Mine Action and Disarmament
Lives in ruins: New report finds alarming levels of civilian harm from the use of explosive weapons in 2024
Civilians continued to bear the brunt of bombing and shelling in towns and cities across the globe in 2024. Worldwide, civilians and civilian infrastructure were harmed by explosive weapons used by state and non-state actors in 74 countries and territories, a new report by the Explosive Weapons Monitor has revealed.
21 May 2025
Norwegian People's Aid continues its work on mine clearance funded by the US authorities
After the temporary US funding freeze in February 2025, Norwegian People’s Aid’s funding was reinstated a month later for seven countries and terminated for four countries. Furthermore, new US contract terms in April 2025 that placed some restrictions on diversity, equity and inclusion work under US funding were revoked in June 2025 and do not apply to Norwegian People’s Aid.
21 May 2025
Mine Action and Disarmament
Norwegian People’s Aid condemns Lithuania’s parliament vote to leave the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention
On 8 May 2025, Lithuania’s parliament unanimously voted to withdraw from the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention (APMBC).
09 May 2025
Development Cooperation
Israel’s New INGO Registration Measures Are a Grave Threat to Humanitarian Operations and International Law – 55 Organisations Say
Based on vague, broad, politicised, and open-ended criteria, these rules appear designed to assert control over independent humanitarian, development and peacebuilding operations, silence advocacy grounded in international humanitarian and human rights law, and further entrench Israeli control and de facto annexation of the occupied Palestinian territory.
08 May 2025
Tender Notice: Research partner for 5-year civil society programme
Norwegian People’s Aid (NPA) requests proposals for a consultancy/research partnership to support the development of a learning agenda, with corresponding learning plan, activities, and development of products, along with capacity development and accompaniment in support of the rigorous implementation of the agenda, conducting of research, and systematic learning over the course of the new 5-year programming period.
08 May 2025
Mine Action and Disarmament
Frequently asked questions: The Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention
The Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention (APMBC) stands as one of the most successful disarmament treaties in history. It has drastically reduced the use of anti-personnel mines, established a global norm against their use, and saved countless lives.
06 May 2025
Development Cooperation
The grassroots movement empowering workers in Northeast Syria
In Al-Hasakah, a city in northeastern Syria, Hanan, a 27-year-old textile worker, sits at her sewing station, threading a needle through thick fabric. About a year ago, her job was marked by unsafe conditions, meagre pay, and no formal contract. “Speaking out seemed impossible, I thought complaining would cost me everything,” she said.
30 Apr 2025
Countries
Helping Children in Ukraine Stay Safe in a Time of War
With US support, NPA helps children in Ukraine to recognize threats and stay safe
30 Apr 2025
Mine Action and Disarmament
Helping Children in Ukraine Stay Safe in a Time of War
With US support, NPA helps children in Ukraine to recognize threats and stay safe
30 Apr 2025
Development Cooperation
Two years of war in Sudan: Norway must mobilize support for the Sudanese volunteers who are saving lives
Tuesday, April 15th marks two years since war broke out in Sudan. Today, 26 million people are at risk of starvation in what is described as the world’s worst humanitarian crisis. Meanwhile, international aid cuts are strangling the locally led relief system the Sudanese rely on.
15 Apr 2025
Mine Action and Disarmament
Shocking Discovery: 27 Unexploded Ordnance Found In A Local Garden In Xuan Trach Commune, Quang Binh, Vietnam
On 10 April 2025, a total of 27 deadly rounds of 75mm Armor Penetrating High Explosive (AP-HE) projectiles were reported to NPA non-technical survey team during an interview with 62-year-old farmer, Tran Thi Luc, in Village 6, Xuan Trach commune, Bo Trach district.
11 Apr 2025
Mine Action and Disarmament
Interventions to prevent withdrawals from the Mine Ban Treaty
Last week, Norwegian People's Aid's Per Nergaard and Darvin Lisica and Director of the International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL), Tamar Gabelnick, traveled to Vilnius to try to convince Lithuania to uphold its legal obligations under the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention and reverse its intention to withdraw from this life-saving treaty.
07 Apr 2025