Torunn L. Tryggestad

Senior Researcher

Email: torunn@prio.org

Mobile phone: +47 97 65 14 68

X: @TLTryggestad

Research Interests

Gender and inclusive mediation processes.
UN Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security.
The UN and international conflict resolution, conflict management and peacebuilding.
The emergence and diffusion of norms, with special emphasis on the normative framework of 'women, peace and security'.
The inter-play between civil society organizations, the UN system and UN member states in policy development.
Foreign policy and women in diplomacy

Torunn L. Tryggestad
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News & events
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Event

Monday, 27 Oct 2025 18:15–19:45 UTC+01

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

Livestream: The 2025 Global Women, Peace & Security Index launch

This year marks the 25th Anniversary of the UN Security Council Resolution 1325, which arrives amidst a global rise in backlash against women’s rights.

News

Monday, 8 Sep 2025

Hva skjer nå med kvinners rettigheter og muligheter globalt?. Photo: Utviklingsfondet

From Progress to Pushback: Confronting the Global Rollback on Gender Equality

On 4 September, GPS Centre Director Torunn L. Tryggestad participated in a roundtable in Oslo addressing the global status of women’s rights and gender equality.

Recorded event

Monday, 11 Aug 2025 15:00–15:45 UTC+02

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Globale tilbakeslag for kvinners rettigheter: Hva er Norges rolle?

2025 skulle bli det store jubileumsåret, der fremskritt skulle feires og strategier for videre framdrift diskuteres. I stedet er kvinners rettigheter og likestilling under økende press, og tilbakeslagene er mange og bekymringsfulle.

News

Tuesday, 3 Jun 2025

Participants of a two-day regional workshop on advancing the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda and supporting the implementation of United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1325 in Central Asia, with a focus on Turkmenistan, Ashgabat, 27 May 2025. Photo: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan

OSCE Workshop on Building Regional Cooperation on Women, Peace and Security in Central Asia

To strengthen the role of women in peacebuilding and security across Central Asia, the OSCE Gender Issues Programme organised a two-day regional workshop on 27–28 May in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan.

News

Friday, 9 May 2025

The UN High-Level Seminar gathered mediators, peacebuilders, and policymakers in Porvoo, Finland to discuss gender and inclusive mediation strategies. Photo: Maria Hossain Santto/ CMI

In Times of Rising Conflict, UN Seminar Showcases Inclusive Approaches to Peace Mediation

Mediators, peacebuilders and policymakers gathered in Porvoo, Finland for the 14th UN High-Level Seminar on Gender and Inclusive Mediation Strategies.

News

Tuesday, 29 Apr 2025

WPS conference banner. Illustration: PRIO

Oslo Conference to Mark 25 Years of UN Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security

PRIO’s Centre on Gender, Peace and Security is co-hosting a conference marking the 25th anniversary of UN Security Council Resolution 1325.

News

Friday, 11 Apr 2025

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

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

News

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.

Press release

Monday, 27 Oct 2025

New report raises alarm on lack of progress globally for women’s rights and wellbeing

Progress for women’s rights and wellbeing has stalled globally, according to the 2025/26 Women, Peace and Security Index launched today in New York.

News

Monday, 1 Sep 2025

Humanising IR and Politics of Care, EISA roundtable organised by Inger Skjelsbæk. Photo: PRIO

From Politics of Care to Nordic-Baltic Security: PRIO at the EISA Pan-European Conference

On 27–29 August, Torunn L. Tryggestad and Inger Skjelsbæk attended the Pan-European Conference of the European International Studies Association (EISA) in Bologna.

Comment

Tuesday, 24 Jun 2025

Security Council members at meeting on Liberia. Photo: UN Photo / Rick Bajornas

How do women ambassadors reshape diplomacy at the UN Security Council?

On the occasion of the International Day of Women in Diplomacy, 24 June.

News

Monday, 19 May 2025

Thematic Meeting of the Women, Peace and Security Focal Points Network (WPS-FPN). Photo: Håvard Bjelland

Global Leaders Meet in Oslo to Deepen Commitments to Women, Peace and Security

On 13 and 14 May 2025, global leaders, policymakers, and peacebuilders gathered in Oslo to reaffirm and advance commitments to the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda.

Event

5–6 May 2025

Oslo Conference to Mark 25 Years of UN Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security

PRIO’s Centre on Gender, Peace and Security is co-hosting a conference marking the 25th anniversary of UN Security Council Resolution 1325, together with Forum 1325. Held in Oslo on 5–6 May

News

Monday, 28 Apr 2025

Group Photo UN High-level Seminar on Gender and Inclusive Mediation Strategies 2025. Photo: Maria Hossain Santto / CMI

UN High-Level Seminar on Gender and Inclusive Mediation Strategies in Porvoo, Finland

From 23 to 25 April 2025, over two dozen senior mediation envoys, practitioners, and researchers from around the world convened in Porvoo, Finland, for the 14th UN High-Level Seminar on Gender and Inclusive Mediation Strategies.

News

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.

Event

Tuesday, 8 Oct 2024 17:00–19:00 UTC+02

Boklansering: «Sarajevos roser: Krigen i Bosnia og dens etterliv»

Velkommen til boklansering av Inger Skjelsbæks nye bok, hvor forfatteren vil presentere hvordan hun har brukt sin forskning om kjønn og seksuelle krigsforbrytelser som prisme for å undersøke en konflikt som fortsatt former verden.

Current projects

Project

Dec 2024 –

Survey on Attitudes Towards the Role of Women in Ukraine

Led by Eric Skoog. Funder: Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (NORAD).

Project

Jun 2021 – Dec 2026

EuroWARCHILD

Led by Inger Skjelsbæk. Funder: European Research Council.

Project

May 2017 –

Global Women, Peace and Security Index

Led by Siri Aas Rustad.

Project

Nov 2015 –

Nordic Women Mediators (NWM)

Led by Torunn L. Tryggestad.

Project

Nov 2015 –

Nordic Women Mediators – Norway (NWM-Norway)

Led by Torunn L. Tryggestad.

Project

Jan 2014 –

PhD Course on Gender, Peace and Security

Project

Feb 2013 –

Missing Peace Symposium. Illustration: USIP

Missing Peace Initiative

Led by Inger Skjelsbæk.

Project

Jan 2013 –

High-Level Seminars on Gender and Inclusive Mediation Processes

Led by Torunn L. Tryggestad.

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