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Rødningen, Ida & Siri Aas Rustad ​A growing body of literature explores the causes and consequences of ceasefires, but within this body, little scholarly attention is paid to the role of women in...

Disarmament is seen as a key means of preventing conflict recurrence. Women are disproportionately affected by weapons: small arms and light weapons used during conflict are often used post-conflict...

Stamnes, Eli; & Cedric de Coning Executive Summary Brief Points The process leading up to the signing of the Revitalised Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in the Republic of South Sudan...

Jensehaugen, Jørgen; Kristoffer Lidén & Isabel Bramsen Limiting the number of parties and reducing external interference in peace mediation used to be considered the recipe for success. Yet, this...

Isabel Bramsen Executive Summary Brief Points The Colombian peace agreement is one of the most inclusive, progressive and comprehensive in history, not least when it comes to gender inclusivity. The...

Overview Women’s inclusion, justice, and security are more critical than ever in the midst of a pandemic that has wreaked havoc around the world. This year’s global report, the third since the...

Executive Summary Brief Points Civil society organizations in Guatemala participated in the peace process between the government and the URNG with their inputs through the Assembly of Civil Society...

Nicholas Marsh Júlia Palik Disarmament is often characterized as a necessary condition for peace to prevail in the aftermath of civil conflicts. Yet implementation is contingent on what has been...

Pavel K. Baev Shifts in regional impacts on the Syrian conflict zone determined Russia’s flexible stance in the debates in the UN Security Council on the issue of humanitarian aid. The compromise...

The Syrian conflict has entered its Brief Points second decade, and while fighting has subsided, the prospects for an inclusive settlement remain grim. With 6.7 million registered refugees, Syrians...

Bala Akal, Ayşe & Maria Gabrielsen Jumbert (2021) ​The European Union appears to often look to Australia as a country that has successfully managed to seal its – maritime – borders and control...

Anstorp, Henrik Buljo & Cindy Horst (2021) ​How is accountability practiced and conceptualized among different humanitarian actors? The humanitarian system has long been understood as the sole domain...

Strand, Håvard & Håvard Hegre (2021) Trends in Armed Conflict, 1946–2020, Conflict Trends, 3. Oslo: PRIO. 2020 provided ample evidence that conflict resolution is a long-term venture, as the year was...

Who is best placed to guarantee edu- Brief Points cation to children whose educational path has been disrupted by armed conflict and flight? Displacement situations are mostly protracted, and yet...

Aid Transparency versus Violation of Privacy? The World Food Programme’s (WFP) Brief Points use of biometrics in Yemen is a prime example of challenges related to the use of biometric solutions in...

by Madhav Joshi and Louise Olsson One year ago, on February 29, 2020, the Doha Agreement was signed between the United States and the Taliban. This agreement outlines a process for a gradual...

Nagel, Robert; Ragnhild Nordås; Gudrun Østby; Siri Aas Rustad & Andreas Forø Tollefsen (2021) Children at Risk of Wartime Sexual Violence, 1990–2019, Conflict Trends, 1. Oslo: PRIO. In 2019,...

Strand, Håvard; Siri Aas Rustad; Håvard Mokleiv Nygård & Håvard Hegre (2020) Trends in Armed Conflict, 1946–2019, Conflict Trends, 8. Oslo: PRIO. Brief Points The number of state-based armed...

Østby, Gudrun; Siri Aas Rustad & Andreas Forø Tollefsen (2020) Children Affected by Armed Conflict, 1990–2019, Conflict Trends, 6. Oslo: PRIO. Brief Points The number of children living in conflict...

Par Bintu Zahara Sakor RÉSUMÉ ANALYTIQUE La multiplication, sous diverses formes, de conflits violents en Afrique subsaharienne a amené les chercheurs et les responsables politiques à s’interroger...