Peace NGOs in Uncertain Times: Navigating Transparency and Inclusivity During Trump’s Second Term

On May 20, PRIO hosted a seminar on how education can enable refugees and communities to build durable futures when there is great uncertainty about where these futures will be. Recognizing the protracted nature of refugee situations, the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) prioritizes the integration of refugees into the national education systems of host countries. How does this strategy work in practice for refugee children, when education systems focus on creating national citizens of the future? What aspirations do pupils, their communities, teachers, national authorities and donors have for refugee education? Drawing on findings from the REBuilD project, this conference explored these questions with the aim to reimagine what education can offer refugees and nation-states. SpeakersCindy Horst, Research Professor, PRIOHassan Aden, Doctoral Candidate/ Doctoral Researcher, University of Gothenburg / PRIOAbdirahman Edle (Ali), Doctoral Candidate, Institute for Development Studies (IDS), Nairobi and University of CopenhagenAnne Marie Eiby, Teacher, Kuben Secondary School in OsloRonit Cohen, Senior Education Advisor, Save the ChildrenMarte Nilsen, Senior Researcher, PRIOFor more information about this event, please visit: https://www.prio.org/events/8935 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

20 Touko 20221h 37min

On May 12, PRIO hosted a panel discussing measures to prevent human trafficking in the context of the war in Ukraine, between volunteers' crucial assistance and governments' measures to control and gain oversight. The discussion focused on raising awareness around the power dynamics at play between the refugees, citizen-led volunteer networks and organizations, and governments' tools both for facilitating these forms of assistance and for preventing human trafficking, against the background of ongoing reception efforts of people fleeing Ukraine. SpeakersEdi Mujaj, Senior Adviser, Task Force Against Trafficking in Human Beings (TF-THB), Council of the Baltic Sea States SecretariatGuri Tyldum, Researcher at FAFOJan Austad, Norwegian Ministry of JusticeDespina F. Johansen, Director of Operations, Dråpen i HavetFatou Diallo Ndiaye, Chief of Mission, IOM NorwayThe panel was chaired by Maria Gabrielsen Jumbert, Research Director at the Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO). For more information about this event, please visit: https://www.prio.org/events/8941 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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On May 6, PRIO hosted an open lecture with the leader of democratic Belarus Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya who spoke on how the war in Ukraine is affecting the situation in Belarus, and how the pro-democracy movement in the country reacts to the war. What are the possible implications for the Lukashenko regime and for the pro-democracy forces in Belarus?The lecture was followed by a comment by PRIO Research Professor Pavel Beav on the impact of the developments in Belarus in the anti-war sentiments and activities in Russia. For more information about this event, please visit: https://www.prio.org/events/8939 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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On April 26, PRIO hosted a discussion reflecting on the questions of what explains the rise in Islamist rebel groups, and how Islamist insurgencies develop. In this discussion, we critically engaged with the account that incomplete modernization prepares the ground for Islamist groups, looked at its applicability to other cases, and examined its possible implications for policy-makers and practitioners. SpeakersMikael Hiberg Naghizadeh, Doctoral Researcher, Department of Politics and International Relations, University of OxfordStig Jarle Hansen, Professor, Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU)Marianne Dahl, Senior Researcher, Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO)Opening remarks from Kristian Berg Harpviken, Research Professor and Director of the PRIO Middle East Centre. The seminar is part of the series MidEast Breakfast organized by PRIO's Middle East Centre.For more information about this event, please visit: https://www.prio.org/events/8933 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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On April 19, PRIO hosted on how the worldwide energy crisis, triggered by the war in Ukraine, has major repercussions in the Middle East. The energy shock poses challenges to those wealthy countries that are pursuing a shift away from their dependence on oil and gas resources, as well as to those struggling economies that rely on energy imports. For the region's energy exporters, the crisis - at least temporarily - brings large economic gains and political leverage. SpeakersPavel Baev, Research Professor, Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO)Harry Tzimitras, Research Professor and Director of the PRIO Cyprus CentreMathilde Becker Aarseth, Post-Doctoral Researcher, Department of Culture Studies and Oriental Languages, University of OsloOpening remarks from Kristian Berg Harpviken, Research Professor and Director of the PRIO Middle East Centre. The seminar is part of the series MidEast Breakfast organized by PRIO's Middle East Center.For more information about this event, please visit: https://www.prio.org/events/8932 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

19 Huhti 20221h 29min

On March 8, PRIO hosted a panel discussion with UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi on how the international community can work together to protect and assist refugees and to find durable solutions to increasingly complex displacement situations. The panelists also discussed the space and place for refugee participation in shaping these processes and outcomes.For more information about this event, please visit: https://www.prio.org/events/8921 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

8 Maalis 20221h 29min