Reference group for Norway's membership in the UN Security Council

2021 - 2022 (Ongoing)

Norway has a seat in the UN Security Council in 2021 - 2022. Through this project we will facilitate meetings with the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs to discuss important strategic issues.

Project Manager

Niels Nagelhus Schia
Senior Research Fellow, Head of NUPI's Centre for Cyber Security Studies

Themes

Peace operations Security policy Human rights Conflict resolution Climate Development policy Humanitarian issues Diplomacy International economics International organizations United Nations Cyber Sårbare stater Globalisering

This reference group has been established in cooperation with PRIO and the Norwegian MFA to facilitate a set of meetings between researchers and the MFA on issues of strategic importance during the two-year period of Norway’s seat at the Council.

Funding program

The project is funded by the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Participants

Ulf Sverdrup
Director

External

Henrik Urdal, PRIO
Louise Olsson, PRIO
Andreas Løvold, UD
Vegar Andreassen, UD

Events

Mon 10 May 2021

Belarus: At the Height of Mobilisation and Repression

Time: 13:00 Location: Microsoft Teams
Nine months after the massive political protests started as a reaction to the 2020 presidential elections, this webinar examines the state of the political crisis in Belarus.
Fri 28 May 2021

Mixed Signals: What Putin Says about Gender Equality

Funding program

The project is funded by the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.