25 Years After the War: Bajgora, Kosovo finally safe for farmers and tourists
NPA started its operations in Kosovo in 1999, and the initial project was phased out in 2001.
NPA reengaged in Kosovo in 2014 to initially focus on cluster munitions contamination in northern municipalities, after the same work had been done in southern municipalities of Serbia.
Most casualties (77 %) were recorded between 1999 and 2000, owing to the return of refugees and displaced persons immediately following the war.
According to KMAC, as of January 2025, approximately 6.67 km2 of land remains contaminated with cluster munitions.
NPA is currently deploying five cluster munitions clearance teams, being of mixed gender and ethnicity, and supported from the operational base in the town of Mitrovica.
NPA’s mine action activities in Kosovo are throughout 2025 funded by the Government of Norway, the European Union, the Swiss Embassy, and the Embassy of Japan. In the past, NPA Kosovo was also funded by the NRK’s Telethon, and the U.S. Department of State US DoS - PM/WRA.
