The vital training continues
Usually, their job is to teach the people of Gaza preparedness and protection during bombings. Now, they have their hands full staying alive.
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17 Dec 2023
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Peru achieves historic milestone and NPA ensures global success for the Convention on Cluster Munitions
Friday 15 December marked an important milestone for international weapons diplomacy as the last of Peru's cluster munition stockpiles went up in smoke at a military base in the south of the country.
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15 Dec 2023
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5th Review Conference APMBC Consultant
We are looking for a consultant to work with the Cambodian Permanent Mission to the UN in Geneva in support of their Presidency of the 5th Review Conference of the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention (RevCon
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14 Dec 2023
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NPA awarded the Vietnam Human Act Prize for 2023
NPA Vietnam was honoured to be awarded the Human Act Prize for Vietnam in 2023 during the award ceremony that was held in the Ho Guom Opera House in Hanoi, on the 11 of December.
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13 Dec 2023
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Responding to the Largest Humanitarian Crisis in Europe Since World War II
Launching Norwegian People’s Aid's (NPA's) Mine Action Programme in Ukraine
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12 Dec 2023
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Panel Discussion on Incendiary Weapons and White Phosphorus
In a world where conflicts are becoming more frequent and more violent, the use of incendiary weapons and particularly white phosphorus has raised questions around their military utility, harm to civilians and the environment, and legal regulations.
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06 Dec 2023
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New Annual Report on Anti-Personnel Mine Clearance by Mine Action Review
Mine Action Review has published ‘Clearing the Mines 2023’, its tenth annual report monitoring progress in global anti-personnel (AP) mine clearance and analysing performance of national programmes.
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14 Nov 2023
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Ambassador of Germany to Bosnia and Herzegovina paid a visit to the NPA land release task in Sapna
On October 19, 2023, H.E. Dr. Tomas Fitschen, the German Ambassador to Bosnia and Herzegovina, visited the NPA land release task "MSA Kikovi Zavid" in Sapna municipality.
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20 Oct 2023
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Norwegian People's Aid is gravely concerned about the level of violence in Israel and Palestine – civilians must be protected at all times
The escalation of violence in Israel and Palestine has caused unacceptable harm to civilians. Targeting civilians is always illegal, immoral and unacceptable. Norwegian People's Aid (NPA) calls for the immediate de-escalation and end of the hostilities. The use of weapons which inflict tremendous harm and the level of violence is appalling.
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16 Oct 2023
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Bosnia and Herzegovina declared free from Cluster Munitions
On 8 September 2023, Bosnia and Herzegovina, with demining efforts led by the Norwegian People's Aid (NPA), has officially declared itself free from cluster munitions, nearly 30 years after the Bosnian war came to an end.
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08 Sep 2023
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NPA's reactions to the US transfer of cluster munitions to Ukraine
NPA calls on all states not party to join the Convention on Cluster Munitions without further delay.
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21 Jul 2023
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Finally, a return to some normalcy for Ayada and his family following the clearance of their land
Last year, NPA cleared the land of Ayada Tablan in al-Khasfa village in the Haditha district of Anbar Governorate, Iraq.
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09 Jul 2023