A New Dawn for Agriculture in Ratanakiri: Mrs. Thung Phoeurn’s Journey to Safety
After 25 years of living with the constant threat of unexploded ordnance, Mrs. Thung Phoeurn and her community in Ban Pong Village, Ratanakiri, can finally expand their agricultural activities without fear. This remarkable transformation is thanks to the dedicated efforts of the Norwegian People’s Aid (NPA), which has been working tirelessly in the region since 2013.
15 Feb 2025
Clearing the Path to Safety: Norwegian People's Aid Demining Efforts in Ukraine
Since 2014, Ukraine has been heavily impacted by armed conflict, notably after Russia's annexation of Crimea. The situation escalated significantly on February 24, 2022, when Russia launched a large-scale military operation targeting Ukraine’s eastern, southern, and central regions. The invasion has been marked by widespread use of explosive weapons, including landmines, cluster munitions, and aerial bombings, posing a severe threat to civilian lives.
15 Feb 2025
Mine Action and Disarmament
When the pumpkin is a bomb, and your nearsight recues you!
Sometimes bombs can lay for decades without anyone knowing
13 Feb 2025
The American funding freeze has severe consequences for Norwegian People's Aid and global Mine Action
The Norwegian People's Aid (NPA) has suspended all American-funded humanitarian mine action and disarmament activities in 12 countries and is laying off 1,700 of our staff following the American freeze in humanitarian funding. NPA’s Secretary General Raymond Johansen now fears that the world may witness a new landmine crisis.
11 Feb 2025
Bombies in the Coffee Fields: A Farmer’s Story
In the heart of Southern Laos, the remnants of a war long past continue to cast a shadow over the lives of its people. Mr. Khamla Vilaysaeng, a resilient farmer from Nonghinkhao village has often faced the hidden dangers of unexploded ordnance (UXO) on his land.
11 Feb 2025
The world according to a Ukrainian female deminer
Olena Postelniak is a deminer team leader and works for Norwegian People`s Aid (NPA) in Ukraine. She works in the minefields in the southern Oblast province of Mykolaiv in the south of Ukraine.
10 Feb 2025
Termination of activity on expiring US grants
On Friday, January 31, the NPA started terminating activity in three countries on three different US grants set to expire during the announced US review of foreign aid. Amongst other measures, notification of termination of certain contracts is being issued.
31 Jan 2025
Statement from NPA: All of NPA's US-funded activities are put on pause
The Norwegian People’s Aid (NPA) has been instructed by the U.S. Department of State to immediately halt all operations and activities associated with U.S. funding due to President Trump’s executive order to freeze all US foreign assistance for an 85-day review period.
27 Jan 2025
Mine Action and Disarmament
NORWEGIAN PARLIAMENTARY (STORTINGET) DELEGATION TO NPA VIETNAM’S OPERATIONS SITE IN THUA THIEN HUE
On 22 Jan 2025, a Norwegian Parliamentary (Stortinget) delegation led by Ms. Aslaug Sem-Jacobsen, leader of the Asia’s delegation of the Norwegian Parliament paid a visit to NPA Vietnam’s operations site in Phong Dien township, Hue city as part of the delegation's visit to Vietnam.
24 Jan 2025
The Silent Victim of the War in Ukraine
In a new report, "Assessing Environmental Degradation in Southern Ukraine," Norwegian People's Aid, in collaboration with the Conflict and Environment Observatory (CEOBS), reveals the extensive environmental damage caused by the ongoing conflict.
15 Jan 2025
Mine Action and Disarmament
Demining Resumes in Lebanon: – We’re seeing a huge level of destruction all around
The recent war in Lebanon has left a trail of devastation, displaced millions and caused widespread destruction. Even as the ceasefire holds, the threat of unexploded ordnance continues to loom over the country, particularly in the south. Amidst the ruins, the Norwegian People’s Aid (NPA) has resumed its crucial work of clearing explosive hazards and establishing the extent of new contamination, offering a glimmer of hope for a return to normalcy.
14 Jan 2025
NPA condemns U.S. latest decision to transfer antipersonnel landmines and cluster munitions to Ukraine
Yesterday, the U.S. announced the 2nd transfer of antipersonnel landmines and what seems like the 8th transfer of cluster munition to Ukraine.
03 Dec 2024