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Development Cooperation
Leader in Colombian partner organization released after 30 months in prison
NPA is very happy to announce that Julián Gil, organizational secretary of Norwegian People's Aid's Colombian partner organization Congreso de los Pueblos, yesterday 24.11.20, was declared innocent and released after 30 months in prison for crimes he did not commit.
26 Nov 2020
Mine Action and Disarmament
CCM RevCon Side Event: Celebrating Successes and Learning Lessons from CCM Article 4 Completion
Celebrating Successes and Learning Lessons from CCM Article 4 Completion.
16 Nov 2020
Mine Action and Disarmament
Virtual launch: Standardising Beneficiary Definitions, Second Version
Presentation of global definitions of Standardising Beneficiary Definitions, Second Version.
14 Nov 2020
Development Cooperation
Eta's rains and flooding wreak devastation in Central America
While the whole world's focus was on the US election, Hurricane Eta hit the Caribbean coast of Central America last week. Our partners in Honduras and Guatemala report catastrophic damage and great need for aid, and are already in the process of emergency relief work.
12 Nov 2020
Mine Action and Disarmament
Mine Action Review 2020
Mine Action Review hosts virtual event to launch its annual reports and discuss global progress in clearance of landmine and cluster munition remnants
11 Nov 2020
Development Cooperation
20th anniversary of UN Resolution 1325 on women, peace and security
Resolution 1325 was adopted by the UN Security Council on 31 October 2000. For the first time in UN history, the Security Council took a position on issues concerning women's roles and experiences in armed conflicts.
11 Nov 2020
Mine Action and Disarmament
Sustainable Development Goals and mine action
Side event at 18 MST MBT about how to measure mine action outcomes against the SDGs.
10 Nov 2020
Development Cooperation
Solidarity caravan in Colombia
The solidarity caravan, Caravana Humanitaria, is a tradition in which organizations mobilize to shed light on the hardship, crisis and violence dominating in particularly vulnerable areas of the country - areas that in practice are stateless and are tyrannized by various armed groups. The aim of the caravan is to attract attention to the problems local communities face, and to demand that the authorities take responsibility for the safety of their inhabitants.
02 Nov 2020
Mine Action and Disarmament
Montenegro free from cluster munitions 10 years after weapons were banned
10 August 2020 marked an important date in Montenegrin history. 10 years to the day after the Convention on Cluster Munitions entered into force, Montenegro could proudly declare itself free of these deadly weapons.
28 Oct 2020
Mine Action and Disarmament
Nuclear weapons are banned!
Three years ago, a majority of the world's countries adopted the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, thus clearly stating that weapons designed for mass murder of civilians are unacceptable. Today, the nuclear ban has reached 50 ratifications. This means that in 90 days the agreement will become part of international law. In other words: Nuclear weapons are banned!
25 Oct 2020
Mine Action and Disarmament
Mine Action Review virtual event and briefing
Virtual briefing by Mine Action Review on the key findings of the latest Clearing Cluster Munition Remnants 2020 and Clearing the Mines 2020 reports, and the Oslo Action Plan monitoring of survey and clearance indicators.
22 Oct 2020
Mine Action and Disarmament
Solidarity in Action: NPA's Workers Union in Vietnam provides emergency aid to staff members
This week, representatives of NPA Worker’s Union in Vietnam visited families of staff members in Quang Tri and Thua Thien Hue Province who have been affected by the recent flooding.
22 Oct 2020