Mine Action and Disarmament
Ensuring safety for Syrian children - Rawan's journey
In the rural town of Al-Mu’allaqa in NAGHA the Damascus countryside, an area once filled with military stores and munitions has now become a source of grave concern for its inhabitants, particularly the children. With the recent upheaval in Syria, this site, once a military hub, has become a hazardous place, vulnerable to all residents, including innocent children.
12 Mar 2025
Mine Action and Disarmament
One explosive ordnance removed, more families are safe
Through these rapid and coordinated responses to EOD callouts from the community, NPA/RENEW continues its mission to safeguard lives and reduce the lingering dangers of wartime explosives in Quang Tri Province.
28 Feb 2025
Mine Action and Disarmament
Hope Restored: How Land Clearance Transformed the Farmer's Life
Chanthoeun is a 35-year-old resident of Vorng village in Cambodia. Born in this village, Chanthoeun had to relocate to another province due to his father's military obligations. However, in 2013, after marrying his wife Sopheap, he returned to his hometown with a dream of cultivating cashew trees on his land.
25 Feb 2025
Empowering Communities: The Lifesaving Impact of Risk Education in Cambodia
When Moch So Kheang first started working in the village, the community was unaware of The Cambodian Mine Action Centre. "People didn’t know about us and our operations. Sometimes, they wouldn’t even let us in their land," she recalls.
25 Feb 2025
Temporary restart of some mine clearance projects supported by the US
Norwegian People's Aid has been informed by the US Department of State (USDOS) that work in some projects supported by the US can be temporarily resumed.
25 Feb 2025
A New Dawn for Agriculture in Ratanakiri: Mrs. Thung Phoeurn’s Journey to Safety
After 25 years of living with the constant threat of unexploded ordnance, Mrs. Thung Phoeurn and her community in Ban Pong Village, Ratanakiri, can finally expand their agricultural activities without fear. This remarkable transformation is thanks to the dedicated efforts of the Norwegian People’s Aid (NPA), which has been working tirelessly in the region since 2013.
15 Feb 2025
Clearing the Path to Safety: Norwegian People's Aid Demining Efforts in Ukraine
Since 2014, Ukraine has been heavily impacted by armed conflict, notably after Russia's annexation of Crimea. The situation escalated significantly on February 24, 2022, when Russia launched a large-scale military operation targeting Ukraine’s eastern, southern, and central regions. The invasion has been marked by widespread use of explosive weapons, including landmines, cluster munitions, and aerial bombings, posing a severe threat to civilian lives.
15 Feb 2025
Mine Action and Disarmament
When the pumpkin is a bomb, and your nearsight recues you!
Sometimes bombs can lay for decades without anyone knowing
13 Feb 2025
The American funding freeze has severe consequences for Norwegian People's Aid and global Mine Action
The Norwegian People's Aid (NPA) has suspended all American-funded humanitarian mine action and disarmament activities in 12 countries and is laying off 1,700 of our staff following the American freeze in humanitarian funding. NPA’s Secretary General Raymond Johansen now fears that the world may witness a new landmine crisis.
11 Feb 2025
Bombies in the Coffee Fields: A Farmer’s Story
In the heart of Southern Laos, the remnants of a war long past continue to cast a shadow over the lives of its people. Mr. Khamla Vilaysaeng, a resilient farmer from Nonghinkhao village has often faced the hidden dangers of unexploded ordnance (UXO) on his land.
11 Feb 2025
The world according to a Ukrainian female deminer
Olena Postelniak is a deminer team leader and works for Norwegian People`s Aid (NPA) in Ukraine. She works in the minefields in the southern Oblast province of Mykolaiv in the south of Ukraine.
10 Feb 2025
Termination of activity on expiring US grants
On Friday, January 31, the NPA started terminating activity in three countries on three different US grants set to expire during the announced US review of foreign aid. Amongst other measures, notification of termination of certain contracts is being issued.
31 Jan 2025