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The United States has announced a new grant of 675,000 USD to support mine-clearing operations in Cambodia, continuing its long-standing collaboration with Norwegian People’s Aid (NPA) and the Cambodian Mine …
Norwegian People’s Aid partners with U.S. in renewed mine-clearing support for Cambodia Read More
Norwegian People’s Aid and the Philippine Navy have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on specialized training in disarmament and non-proliferation at the Arms Management and Destruction Conference in Makati. …
Norwegian People’s Aid and the Philippine Navy partner for disarmament Read More
The non-governmental organisation Norwegian People’s Aid (NPA) is celebrating 27 years of surveilling unexploded ordnances (UXO) and clearing explosives in Laos. The NPA Country Director, Aubrey Sutherland listed the organisation’s …
Norwegian People’s Aid celebrate 27 years in Laos Read More
The embassy of Sweden in Myanmar welcomed a new staff member on 9 September 2020. Their statement said: We’re very happy to welcome our new Bilateral Associate Expert, Erik Nilsson, …
Swedish embassy in Myanmar welcomes the new staff Read More
Many international aid organisations have left the old war-torn country infested with explosive remnants in favour of urgent cases. But one of the organisations still standing strong in Vietnam, is …
Tracing explosives in the Vietnamese soil Read More
From 10-14 December, the Norwegian President of the Mine Ban Treaty, H.E. Ambassador Hans Brattskar made an official visit to Thailand and Cambodia. During the visit, Mr Brattskar met with …
Norwegian President of Mine Ban Treaty visited Thailand, Cambodia Read More
On 30 November, Norway took over the presidency of the multilateral Mine Ban Treaty. Currently, Norway is funding mine action in 18 countries including Vietnam and Laos. The Norwegian presidency …
Norway takes over presidency of Mine Ban Treaty Read More
On 17 May 2017, the Norwegian Constitution Day, the Prime Minister of Thailand received a delegation from Norwegian People’s Aid, NPA. NPA is assisting Thailand and other countries in the …
Norwegian People’s Aid meets Prime Minister of Thailand Read More
From 24 to 26 July the 49th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting took place in Vientiane, Laos. The meeting was attended by a range of foreign ministers from Southeast Asia, but also …
Norway’s FM attends ASEAN Meeting Read More