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Da Norge gikk ut av Sikkerhetsrådet 31. desember 2022, hadde landet lagt bak seg to år med det som av observatører blir beskrevet som en «diplomatisk bragd». Til tross for pandemi og et svært vanskelig samarbeidsklima mellom vetomaktene, klarte Norge sammen med andre valgte medlemmer å bygge allianser, forhandle og manøvrere. Norge gjorde seg særlig bemerket i FN-miljøet i New York med å iverksette en rekke tiltak for å styrke Sikkerhetsrådets arbeid på temaområdet «kvinner, fred og sikkerhet» (KFS). Gjennom systematisk og målrettet arbeid bidro blant annet Norge til å øke andelen kvinner som holder orienteringer for Sikkerhetsrådet, og å styrke operasjonaliseringen av tidligere forpliktelser på kvinners rettigheter og deltakelse i FNs operative virksomhet. Denne arbeidsmetodikken bidro ikke bare til å effektivisere Sikkerhetsrådets arbeid med KFS, men også til å styrke Norges internasjonale status som foregangsland på dette temaområdet.
Abstract in English:"Women, Peace and Security" in the UN Security Council:Norwegian Efforts and Status-buildingWhen Norway left the UN Security Council on 31 December 2022, observers described Norway's two years on the Council as a "diplomatic feat". Despite the pandemic and a very hostile diplomatic climate between the veto powers, Norway, together with other elected members, managed to build alliances, negotiate and maneuver. Within the UN system and in the diplomatic community in New York, Norway was acknowledged in particular for initiating a number of measures to strengthen the UN Security Council's work on "Women, Peace and Security" (WPS). By working systematically and targeted, Norway contributed, among other things, to increasing the number of women briefers to the Council, and to strengthening the operationalization of previous commitments on WPS in the UN's operational activities. Not only did the Norwegian way of operating help streamline the UN Security Council's work on WPS, it also contributed to strengthen Norway's international status as a leading country in this thematic area.

This article examines the role played by small states in the promotion or reinforcement of new ideas and emerging norms within international society. More specifically, it examines the role played by Norway in reinforcing the normative framework of 'women, peace and security', with a particular view to Norway's first period of membership in the United Nations Peacebuilding Commission. Norway is regarded internationally as one of the lead countries in terms of promoting women's rights in relation to peace and security. The article discusses four possible reasons that may explain Norway's apparent suitability and effectiveness as a norm entrepreneur in this particular issue-area.

This volume deals with women's participation in international peacekeeping operations and what those operations might consider to be the role and circumstances of women, including those of the host society. Essays include: a theoretical perspective on women and war, highlighting the difference between post-modernist and universalist approaches to women's roles in peacemaking and conflict resolution, the role of women in military operations, the implications of the high levels of sexual violence in peacekeeping operations and the UN's gender policy for peacekeeping operations.