Where we work
Where we work
Where we work
Since 1992, NPA has cleared one billion square metres of land and removed more than 2 million landmines and explosives in 45 countries.

Angola
Mine Action and Disarmament in Angola

Zimbabwe
Mine Action and Disarmament in Zimbabwe

Cambodia
Mine Action and Disarmament in Cambodia

Lao People's Democratic Republic
Mine Action and Disarmament in Lao PDR

Palau
Nearly 80 years after the end of World War II, Palau is still contaminated with Explosive Remnants of War (ERW) on land and in the sea.

Thailand
Mine Action and Disarmament in Thailand

Tajikistan
Mine Action and disarmament in Tajikistan

Vietnam
Mine Action and Disarmament in Vietnam

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Mine Action and Disarmament in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Kosovo
Mine Action and Disarmament in Kosovo

Peru
NPA assists Peru with disposal of arms and ammunition, and destruction of stockpiled cluster bombs.

Afghanistan
Mine Action and Disarmament in Afghanistan

Iraq
Mine Action and Disarmament in Iraq

Lebanon
Mine Action and Disarmament in Lebanon

Syria
Mine Action and Disarmament in Syria

Yemen
NPA provide mine detection dogs (MDDs) capacity for the Yemen Executive Mine Action Centre (YEMAC)

Mozambique
Mozambique has vast, unknown quantities of poorly managed, unserviceable ammunition that pose a risk of unplanned explosions.

Ukraine
The humanitarian impact of the ongoing conflict and the extensive use of explosive weapons in populated areas in Ukraine has been unparalleled in Europe since the Second World War.
Clearance
Clearance
Clearance
NPA clears landmines, cluster munitions and explosives left after war and conflict.

Mine Detection Dogs
NPA is renowned for its Mine Detection Dogs, bred at the Global Training Center in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Stockpile Destruction
Policy
Policy
Policy
NPA has taken a leading role in the development of international weapons policies.

The Convention on Cluster Munitions
The Convention on Cluster Munitions is the international agreement prohibiting cluster munitions.

Explosive Weapons in Populated Areas (EWIPA)
Explosive weapons with wide-area effects are a major cause of harm to civilians when used in populated areas.

The Mine Ban Treaty
The Mine Ban Treaty was adopted in Oslo 1997, and entered into force in 1999. As part of ICBL, Norwegian People's Aid played a key role in the process.

The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons
Norwegian People's Aid are proud members of The International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons.

Stop Killer Robots - autonomous weapons systems
We must ban lethal autonomous weapons systems - so-called killer robots - before they are developed, and maintain human control of life and death decisions.

Environmental mainstreaming
We take the lead on environmental protection in the Mine Action and Disarmament sector.
Protection
Protection
Explosive Ordnance Risk Education
Teaching civilians in mine affected communities how to stay safe until land has been cleared.

Conflict Preparedness and Protection
NPA’s approach to civilian self-protection during war and conflict.

NPA awarded the Vietnam Human Act Prize for 2023

NPA Vietnam was honored 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. The selection of NPA Vietnam as the winner, was made from a total of 130 different applicants, all representing projects and stories of different heroes, who have been quietly and tireless working for the further improvements of communities in Vietnam.

Vietnam3 — Mr. Lai Xuan Mon, Central Committee member of the Communist Party of Vietnam, Standing Deputy Chief of the Central Committee of Propaganda and Education of the Communist Party of Vietnam, congratulated NPA staff members and the other four co-recipients of the prize. Photo: Human Act Prize

This award is in recognition of the fantastic daily efforts of all NPA staff in Vietnam, to identify and then eliminate dangers from unexploded remnants of war, and finally returning a peaceful life to the people of Vietnam.

NPA would like to extend our sincere thanks the Government of USA and Norway for funding our mine action work in Vietnam. To be honoured in this highest award category of this year's Human Act Prize, NPA Vietnam has met all the five required selection criteria: commitment, sustainability, creativity, high impact, and pervasiveness.

Vietnam2 — Mr. Jan Erik Støa, NPA Vietnam country director received the award from Mr. Lai Xuan Mon, Central Committee member of the Communist Party of Vietnam, Standing Deputy Chief of the Central Committee of Propaganda and Education of the Communist Party of Vietnam. Photo: Human Act Prize

Responding to a question related to the importance and role of women in NPA mine action, Ms. Nguyen Thuy Trang, Quang Binh Provincial Programme Manager said "In NPA Vietnam, gender inclusion is consistently our top priority and today 34% of all staff are women and more than 50% of senior management positions are taken by female staff. To further highlight our gender equality commitments and promote more women working in mine action, we have also established Vietnam’s first two all-female operation teams."

The Vietnam Human Act Prize is an annual national award, that is co-organized by the Nhan Dan Newspaper, Vietnam’s largest political news outlet, the Ministry of Invalids, Labour and Social Affairs, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, the Ministry of Science and Technology, and VC Corporation, with the objective of the award to honour individuals and organizations that has contributed to the community, through prestigious, dedicated and long-term social projects.

Vietnam4 — Ms. Do Thi Thanh Nhan, NPA Thua Thien Hue Provincial Programme Manager provided a brief on the results of NPA’s mine action work in Vietnam, in front of the prize jury board at the final selection round in Hanoi on 24 November 2023. Photo: Human Act Prize

Vietnam5 — NPA work was featured during the Human Act Prize exhibition in Hanoi Temple of Literature on the 24 November 2023. Photo: NPA Vietnam