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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
First Aid and Rescue Service
Tender Announcement Digital Learning Platform Norwegian People’s Aid (ITT ID: ORG-20/01-JS)
Norwegian People's Aid (NPA) hereby announces a simple invitation to tender for the acquisition of a platform solution for the production, distribution, administration of e-learning
29 Sep 2020
Mine Action and Disarmament
Solomon Islands incident update from Norwegian People’s Aid
Norwegian People’s Aid (NPA) is cooperating with local police and government in their investigation of the tragic event that occurred in Honiara, Solomon Islands on the 20th September at 6:40 PM local time.
21 Sep 2020
Mine Action and Disarmament
Two NPA staff died in tragic accident in the Solomon Islands
– We can confirm that two of our colleagues have died in a tragic accident in the Solomon Islands, says deputy Secretary General at Norwegian People's Aid, Per Nergaard.
21 Sep 2020
Mine Action and Disarmament
Two NPA staff died in tragic accident in the Solomon Islands
We can confirm that two of our colleagues have died in a tragic accident in the Solomon Islands
20 Sep 2020
Mine Action and Disarmament
Closing clearance in Albania
NPA Closing Clearance Programme in Albania after safely removing more than 39,000 pieces of unexploded ordnance.
11 Sep 2020
NF Organizational
Non-Technical Survey Commences in NPA Lebanon
Non-Technical Survey Commences in NPA Lebanon
02 Sep 2020