Mine Action and Disarmament
European Union funds EUR 3.9 million Demining Action Project in Kosovo
On 16 March 2023, a Demining Action project funded by the European Union worth EUR 3.9 million was launched during an open-air event in Gračanica/Graçanicë, Kosovo.
17 Mar 2023
Mine Action and Disarmament
Female deminers in Vietnam rid local communities from explosive remnants
Nguyen Thi Dieu Linh is the manager of all Norwegian People's Aid's activities in Vietnam's Quang Tri province. The recipe for success has been determined work combined with an unusually high dose of passion for the job.
08 Mar 2023
Mine Action and Disarmament
Humanitarian mine action operations underway in Yarmouk Camp
Over the past year, NPA’s Country Office in Syria has successfully concluded the establishment of a Damascus-based humanitarian mine action programme and built operational capacity to undertake survey and clearance operations.
28 Feb 2023
Mine Action and Disarmament
Finally we can scale up our plum production without fear of landmines!
The Besirovic family live in the outskirts of the Majevica region in a small village called Handjelici. Landmines and other explosive remnants of war (ERW) originating from the Bosnia war still pose a threat in their daily lives.
21 Feb 2023
Mine Action and Disarmament
Land in Al-Zubair District farmed for the first time since the Gulf War (1990–1991)
In August 2022, NPA conducted clearance of a hazardous area in Safwan village in the Al-Zubair District of Basra Governorate, Iraq.
10 Feb 2023
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
NPA HUE WELCOMES THE USA AMBASSADOR TO VIETNAM AND THE WAR VETERAN DELEGATION
Closing ceremony of NPA and VNMAC clearance project in A Luoi district and handover of project equipment to VNMAC
20 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
NF organizational
Statement – UN Security Council adopts a humanitarian exemption for UN sanctions regimes
The UN Security Council adopted a resolution on December 9 providing a standing exemption to asset freeze measures in all UN sanctions regimes for humanitarian work. The 2664 resolution on humanitarian exemptions to sanction regimes is a milestone for humanitarian organization’s ability to save lives, which has often been impeded by sanctions.
16 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
The First Mine Free Province in Cambodia declared
Cambodia was the first country for Norwegian People’s Aid (NPA) to support on mine action. NPA started up demining activities in 1992 in preparation for the resettlement of refugees returning from the border camps in Thailand, but also to make land safe for communities affected by landmines, cluster munitions and other explosive ordnance.
14 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