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Friday, 11 Apr 2025

Workshop on Children Born of War (CBOW) April 10th - 11th

EuroWARCHILD project hosts workshop on Children Born of War (CBOW)

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Monday, 24 Feb 2025

The panelists at the Humanitarian Forum, from the right: Henrik Urdal, director, PRIO; Samina Ansari, public commentator; Hanne Kristoffersen, Regional Advisor, Norwegian Red Cross; Anne Bergh, Secretary General, Norwegian Red Cross. . Photo: Hanne Kristoffersen / Norwegian Red Cross

Afghan Women’s Struggle for Healthcare: PRIO Highlights Key Barriers and the Role of International Support

After the Taliban’s return, Afghan women face severe restrictions but remain vital in society, especially in the healthcare sector. As the humanitarian crisis deepens, experts discuss concrete steps to support women’s rights and healthcare access.

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Wednesday, 11 Dec 2024

Mr. Byungseok Yoo, Deputy Director-General for International Organizations and Nuclear Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Korea together with Dr. Louise Olsson, PRIO . Photo: Stine A. Bosheim

Expert Forum in Seoul on Women, Peace and Security: 2025 and Beyond

On 11 December, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Korea (ROK), in collaboration with PRIO’s Gender, Peace and Security (GPS) Centre organized an Expert Forum in Seoul, led by Research Director Louise Olsson.

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Friday, 6 Dec 2024

Inger Skjelsbæk. Julie Lunde Lillesæter/PRIO

Reflecting on the Lives of Children Born out of War

On 6 December the GPS Centre hosted a closed roundtable event on the topic of Children Born out of War in Bosnia, in relation to the UiO Human rights award.

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Sunday, 1 Dec 2024

Eric Skoog portrait. Photo: PRIO/ Ingrid Folven

New survey project on attitudes towards the role of women in Ukraine

The GPS Centre was recently commissioned by the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad) to investigate attitudes towards the role of women in Ukraine. This is a small project in the form of a survey, to be conducted by the end of 2024.

Time to Push for Next Step on Women, Peace and Security: Ensuring Positive Impact for Women in Conflict

Popular article in The Global Observatory

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Tuesday, 1 Apr 2025

Asha Ali joins the GPS Centre as the new coordinator

The PRIO Centre on Gender, Peace and Security is delighted to announce that Asha Ali joins as it's new Centre Coordinator.

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Friday, 20 Dec 2024

Júlia Palik Highlighted in UN Secretary General’s Report

PRIO’s researcher, Júlia Palik, and her work on the DISARM project have been prominently cited in the United Nations Secretary-General’s Annual Report on Women, Peace, and Security (WPS).

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Tuesday, 10 Dec 2024

PRIO in the Republic of Korea for its Action with Women and Peace Conference

On December 10th, PRIO Research Director Louise Olsson and GPS Coordinator Stine A. Bosheim contributed to the Action with Women and Peace Conference (AWP), in Seoul, Republic of Korea.

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2024

Children born of war: Bosnaian experiences

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PRIO Blogs

Wednesday, 27 Nov 2024

A 32 years old female FARC guerrilla fighter inside a demobilization camp in Colombia in 2017. Kaveh Kazemi/Getty Images

Making Women Combatants Visible: Steps Towards Gender-Responsive Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration

In October the Security Council met for its annual Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) Open Debate under the theme of “Women Building Peace in a Changing Environment.” Despite the WPS agenda’s goals for including women in all aspects of security and peace-making, their participation in disarmament, demobilization, and reintegration (DDR), ...

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Friday, 7 Mar 2025

PRIO Senior Researcher at NPA Solidarity event. Photo: Stine Bosheim

Solidarity event with women in war and peace

In the lead-up to International Women’s Day, Norsk Folkehjelp hosted a breakfast meeting under the banner “Solidarity with Women in War and Peace,” focusing on women's roles in conflict and post-conflict environments.

PRIO Blogs

Thursday, 12 Dec 2024

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We Need to Talk About Children Born of War

Every day, children are born in war and armed conflict, in Ukraine, on the Gaza Strip, in South Sudan, in Myanmar and elsewhere. Some of these children might have parents who are enemies, that is, parents who are on opposite sides of the conflict. Some of these children might have ...

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Monday, 9 Dec 2024

Regional expert meeting on Women in Peace and Security Efforts. Photo: OSCE

Regional Expert Meeting on WPS in Ljubljana

On Monday 9 December PRIO GPS Centre director Torunn L. Tryggestad participated at the regional expert meeting on Women in Peace and Security Efforts – Perspectives from Southeast Europe and Ukraine, in Ljubljana, Slovenia.

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2024

Children born of war: past and present

Conference paper

Challenging the Invisibility of Women Combatants: Five Steps Towards Gender-Responsive DDR

Popular article in IPI Global Observatory

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