Where we work
Where we work
Where we work
Since 1992, NPA has cleared one billion square metres of land and removed more than 2 million landmines and explosives in 45 countries.

Angola
Mine Action and Disarmament in Angola

Somalia
Mine Action and Disarmament in Somalia

Zimbabwe
Mine Action and Disarmament in Zimbabwe

Cambodia
Mine Action and Disarmament in Cambodia

Lao People's Democratic Republic
Mine Action and Disarmament in Lao PDR

Palau
Nearly 80 years after the end of World War II, Palau is still contaminated with Explosive Remnants of War (ERW) on land and in the sea.

Thailand
Mine Action and Disarmament in Thailand

Tajikistan
Mine Action and disarmament in Tajikistan

Vietnam
Mine Action and Disarmament in Vietnam

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Mine Action and Disarmament in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Kosovo
Mine Action and Disarmament in Kosovo

Peru
NPA assists Peru with disposal of arms and ammunition, and destruction of stockpiled cluster bombs.

Afghanistan
Mine Action and Disarmament in Afghanistan

Iraq
Mine Action and Disarmament in Iraq

Lebanon
Mine Action and Disarmament in Lebanon

Syria
Mine Action and Disarmament in Syria

Yemen
NPA provide mine detection dogs (MDDs) capacity for the Yemen Executive Mine Action Centre (YEMAC)

Mozambique
Mozambique has vast, unknown quantities of poorly managed, unserviceable ammunition that pose a risk of unplanned explosions.

Ukraine
The humanitarian impact of the ongoing conflict and the extensive use of explosive weapons in populated areas in Ukraine has been unparalleled in Europe since the Second World War.
Clearance
Clearance
Clearance
NPA clears landmines, cluster munitions and explosive remnants of war

Mine Detection Dogs
NPA's breeding and training center for mine and explosive detection dogs in Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina is recognised as one of the best in the sector.
Stockpile Destruction
Policy
Policy
Policy
We take a leading role in the development of international weapons policies.

The Convention on Cluster Munitions
The Convention on Cluster Munitions is the international agreement prohibiting cluster munitions.

Explosive Weapons in Populated Areas (EWIPA)
Explosive weapons with wide-area effects are a major cause of harm to civilians when used in populated areas.

The Mine Ban Treaty
The Mine Ban Treaty was adopted in Oslo 1997, and entered into force in 1999. As part of ICBL, Norwegian People's Aid played a key role in the process.

The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons
Norwegian People's Aid are proud members of The International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons.

Stop Killer Robots - autonomous weapons systems
We must ban lethal autonomous weapons systems - so-called killer robots - before they are developed, and maintain human control of life and death decisions.

Environmental mainstreaming
We take the lead on environmental protection in the Mine Action and Disarmament sector.
Protection
Protection
Explosive Ordnance Risk Education
Teaching civilians in mine affected communities how to stay safe.

Conflict Preparedness and Protection
Empowering civilians in war zones with basic safety and survival skills.

NPA Vietnam complete CMRS of all accessible areas in Quang Tri province

On the 16 April 2023, as planned, NPA Vietnam concluded the Cluster Munition Remnant Survey (CMRS) of all accessible areas in Quang Tri province. NPA has since the start of Non-technical (NTS) + Technical Survey (TS) = CMRS in 2015, defined a total of 1,270 CHAs which covers a land area of 615 km2.

243 QT CMRS Completion — Members of technical survey teams in Tan Thanh commune, Huong Hoa district, where the last TS task was conducted.

A total of 173 km2 have been cleared to date by different INGO and QT PMC units, thus leaving a total of 442 km2 CHA that still need clearance. Restricted areas will not be surveyed by NPA and the contamination situation in these villages still remains unknown.

243 QT CMRS Completion 02 — Map showing restricted areas for CMRS, as of 16 April 2023.

243 QT CMRS Completion 01 — Map illustrating the progress of CHA clearance by NGOs as of 16 April 2023.

NPA will have a meeting with Quang Tri Mine Action Center (QTMAC) for final review of CMRS progress/outputs and the final CMRS completion report will be presented in Quang Tri on 22 May 2023.