PRIO Centre on Gender, Peace and Security

07/10/2025

The seminar on Digitalization and Women’s (Dis)empowerment in India brings together researchers of India and Indian researchers to discuss India’s digi ...

18/09/2025

Today PRIO's new director shared the updated PRIO Director's list of worthy candidates for the Nobel Peace Prize 2025. We are happy to see that Women's International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF) still features on the list!

The Director of the Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO), Nina Græger, announced her updated list today for the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize.

24/06/2025

🌍 June 24 is the International Day of Women in Diplomacy — a chance to recognize the power of representation and the deeper impact of inclusion.

At the UN Security Council, more women ambassadors over the past decade have brought about not just visible change, but a quieter transformation in diplomatic practice.

🤝 From building trust across national lines to fostering more inclusive dialogue and working methods, these women are subtly reshaping how decisions are made at the highest levels.

Read more in a new PRIO blog to discover how women ambassadors are reshaping diplomacy at the UN Security Council. Torunn L. Tryggestad Anna Marie Obermeier Asha Ali

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

09/05/2025

This week, the PRIO Centre on Gender, Peace and Security co-hosted the 25th Anniversary Conference on Women, Peace and Security (WPS) together with Forum 1325—a network of Norwegian civil society organisations.
Held in Oslo, the conference brought together global leaders, activists, researchers, and policymakers to reflect on the progress of the WPS agenda and its future amid growing global challenges such as democratic backsliding, protracted conflict, and increasing restrictions on civic space.
Key topics included inclusive peacebuilding, prevention of sexual and gender-based violence, and the resilience of grassroots feminist movements. A joint civil society statement capturing the conference’s recommendations will be presented at the upcoming Norway–Japan WPS Focal Points Network meeting in Oslo next week.

05/05/2025

UN Security Council Resolution 1325 was a landmark moment — the first time the UN recognised women’s crucial role in conflict prevention, resolution, and peacebuilding.
As we mark 25 years of UNSCR 1325, the Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO) is working closely with civil society partners to reaffirm the goals of the Women, Peace and Security agenda and push for meaningful, lasting change in how peace is made — and who gets to make it.
's Deputy Director and Director of the GPS Centre, Torunn L. Tryggestad, shares why still matters 25 years on. The GPS Centre is marking the anniversary by working with civil society to push for women’s full participation in peace processes

02/05/2025

Together with partners in Forum1325, the PRIO Centre on Gender, Peace and Security is co-hosting the 25th Anniversary Conference of UN Security Council Resolution 1325 in Oslo, 5–6 May 2025.

We look forward to important conversations next week as we mark 25 years of the Women, Peace and Security Agenda. In today’s climate of growing instability, we urgently need to center women in peace processes — not sideline them.

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

06/02/2025

📢 Exciting News from PRIO!

We are thrilled to announce that Nina Græger has been appointed as PRIO’s next Director, from July. With a distinguished career in international relations and security studies, she is set to lead PRIO into a new era of cutting-edge peace research.

"It is a profound honour to take the helm at PRIO, an institution that has been at the forefront of peace and conflict research for over six decades," says Græger.

Read more about Nina Græger here ➡️ https://www.prio.org/news/3597

28/01/2025

The PRIO Director Henrik Urdal's List for the 2025 is just announced, and we are particularly excited about Women's International League for Peace and Freedom being on the list!
The complete list can be found in the below post.

The Director of PRIO, Henrik Urdal, announced his list today for the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize, with Sudan's Emergency Response Rooms topping the list.