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Mine Action and Disarmament
Demining brings hope in the south of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Thanks to NPA’s mine action, people in Trusina are able to create a more stable and secure future for their families.
30 Mar 2021
Mine Action and Disarmament
Blog: International Women’s Day 2021: Women, mine action and the environment
Women have an important role in environmental mainstreaming in the mine action and humanitarian disarmament sector
08 Mar 2021
Development Cooperation
Leader of NPA partner, the National Organization of Indigenous Peoples of Colombia (ONIC), Luis Fernando Arias, passes away from COVID-19
It is with deep sadness Norwegian People’s Aid (NPA) receives the news that Luis Fernando Arias passed away on Saturday February 13th, due to Covid-19. We want to express our heartfelt condolences and solidarity.
15 Feb 2021
Mine Action and Disarmament
Call for tender: Consultancy services for Mine Action Review Researcher
NPA calls for tenders for consultancy services for the Mine Action Review project as researcher (Arabic speaking) for the Mine Action Review project (2021)
11 Feb 2021
Development Cooperation
Victory for workers in Ecuador
We congratulate the 123 Furukawa workers who on January 15, 2021, won the court case against the Furukawa company and the Ecuadorian state!
10 Feb 2021
Mine Action and Disarmament
Norwegian People’s Aid closes down its humanitarian mine action Programme in Colombia
Norwegian People’s Aid closes down its humanitarian mine action Programme in Colombia.
01 Feb 2021
Mine Action and Disarmament
Nuclear weapons ban comes into force – without peace nation Norway
On January 22nd. nuclear weapons became forbidden under international law. “This is a historic milestone and an important piece of international legislation. Now the long-term work of achieving a world without nuclear weapons can really begin,” says senior advisor on mine- and weapons policy, Grethe Østern.
22 Jan 2021
Mine Action and Disarmament
Nuclear Weapons Ban Monitor 2020 launched
Eyes on Europe as treaty banning nuclear weapons enters into force
11 Jan 2021
First Aid and Rescue Service
Extensive contribution from NPA Search and Rescue after catastrophic mudslide in Norway
Early in the morning, at 5.07 AM, the day before New Year's Eve, the alarm went off on the emergency line at NPA's Search and Rescue teams in southern Norway. A mudslide had been released in the middle of a residential area in Gjerdrum county, 40 km north of Oslo.
05 Jan 2021
NF Organizational
NPA's Head Office environmentally certified
Norwegian People's Aid head office is now environmentally certified by the EcoLighthouse (Miljøfyrtårn) initiative, Norway's most widely used certification of environmental performance. NPA must set and fulfill yearly climate and environmental goals.
16 Dec 2020
Mine Action and Disarmament
Call for tender: Consultanty services “Mine Action Review”
Consultancy services on the “Mine Action Review” project in 2021-2023
14 Dec 2020
Mine Action and Disarmament
A Cattle farmer with hopes for the future
Landmines have prevented Zimbabwean cattle farmer John Samuel Mudiwa from making use of grassing land. He is looking forward to NPA clearing the landmines in the area.
14 Dec 2020