Mine Action and Disarmament
NPA Vietnam staff speak at the UNMAS's symposium on the theme "Mine Action Cannot Wait"
NGUYEN THI DIEU LINH and DO THI THANH NHAN, our NPA Vietnam’s Provincial Programme Managers in Quang Tri and Thua Thien Hue provinces are invited to the UNMAS symposium on the theme "Mine Action Cannot Wait" in New York, to commemorate the International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action 4 April, and Linh will speak about the work of the Norwegian People’s Aid in Viet Nam.
19 Apr 2023
Development Cooperation
Statement on outbreak of fighting in Sudan
Norwegian People’s Aid (NPA) is extremely concerned about the outbreak of fighting in Sudan on April 15th, between the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF).
18 Apr 2023
Mine Action and Disarmament
Protecting civilians from explosive weapons in Peru – the importance of stockpile destruction
NPA has been present in Peru for the past six years, supporting the Peruvian Air Force in destroying their stockpiled cluster munition, as well as the destruction of obsolete and surplus munition that is outdated, malfunctioned and poses a threat to security and people’s lives.
11 Apr 2023
Mine Action and Disarmament
NPA’s latest Nuclear Weapons Ban Monitor is out
The latest edition of Norwegian People’s Aid’s Nuclear Weapons Ban Monitor was launched on 29 March 2023.
27 Mar 2023
Mine Action and Disarmament
European Union funds EUR 3.9 million Demining Action Project in Kosovo
On 16 March 2023, a Demining Action project funded by the European Union worth EUR 3.9 million was launched during an open-air event in Gračanica/Graçanicë, Kosovo.
17 Mar 2023
Mine Action and Disarmament
Female deminers in Vietnam rid local communities from explosive remnants
Nguyen Thi Dieu Linh is the manager of all Norwegian People's Aid's activities in Vietnam's Quang Tri province. The recipe for success has been determined work combined with an unusually high dose of passion for the job.
08 Mar 2023
Mine Action and Disarmament
Humanitarian mine action operations underway in Yarmouk Camp
Over the past year, NPA’s Country Office in Syria has successfully concluded the establishment of a Damascus-based humanitarian mine action programme and built operational capacity to undertake survey and clearance operations.
28 Feb 2023
Mine Action and Disarmament
Finally we can scale up our plum production without fear of landmines!
The Besirovic family live in the outskirts of the Majevica region in a small village called Handjelici. Landmines and other explosive remnants of war (ERW) originating from the Bosnia war still pose a threat in their daily lives.
21 Feb 2023
Mine Action and Disarmament
Land in Al-Zubair District farmed for the first time since the Gulf War (1990–1991)
In August 2022, NPA conducted clearance of a hazardous area in Safwan village in the Al-Zubair District of Basra Governorate, Iraq.
10 Feb 2023
Mine Action and Disarmament
Tender bid - vehicles for Kosovo (revised)
Norwegian People’s Aid invites bids from the eligible bidders for the supply of vehicles to our operations
08 Feb 2023
Mine Action and Disarmament
30 years of Mine Action
2022 marked the 30th anniversary for the Norwegian People's Aid's first mine clearance intervention in Cambodia. Today, the organisation has grown to become one of the world's largest humanitarian mine clearance operators - with programmes in 20 countries.
23 Jan 2023
Mine Action and Disarmament
NPA HUE WELCOMES THE USA AMBASSADOR TO VIETNAM AND THE WAR VETERAN DELEGATION
Closing ceremony of NPA and VNMAC clearance project in A Luoi district and handover of project equipment to VNMAC
20 Jan 2023