Mine Action and Disarmament
NPA Vietnam support COVID-19 response in Quang Tri province
NPA has been assisting with driving frontline medical personnel to COVID-affected areas in Quang Tri, Vietnam
03 Oct 2021
Mine Action and Disarmament
Norwegian People's Aid deminer killed in landmine accident in Iraq
On Thursday 30 September 2021, a deminer from Norwegian People's Aid (NPA) died in a tragic demining accident in Iraq.
03 Oct 2021
Mine Action and Disarmament
Statement for the Second Review Conference to the Convention on Cluster Munitions: Part II
NPA statement for the Second Review Conference to the Convention on Cluster Munitions: Part II
20 Sep 2021
Mine Action and Disarmament
Statement by the Gender and Diversity Working Group
Gender and Diversity Working Group statement for the Second Review Conference of the Convention on Cluster Munitions
20 Sep 2021
Mine Action and Disarmament
Vietnam’s Ambassador to Norway visits NPA Head Office
NPA had the honor of hosting his Excellency Ambassador Le Hong Lam and Counsellor Nguyen Luong Giang in Oslo on 16. September.
16 Sep 2021
Mine Action and Disarmament
Mine Action Review virtual side event briefing
Mine Action Review monitors the of global efforts to survey and clear landmines and cluster munitions remnants.
09 Sep 2021
Mine Action and Disarmament
NPA cleares improvised minefields in Albuhayat village, Iraq
NPA cleares improvised minefields in Albuhayat village, Anbar Governorate, Iraq.
07 Sep 2021
Mine Action and Disarmament
Statement on Integrating Gender and the Diverse Needs of Affected Communities in Operational Planning and Prioritization
Effective and efficient clearance can only be achieved if designed and implemented in a g ender and diversity sensitive and responsive manner.
23 Jun 2021
Mine Action and Disarmament
Statement on Completion and Sustainable National Capacities
NPA urges all affected States Parties to demonstrate strong political will through active engagement, dedicated resources, and realistic implementation and completion plans to meet Article 5 of the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention.
23 Jun 2021
Mine Action and Disarmament
NPA's Provincial Programme Manager excelled in the Security Council
Norwegian People's Aid's Provincial Programme Manager in Vietnam, Nguyen Thi Dieu Linh, gave an expert opinion on demining in the UN Security Council in April 2021.
21 Jun 2021
Mine Action and Disarmament
Demining is A Job Full of Purpose - Part II
Hanin (21) and Mahdi (24) are two deminers who joined Norwegian People’s Aid Lebanon in June 2019 to clear explosive ordnance from contaminated land near the Syrian border in North-East Lebanon under a project funded by the European Union’s Instrument contributing to Stability and Peace (IcSP).
10 Jun 2021
Mine Action and Disarmament
Celebrated continued partnership with Norway in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Kosovo
NPA and the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (NMFA) have signed a 5-year contract for demining activities in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Kosovo.
10 Jun 2021