Nora Kristine Stai

Nora Kristine Stai left PRIO in 2022. The information on this page is kept for historical reasons.

Email: norsta@prio.org

Mobile phone: (+47) 902 06 126

Research Interests

Diplomacy
Women, Peace and Security
Civil-Military Relations
Military Technologies

Nora Kristine Stai
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News & events
Publications

Book chapter

2025

Gender and Diplomacy. Palgrave Macmillan

Women Ambassadors in the UN Security Council: Are They Shaping the Practice of Diplomacy?

Book chapter in Gender and Diplomacy: Critical Junctures, Innovations and Future Research Directions

News

Tuesday, 30 Aug 2022

From the Fifth High-Level Seminar in Oslo. Taral Jansen

UN High-Level Seminar on Gender and Inclusive Mediation Strategies

This week PRIO is organizing the 11th UN High-Level Seminar on Gender and Inclusive Mediation Strategies.

Policy brief

2022

One year on: Norway and the Women, Peace and Security agenda in the UN Security Council

GPS Policy Brief

News

Tuesday, 22 Feb 2022

Nordic Women Mediators Network Hosts Closed Lecture Series

In January and February, the PRIO GPS Centre – as operational partner to the Nordic Women Mediators (NWM) – contributed to organizing a series of monthly lectures for NWM members, with the aim of providing insights on ongoing peace processes and peacebuilding efforts.

News

Monday, 3 Jan 2022

Nora Kristine Stai is the New Coordinator of the PRIO GPS Centre

As of January 3rd, Nora Kristine Stai has taken over for Johanne Rokke Elvebakken as Coordinator of the PRIO GPS Centre.

News

Friday, 16 Apr 2021

Norwegian soldiers loading cargo into Hercules C-130J at Gao airport in Mali. The pciture is taken in February 2021. Onar Digernes Aase / Forsvaret

New Policy Brief on "Breaking Down Barriers for Norway’s Deployment of Military Women"

"Despite international and national commitments to increase the number of female soldiers participating in peacekeeping missions, the Norwegian Armed Forces deploy relatively few women to United Nations peacekeeping operations each year.

Policy brief

2021

Breaking down barriers for Norway’s deployment of military women

GPS Policy Brief

News

Friday, 2 Sep 2022

11th High-Level Seminar in Oslo. Photo: PRIO / Nancy Bundt

UN High-Level Seminar Successfully Convened in Oslo

This week, PRIO organized the 11th UN High-Level Seminar on Gender and Inclusive Mediation Strategies at Soria Moria Hotel in Oslo.

News

Wednesday, 24 Aug 2022

The GPS Centre Co-Hosts a Breakfast Seminar on Women Mediators with the South African Embassy

In an effort to shed light on the important role of women mediators at the grassroots level, the South African Embassy in Oslo and the PRIO Centre on Gender, Peace and Security co-hosted a breakfast seminar entitled, "Women Mediators Capacity Building Programs: An Effective Tool in Grassroots Mediation".

News

Friday, 25 Mar 2022

New Policy Brief on Norway and the Women, Peace and Security Agenda in the UN Security Council

January 2022 marked the halfway point in Norway’s two-year membership in the United Nations Security Council (UNSC).

News

Friday, 4 Feb 2022

GPS Centre Webinar on Norway’s Work on the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) Agenda in the Security Council

On February 4th, the PRIO GPS Centre hosted a webinar on Norway's work on the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) Agenda in the UN Security Council.

News

Friday, 17 Dec 2021

December Issue of Gender, Peace and Security Update is Out

The PRIO Gender, Peace and Security Update (GPS Update) is an electronic newsletter launched by the PRIO Centre on Gender, Peace and Security in response to growing interest among the public for information about Gender, Peace and security Issues.

Current projects

Project

Nov 2015 –

Nordic Women Mediators – Norway (NWM-Norway)

Led by Torunn L. Tryggestad.

Project

Jan 2013 –

High-Level Seminars on Gender and Inclusive Mediation Processes

Led by Torunn L. Tryggestad.