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.
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07 Sep 2022
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Living the American dream
9 of NPA's retired Mine Detection Dogs recently started a new life chapter - in the United States.
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16 Aug 2022
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Utviklingssamarbeid
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.
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05 Aug 2022
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Miner og eksplosiver
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.
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01 Aug 2022
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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.
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19 Jul 2022
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Tender notice
Norwegian People’s Aid (NPA) Norway invites bids from interested qualified bidders for the provision of the consultancy service for Evaluation of NPA Mine Action and Disarmament Programme Kosovo.
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18 Jul 2022
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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.
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30 Jun 2022
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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.
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24 Jun 2022
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Utviklingssamarbeid
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.
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23 Jun 2022
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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
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17 Jun 2022
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Utviklingssamarbeid
Tender invitation – Consultancy – Digital Security for Partners
NPA is launching a tender for a consultancy on digital security for partners.
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09 Jun 2022
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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.
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01 Jun 2022