Recent News

Launch in Bamako of PRIO Paper on Women’s Participation in Peace and Reconciliation Processes in Mali

Monday, 24 Jun 2019

On 20 June, the PRIO Paper on Women's Participation in Peace and Reconciliation Processes in Mali was launched in Bamako, Mali. The launch was well-attended by representatives from a broad spectrum of organizations. Approximately 50 representatives from UN entities, embassies, NGOs, civil society organizations, women's organizations, and the Malian research community attended the launch.

Torunn L. Tryggestad Appointed Member of Kilden’s Advisory Board

Wednesday, 19 Jun 2019

Torunn L. Tryggestad was recently appointed member of a the newly established Kilden's Advisory Board. Tryggestad is Deputy Director at PRIO and Director of the PRIO GPS Centre. Furthermore, Tryggestad is a senior researcher with gendered dimensions of international conflict, the UN system and UN member states in policy development, and the normative framework of Women, Peace and Security among her thematic focus areas.

PRIO Global Fellow Jacqui True awarded the FTGS Eminent Scholar Award 2020

Wednesday, 12 Jun 2019

Professor Jacqui True has been awarded the International Studies Association (ISA)'s 2020 Eminent Scholar Award in the International Relations sub-field of Feminist Theory and Gender Studies (FTGS).

PRIO GPS hosts third annual meeting of Gender/Women, Peace and Security Centres

Friday, 07 Jun 2019

On 5 and 6 June, representatives from five Gender/Women, Peace and Security Centres and Institutes met in Oslo for a third annual consortium meeting. During the meeting the centres discussed joint activities and shared topics of interests. The representatives also attended PRIO's 60^th Anniversary Week events.

Nordic Women Mediators-Norway meet with the Minister of Foreign Affairs

Wednesday, 29 May 2019

This morning, the Norwegian Minister of Foreign Affairs Ine Eriksen Søreide met with representatives from the Nordic Women Mediators - Norway (NWM-Norway) network. At the meeting Eriksen Søreide received the official outcome document from the 2018 NWM Annual Meeting in Copenhagen, a letter addressed to all the five Nordic Ministers for Foreign Affairs.