After returning to his farm in Arkhanhelske following months of occupation, farmer Andrii found his land damaged and contaminated with explosive ordnance. With support from NPA, safe fields were returned, allowing farming to resume and livelihoods to be restored.

In the hills and farmlands of southern Laos, the legacy of war remains buried just beneath the soil. For many rural communities, unexploded ordnance (UXO) is not a distant memory, but a daily threat - one that limits movement, farming, and safety.

A landmark new report released by Norwegian People's Aid uncovers the profound, ongoing and global consequences of decades of nuclear testing and issues an urgent call for long-overdue action to support the victims and remediate contaminated environments.