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 QUANG BINH WELCOMES THE UNITED STATES DELEGATION

On Friday, 16 September 2022, Norwegian People’s Aid Vietnam was honored to receive a visit from Ms. Donna Welton, the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Programs and Operations in the United States Department of State’s Bureau of Political-Military Affairs, and an accompanying delegation in Quang Binh province.

243 NPA QB DAS Donna Visit 2 — Deputy Assistant Secretary Donna Welton was briefed on NPA’s cluster munition remnants survey methodologies by NPA Quang Binh Operations Admin Officer Bui Thi Mo.

243 NPA QB DAS Donna Visit 6 — NPA Operations Manager Magnus Johansson discusses CMRS Best Practice with Deputy Assistant Secretary Donna Welton.

243 NPA QB DAS Donna Visit 3 — During the non-technical survey demonstration, NPA surveyors worked together with a representative from the Provincial Military Command to collect information on explosive ordnance contamination from the head of village.

243 NPA QB DAS Donna Visit 4 — An NPA technical survey team demonstrating the survey methodology for the US delegation.

Ms Welton and the delegation visited an NPA task site in Bo Trach district, where NPA’s Operations Administration Officer Ms. Bui Thi Mo briefed the visitors on the cluster munition remnants survey (CMRS) methodology that is being implemented in Quang Binh province.

The delegation then observed a field demonstration of non-technical and technical survey methodologies. “I’m very impressed with the good work, advanced methodologies and everything I've seen today,” shared Ms Welton after the briefing and demonstration.

The delegation was in addition to the field visit, attending a roundtable discussion, chaired by the Quang Binh Department of Foreign Affairs, where they received a briefing on the successes of the Quang Binh Database and Coordination Unit (DBCU). This unit was established with funding from the United States government and technical advice from NPA in 2020, and Quang Binh will continue to receive this support until December 2025. The DBCU was proud to demonstrate the functionality of their website, which allows mine action data to be readily available to all stakeholders, and to explain their important role in coordinating mine action activities in Quang Binh province.

“We are very grateful to the government of the United States for continuing to fund our important CMRS activities,” said NPA Quang Binh Provincial Programme Manager Ms. Nguyen Thi Thuy Trang. “With their continued support of CMRS, our teams are able to identify the boundaries of confirmed hazardous areas, which enable clearance resources to be better prioritized to support the most at-risk people in Quang Binh province.”

NPA is implementing the Integrated Cluster Munitions and other Conventional Weapons Survey and Clearance Project in Quang Binh province in a consortium with MAG (Mines Advisory Group) and PeaceTrees Vietnam. This project is funded by the United States government.