand in hand with wellbeing of nations

In 2024, 676 million women lived in proximity to conflict, that is almost every 6th woman in the world — the highest number and proportion ever recorded.

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Tuesday, 24 Feb 2026 09:00–10:30 UTC+01

2025 Women, Peace and Security Index. Illustration: GIWPS/PRIO

The best and worst places for women in the world – What does the new WPS Index reveal about Ukraine?

The 2025/2026 edition of the WPS Index ranks 181 countries. It shows that Denmark continues to lead the ranking, while Afghanistan again performs the worst.

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Tuesday, 21 Apr 2026 09:00–10:00 UTC+02

Srebrenica refugees in the Tuzla Camp in 1995. Photo: Patrick Robert/Sygma/CORBIS/Sygma via Getty Images

The long road to justice: Survivors of conflict-related sexual violence in Bosnia and Herzegovina

The experiences of women affected by conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV) in Bosnia and Herzegovina reflect a long and often incomplete struggle for recognition, justice, and healing.

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Thursday, 5 Mar 2026

Totalforsvarøvelse under Joint Viking i Bjerkvik. Her jobbet HV-16 sammen med politi, ambulanse, sivilforsvaret, brannvesenet, Lotteforbundet, UNN, Narvik kommune, statsforvalteren, norsk luftambulanse og brigadens sanitetsbataljon. Photo: Kristian Berg / Forsvaret. Photo: Kristian Berg / Forsvaret

PRIO supports Norwegian Ministry of Defense efforts on Women, Peace and Security in Total Defense

In line with Norway’s Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security (WPS), the Ministry of Defense organized an internal seminar on WPS and gender equality in total defense on 28 January. PRIO's Louise Olsson presented her research.

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Tuesday, 10 Feb 2026