Bosnia and Herzegovina

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.

9 of NPA's retired Mine Detection Dogs recently started a new life chapter - in the United States.

Bosnia, May 15, 1992: The civil war in Bosnia has been ongoing since the beginning of April, and Sarajevo is under heavy siege. On this day, the Bosnian civil war is about to reach the country's third largest and most multicultural city, Tuzla.

The war in Ukraine brought up painful memories of the past in an already hard-tested Bosnian population. Around half of Bosnia and Herzegovina residents fled during the war, and many never returned. The migration has only continued, and now many of those who have so far been clinging on, have been forced to go a new round of rethinking whether it is safe to stay.

Tender notice: Evaluator for Evaluation of Mine Action and Disarmament Programme Bosnia and Herzegovina

Since the start of this year's demining season, NPA's manual teams in Bosnia and Herzegovina have been clearing cluster bombs in in Gradacac municipality.

On 8. December 2021 NPA hosted a visit from the Norwegian Ambassador to Bosnia and Herzegovina H.E. Olav Reinertsen, BHMAC Director Sasa Obradovic and representatives from the government of the Brcko District and local media in the village of Lanista.

Snezana Djukovic was born in 1990 and lives with her parents and younger sister in Sarajevo. She worked at a betting shop when the Pandemic hit last year, prompting a career change.

NPA and the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (NMFA) have signed a 5-year contract for demining activities in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Kosovo.

Thanks to NPA’s mine action, people in Trusina are able to create a more stable and secure future for their families.