Mine Action and Disarmament
A great victory in the fight against urban warfare
After well over a decade of advocacy and political pressure, Norwegian People's Aid and other civil society actors were able to unleash their cheers at the UN on 17 June. Finally, a political declaration regulating the use of explosive weapons in populated areas is becoming a reality.
07 Sep 2022
Mine Action and Disarmament
Ready to clear mines in Ukraine: On a scale that no one has seen since World War II
The commemoration of Ukrainian Liberation Day on August 24 was also the commemoration of six months of war. During these months, Norwegian People's Aid has gone from having no activity in the country, to get our perhaps largest mine clearance programme to date up and running.
07 Sep 2022
Mine Action and Disarmament
Living the American dream
9 of NPA's retired Mine Detection Dogs recently started a new life chapter - in the United States.
16 Aug 2022
Development Cooperation
Congratulations to the new President and Vice President of Colombia
Norwegian People’s Aid congratulates Gustavo Petro and Francia Márquez as the new President and Vice President of Colombia.
05 Aug 2022
Mine Action and Disarmament
NPA employee makes history in Palau
Christopher Willis obtains the international qualifications of an IMAS Level 3 EOD Operator and becomes the first Palauan to qualify in a globally recognized profession.
01 Aug 2022
Mine Action and Disarmament
Farmers in al-Khasfa can finally use their land again following clearance of improvised minefields
Mohammed Khleef (30) and Maher Rafe’e (26) are cousins who together own a piece of farmland in al-Khasfa, a small village in the Haditha district of Anbar Governorate, Iraq.
19 Jul 2022
Mine Action and Disarmament
Norwegian People's Aid Peru completes operations in Pisco
Based on funding from the US Department of State (PM/WRA), Norwegian People's Aid are conducting Arms Management and Destruction (AMD) operations in Peru. In May, the team destroyed a total of 41 tons of obsolete munition at a Peruvian Air Force Base in Pisco, taking the country one step closed to destroy all obsolete weapons.
30 Jun 2022
Mine Action and Disarmament
U.S. imposes near total ban on landmines
The Biden administration is reversing Trump's policies, taking a big step in the right direction toward a total ban on landmines.
24 Jun 2022
Development Cooperation
La situación en Ecuador
En relación con la actual situación política de Ecuador, Ayuda Popular Noruega (APN) informa que son falsas las publicaciones anónimas que circulan en redes sociales, en las cuales nos mencionan como financistas de las movilizaciones indígenas. Ayuda Popular Noruega no ha financiado ni financia movilizaciones sociales en Ecuador.
23 Jun 2022
Mine Action and Disarmament
Statement by Norwegian People’s Aid on Protecting Civilians in Urban Warfare
Towards a political declaration to address thehumanitarian harm from explosive weapons in populated areas
17 Jun 2022
Mine Action and Disarmament
Short film on female Deminers in Kosovo
The Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining (GICHD) has interviewed some of NPA's current and former female operational staff in Kosovo.
01 Jun 2022
Mine Action and Disarmament
NPA Vietnam welcomes the US government to operations after two years of COVID delays
NPA Vietnam programme host the first donor visit from USDOS PM/WRA after a long Covid restriction period
27 May 2022