The Delicate Balance of Being a Mother and Deminer:
Mine action has historically been perceived as a male-dominated field. This stereotype has inevitably created an imbalance in the participation of women in the sector.
11 Oct 2024
Joint statement: Aid organisations warn of dramatic escalation of humanitarian catastrophe following further mass forced displacement of civilians
Israel’s new displacement orders in northern Gaza threaten to force civilians into ever-shrinking areas and endanger aid operations.
09 Oct 2024
Tender request for Personal Protection Equipment
Norwegian People’s Aid (NPA) Mine Action and Disarmament programme in Ukraine invites bids1 from interested eligible2 bidders for the supply of Personal Protection Equipment
07 Oct 2024
AIDA statement: One year of devastation, marking the unprecedented atrocity crimes and suffering in Occupied Palestinian Territory and Israel
Over the past year, we have issued countless statements alerting the world of the horrific situation unfolding in Gaza. Each time, the same message was repeated with updated numbers reflecting the horrors inflicted on Palestinians, with no new words to describe the scale of what we are witnessing. On this one-year mark, we choose not to echo those warnings. What we want to say is simple: we never imagined the world would allow this horror to continue for so long.
04 Oct 2024
Countries
Frightening developments in Lebanon
"The developments in Lebanon are frightening," says Secretary General of Norwegian People's Aid, Raymond Johansen.
24 Sep 2024
Mine Action and Disarmament
NPA VIETNAM'S AUGUST 2024 RECAP
August 2024 was a milestone month to NPA Vietnam with remarkable events.
03 Sep 2024
Mine Action and Disarmament
“Europe a major obstacle to nuclear disarmament”
The latest edition of the Nuclear Weapons Ban Monitor was launched on 30 July 2024.
28 Aug 2024
Joint release: New Israeli orders force thousands in Deir al-Balah to flee again, and disrupt last aid hub
RAMALLAH, 22 August 2024 – New displacement orders issued by Israeli authorities have forced another mass movement of families and humanitarian workers from areas in Deir al-Balah - one of the only remaining areas in the occupied Gaza Strip with essential infrastructure and warehouses storing aid supplies.
22 Aug 2024
Development Cooperation
A Decade After ISIS: Will My People Find Peace?
Kochar is among the Yazidis who will commemorate Yazidi Genocide Day on the 3rd of August, marking a decade since the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) horror invasion that forced Yazidis to flee their homes for safety.
02 Aug 2024
Mine Action and Disarmament
Norwegian People`s Aid strongly condemn the Lithuanian Parliament vote today to leave the Convention on Cluster Munitions.
Norwegian People`s Aid are deeply concerned about the implications of such a decision for the protection of civilians and the international humanitarian law (IHL).
18 Jul 2024
Mine Action and Disarmament
Use of Full Mine Action Toolbox Leads to Major Increase in Operational Efficiency and Results in Ukraine
The increased productivity that was demonstrated by the teams, while employing all mine action tools, is very promising for NPA’s outlook going forward.
09 Jul 2024
Development Cooperation
NPA in Palestine
The Norwegian People's Aid (NPA) started working in Palestine in 1987. Since then, our main objective has been to support locally led humanitarian relief projects and positive political, social and economic development for the Palestinian people.
04 Jul 2024