Mine Action and Disarmament
30 years of Mine Action
2022 marked the 30th anniversary for the Norwegian People's Aid's first mine clearance intervention in Cambodia. Today, the organisation has grown to become one of the world's largest humanitarian mine clearance operators - with programmes in 20 countries.
23 Jan 2023
Mine Action and Disarmament
Tender Announcement: Partnership to Develop and Manufacture Improved Personal Protective Equipment
The purpose of this partnership is to develop and produce the “next generation of mine action PPE” which is more ergonomic for women, more resistant to environmental degradation and potentially more protective.
13 Jan 2023
Mine Action and Disarmament
Tender Announcement: Partnership for Disposal of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) in Mine Action
Partnership for Low Cost, Scalable and Environmentally-Friendly Disposal of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) in Mine Action
13 Jan 2023
Mine Action and Disarmament
APPRECIATION FROM VIETNAM AUTHORITIES TO NORWEGIAN PEOPLE’S AID
Certificates of Merit from Vietnam Authorities in 2022 to Norwegian People's Aid
23 Dec 2022
Mine Action and Disarmament
82 countries write history in Dublin by endorsing declaration against the use of explosive weapons in populated areas
Last week, as Russia continued bombing Ukrainian cities, a number of states were gathered in Dublin to adopt a new international agreement to better protect civilians against the use of explosive weapons in populated areas (EWIPA).
21 Nov 2022
Mine Action and Disarmament
NPA Vietnam hosts special visitors from Norway
NPA's Director of Mine Action and Disarmament and Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (NMFA)'s Senior Advisor paid a visit to NPA Vietnam programme
11 Nov 2022
Mine Action and Disarmament
Completion of Non-Technical Survey of Galdogob District, Puntland, Somalia
On 8 November 2022, NPA Somalia's Programme Country Director Mr Robert Iga Afedra handed over Non-Technical Survey (NTS) completion reports for Galdogob District, Puntland State, to the Director of the Somalia Explosives Management Authority (SEMA) Puntland Office, Mr Mohamed Musse Jama.
10 Nov 2022
Mine Action and Disarmament
Successful celebration of NPA's 15-year anniversary in Vietnam
NPA Vietnam celebrates 15 years of success
03 Nov 2022
Mine Action and Disarmament
Call for tenders: Researchers for Nuclear Weapons Ban Monitor
Norwegian People’s Aid (NPA) calls for tenders for senior research consultancy services for the production of the 2022 edition of the Nuclear Weapons Ban Monitor.
29 Sep 2022
Mine Action and Disarmament
44 national and international NGOs call for renewal and expansion of truce in Yemen
With the current truce agreement set to expire on 2 October 2022, humanitarian organisations remind all parties to the conflict that the future of the people of Yemen is in their hands.
29 Sep 2022
Mine Action and Disarmament
NPA QUANG BINH WELCOMES THE UNITED STATES DELEGATION
The US Deputy Assistant Secretary for Programs and Operations visits Quang Binh
19 Sep 2022
Mine Action and Disarmament
US Delegation visited NPA Vietnam
NPA Vietnam was pleased to welcome Ambassador Bonnie Denise Jenkins, Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security at the United States Department of State, and an accompanying diplomatic delegation, to Quang Tri province on 9 September 2022.
12 Sep 2022