Recent News

PRIO Matches Employee Donations for NRK CARE Telethon

New Blog Post: What Does Gender Equality Have to Do with Poverty and War? Everything

'This year’s telethon in Norway, an annual event, raised over 225 million Norwegian kroner for CARE’s work in strengthening women’s rights. Gender equality and women’s empowerment aren’t just goals in themselves: achieving those goals will reduce poverty and lower the risk of armed conflict.'

The United Nations Security Council Unanimously Adopts New Resolution On Women, Peace and Security

​On Tuesday 29 October, the United Nations Security Council unanimously adopted Resolution 2493 (2019). It is the 10th resolution to be adopted under the normative framework of Women, Peace and Security (WPS) by the Security Council since the landmark resolution 1325 in 2000. Resolution 2493 urges member states to commit to implementing the nine previously adopted resolutions. The resolution was initiated by South Africa. 

Deadline 30 October: PRIO Seeks University of Oslo Master's Students for Spring 2020

​​Since 2016, the University of Oslo (UiO) and PRIO have been engaged in a strategic partnership. As a vital part of this collaborative relationship, up to ten UiO master's students each year are offered a place within the vibrant, international and interdisciplinary research environment on peace and conflict at PRIO. Students from any and all UiO faculties and departments are welcome to apply. Students based at Dept. of Archaeology, Conservation and History (IAKH ), Dept. of Culture Studies and Oriental Languages (IKOS ), and the Norwegian Centre for Human Rights (NCHR ) with which PRIO has active collaboration agreements, are especially encouraged to apply.

Launch of the Second Edition of the Women, Peace and Security Index at the United Nations

​The second edition of the Global Women, Peace and Security Index was successfully launched at United Nations Headquarters in New York on 22 October. The Index has been developed by the Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security (GIWPS) in collaboration with the PRIO Centre on Gender, Peace and Security. PRIO GPS Centre director Torunn L. Tryggestad spoke at the event.