Jenny Nortvedt
Junior Research FellowJenny Nortvedt is a Junior Research Fellow in the Research Group on Peace, Conflict and Development at NUPI.
Nortvedt has a master’s degree in political science and a BA in international relations from the University of Oslo. The subject of her master’s thesis was how small states can achieve influence in the UN Security Council.
Nortvedt has work experience from the University of Oslo, Civita and from the Norwegian Permanent mission to the UN in New York. Her main research interests include the UN, peace operations, women, peace and security, climate and security and diplomacy.
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: Academic literature review
Female Participation in Peacebuilding Efforts in Africa: A Review of Recent Academic Contributions
2021The year 2020 marked the 20th anniversary of the unanimous adoption of the United Nations (UN) Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security. Since the adoption of Resolution 1325 and the resolutions that followed, which now constitute the WPS normative framework, a substantial body of... -
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Fact sheets and appendices
11.03.2021Here is the complete collection of fact sheets and appendices to the fact sheet from the Climate-related Peace and Security Risks (CPSR) project. -
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How does climate change affect peace and security in South Sudan?
11.03.2021How does climate change affect peace and security in South Sudan? -
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The impact of climate change on peace and security in Somalia
04.02.2021A new collaborative NUPI-SIPRI project examines how climate change affect peace and security in states and regions on the UN Security Council's agenda. On 4 February, the project launched its first fact sheet, looking into Somalia. -
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: Report
Climate, Peace and Security Fact Sheet: Somalia
Somalia is highly susceptible to the effects of climate change and extreme weather. Without anticipatory preventive approaches, these factors are likely to exacerbate existing vulnerabilities and reduce the people’s livelihood options, which in turn may have negative impacts for stability and security... -
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Climate, Peace and Security Fact Sheet: Somalia
03.02.2021Somalia is highly susceptible to the effects of climate change and extreme weather. Without anticipatory preventive approaches, these factors are likely to exacerbate existing vulnerabilities and reduce the people’s livelihood options, which in turn may have negative impacts for stability and security... -
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The impact of climate change on peace and security in Somalia
04.02.2021A new collaborative NUPI-SIPRI project examines how climate change affect peace and security in states and regions on the UN Security Council's agenda. On 4 February, the project launched its first fact sheet, looking into Somalia. -
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: Interview
VG forklarer: Dette blir Norges rolle i FNs sikkerhetsråd
Fra og med 1. januar er Norge en del av FNs sikkerhetsråd. Hva kan de gjøre der? -
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Framing Peace Operations in a Changing Global Landscape
07.12.2020Today is the first day of this year’s Virtual Challenges Annual Forum VCAF20, which runs from 7 to 11 December 2020, with the overarching theme “Framing Peace Operations in a Changing Global Landscape”. The Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI) is co-hosting the event together with the... -
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: Report
Performance of Peace Operations
How should we assess and improve the performance of peace operations? This is the topic of the third dialogue strand of VCAF20. UN peace operations are under growing pressure to increase performance and enhance mandate delivery. This background paper assesses recent research into the effectiveness and... -
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What's next for the Women, Peace and Security Agenda (WPS)?
29.10.20202020 marks the 20th anniversary of Security Council Resolution 1325. But the important Women, Peace and Security agenda seem to have had a backlash in recent years. -
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: Interview
Dette kan bli dilemmaer for Norge som medlem av i Sikkerhetsrådet
(Available in Norwegian only): Som et lite land i FNs sikkerhetsråd kan Norge havne i en rekke dilemmaer. Her er noen av dem. -
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: Interview
Norge bør være en tydeligere stemme
If Norway wins a seat in the UN Security Council a firm voice and alternative alliances is needed in order to achieve central objectives. -
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: Report
Multilateral Cooperation and Climate-related Security and Development Risks
On 3 and 4 March 2020, a sub-regional meeting was hosted by Senegal and Norway in Dakar. The meeting formed part of an ongoing special initiative by African and Nordic countries to strengthen multilateral cooperation and a rules-based international order. The topic of this meeting was “multilateral cooperation... -
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: Interview
Sluttspurt for Norge. Kjemper om plass i Sikkerhetsrådet
Forskningsassistent Jenny Nortvedt og Utenriksminister Ine Eriksen Søreide om Norges kandidatur til FNs sikkerhetsråd og småstaters mulige innflytelse. -
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: Report
Female Peacekeepers and Operational Effectiveness in UN Peace Operations.
More women are needed in UN peace operations, both on the grounds of equality and performance. March 2020 survey data and empirical evidence from the Effectiveness of Peace Operations Network (EPON) highlight the importance of greater gender parity in UN peace operations for missions to successfully... -
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: Report
Unity in Goals, Diversity in Means - and the discourse on female peacekeepers in UN peace operations.
Gender parity at all levels in the UN, as a means towards gender equality, is a two-decades old commitment, reflecting core values as old as the UN itself. Despite this, progress on increasing the number of female peacekeepers has been slow and uneven, particularly in uniformed roles – but also in peace... -
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How is the COVID-19 pandemic affecting the Africa-Europe partnership?
20.05.2020It is already clear that the COVID-19 pandemic has the potential to significantly disrupt the political, economic and social fabric in Africa and Europe, but how will it affect the relationship between Africa and Europe? -
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Sustaining Peace in the time of COVID-19
12.05.2020NUPI is present with several events at the Stockholm Forum on Peace and Development. See them all here! -
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: Report
The Impact of Covid-19 on the Women, Peace and Security Agenda.
• Women appear to be disproportionately affected by Covid-19 • Pushback on global commitment to gender equality • Gender equality and human development are correlated: focussing on gender equality will have a catalytic effect on the SDGs • The increasing strain on peace operations is likely to have...