The Norwegian People's Aid's first demining operations took place in Cambodia in 1992. Today, NPA covers the full life-cycle of weapons and ammunitions – with interventions to protect civilians before, during and after conflict.
20 Mine Action Programmes are ongoing in Africa, Asia, Latin America, the Balkans and the Middle East.
Parallel to clearing landmines and explosives, NPA has taken a forward-leading role in civil society's push for states to negotiate, adopt, adhere to, and implement international weapons treaties such as the Antipersonnel Mine Ban Treaty (MBT), the Convention on Cluster Munitions (CCM) and the Treaty on the prohibition of nuclear weapons (TPNW).
Since 1992, we have removed more than 2 million anti-personnel landmines and explosive remnants of war in 40 countries, freeing 1 billion square metres of land for productive use.
Achievements 2021
News and updates
30 years of Mine Action
82 countries write history in Dublin by endorsing declaration against the use of explosive weapons in populated areas
Successful celebration of NPA's 15-year anniversary in Vietnam
Ready to clear mines in Ukraine: On a scale that no one has seen since World War II
What we do
Demining
NPA clears landmines and cluster bombs left after war and conflict. Since we started up operations in 1992, we have cleared one billion square metres of land and removed over 2 million landmines and explosives in 40 countries. Read more...
Advocacy
NPA is highly engaged in advocacy work and civil society's push for international weapons treaties such as the Mine Ban Treaty, the Convention on Cluster Munitions and the Treaty on the prohibition of nuclear weapons. Read more...
Conflict Preparedness and Protection (CPP)
The use of explosive weapons in populated places causes extreme suffering. NPA empowers civilians with the tools and knowledge they need to be better prepared and protected. Read more...
Explosive Ordnance Risk Education
NPA conducts Risk Education in mine-affected communities so that people can stay safe until land has been cleared. Risk Education allow people to live and work as safely as possible in the face of explosive weapons. Read more...
Arms Management and Destruction
NPA assists states in the management and safe destruction of arms. Weapons and ammunition that are not properly secured and destroyed, can potentially have fatal consequences for civilians. Read more...
Environmental Mainstreaming
NPA has taken the lead on environmental protection in the Mine Action and Disarmament sector, adopting new ways of working to minimize the environmental impact of survey and disposal methods. Read more...