PRIO GPS

The PRIO Centre on Gender, Peace and Security is a resource hub for research, teaching and training on gender, peace and security at @PRIOresearch.

[PRIO GPS @prioGPS]

📢 Call for PhD-level participants

PRIO offers a PhD-level course on Gender, Peace and Conflict (27–29 May 2026, Oslo).

Explore how gender norms and practices shape and are impacted by conflict, peace mediation and peacebuilding.

🎓 5 ECTS
🔗 Apply: https://t.co/B97bnXw6ed

[PRIO @PRIOresearch]

Join us for a seminar this Friday on🇮🇳 India’s digitalization and societal change with a focus on the experiences of Indian women.⤵️
https://t.co/8bMb2ErhN4

[PRIO GPS @prioGPS]

Today is the International Day of #WomenInDiplomacy.

In a new PRIO blog, researchers explore how women ambassadors at the UN Security Council are transforming diplomatic practice — not necessarily through what gets discussed, but how. @TLTryggestad @ashaalis @akobermeier

[PRIO @PRIOresearch]

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 @TLTryggestad, @ashaalis & UiB's @akobermeier explore in the latest Commentary post ⤵️
https://t.co/jdTbt8ZOeo

[Torunn L. Tryggestad @TLTryggestad]

Getting ready for the WPS Focal Point Network Meeting at the Oslo Opera House! Co-hosted by @NorwayMFA and @MofaJapan_en. @prioGPS is happy to represent research and @NWM_Norway at this important event WPSat25! We are definitely not closing down WPS in Norway! @PRIOresearch

[PRIO GPS @prioGPS]

A joint civil society statement with key conference recommendations will be presented at next week’s WPS Focal Points Network meeting, co-chaired by Norway and Japan in Oslo #WPS25 Read the statement here: https://t.co/910F4yEw7X

[PRIO GPS @prioGPS]

This week, the PRIO Centre on Gender, Peace and Security co-hosted the 25th Anniversary Conference on Women, Peace and Security with Forum 1325.
The conference gathered civil society, researchers and policy makers to assess WPS progress and future directions amid global challenge

[UN Political and Peacebuilding Affairs @UNDPPA]

From 23–25 April, mediators and peacebuilders met in Porvoo, Finland, for the 14th UN Seminar on Gender & Inclusive Mediation, highlighting the urgent need for gender-inclusive peace efforts. We thank @cmioffice & @PRIOresearch for making this dialogue possible!

[PRIO GPS @prioGPS]

@PRIOresearch '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

[PRIO GPS @prioGPS]

@PRIOresearch '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

[PRIO GPS @prioGPS]

Looking forward to important conversations in Oslo next week as we mark 25 years of UNSCR 1325. In today’s climate of rising instability, we urgently need to center women in peace processes — not sideline them. #WPS #UNSCR1325

[PRIO @PRIOresearch]

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⬇️
https://t.co/AFgEzhAsF1

[MFA Finland 🇫🇮 @Ulkoministerio]

This year’s ‘UN High-Level Seminar on Gender and Inclusive Mediation Strategies kicked of today in Haikko, Finland. Under-secretary of State Outi Holopainen emphasized the meaningful inclusion of women in peace mediation in her opening words. @cmioffice @UNDPPA

[Torunn L. Tryggestad @TLTryggestad]

Soon kicking off this year’s ‘UN High-Level Seminar on Gender and Inclusive Mediation Strategies’ hosted by @cmioffice in collaboration with @UNDPPA and @PRIOresearch @prioGPS

[PRIO GPS @prioGPS]

Join @norskfolkehjelp breakfast meeting "Women Change the World - Solidarity with Women in War & Peace" tomorrow 9-10:30AM. PRIO senior researcher @juliapalik1 will share insights from her research on women organising for peace.
More info and registration: https://t.co/lo8D4OyQUG

[PRIO @PRIOresearch]

📢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 ➡️ https://t.co/8VGvAnqReR

[PRIO GPS @prioGPS]

The PRIO Director @h_urdal's List for the #NobelPeacePrize 2025 is just announced, and we are particularly excited about @WILPF being on the list!
The complete list can be found below.

[PRIO @PRIOresearch]

PRIO Director @h_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 Centre (@CarterCenter)
🔹The Women's International League for Peace and Freedom (@WILPF)
🔹The International Court of Justice (@CIJ_ICJ) & the International Criminal Court (@IntlCrimCourt)

"#Sudan's Emergency Response Rooms stand as a powerful testament to the strength of local resilience and collective action in the face of brutal war," said Henrik Urdal.

Nb. The PRIO Director’s List reflects the independent opinion of the PRIO Director on the most deserving potential laureates. Henrik Urdal has no formal association with the Nobel Institute or the Norwegian Nobel Committee.

Read more about the List here ⤵️
https://t.co/utMPhF2EjM

[Åshild Kolås @AshildKolas]

Sumedha Raikar Mhatre has written a feature for Mid-Day on our edited volume "Women's Empowerment in India" (co-edited with @SharanAnjoo) "Protest to policy: How women drive change" https://t.co/86WILVpGeM

[PRIO GPS @prioGPS]

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.

[NATO WPS @NATOWPS]

There is #NoExcuse for violence against women. On Intl Day for the Elimination of #ViolenceAgainstWomen @NATO reaffirms its commitment to protecting women & girls from all forms of gender-based violence. #16Days #WPS #WeAreNATO @UN_Women

[PRIO @PRIOresearch]

"We are in a major recession of the effectiveness of civil resistance as a technique, just as it's becoming so common around the world.

So the big puzzle is: why has non-violent resistance been increasing in frequency but declining in its effectiveness?," asks @EricaChenoweth.

[PRIO @PRIOresearch]

“Civil society can save, improve and renew democracy," says @EricaChenoweth 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."