PM/WRA, ITF and U.S. Embassy representatives visited NPA Bosnia and Herzegovina
23.07.2014.
On 23 July 2014, Ms. Natalie Wazir representative of the United States Department of State's Office of Weapons Removal and Abatement (PM/WRA), Mr. Amel Fako representative of the United States Embassy in Sarajevo and Mr. Andrej Golob representative of the International Trust Fund Enhancing Human Security (ITF), visited NPA Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Special police unit of the Ministry of Internal Affairs Republic of Srpska, is reinforced with multi-purpose service dog trained in NPA-GTC facilities
18.07.2014.
In the period of 16th and 17th July,2014 Norwegian People’s Aid Global Training Center facilitated handover training with the multi-purpose service dog for two staff of Special police unit of the Ministry of the Internal Affairs of Republika Srpska.
Opening ceremony of the Project "Non-technical survey and explosive ordnance disposal in mine affected flooded areas in Bosnia and Herzegovina” in the NPA field camp Lončari
16.07.2014.
On 16th July 2014, an opening ceremony of the Project "Non-technical survey and explosive ordnance disposal in mine affected flooded areas in Bosnia and Herzegovina” held in the NPA field camp Lončari. Implementation of this Project is supported by the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Representatives of Humanitarian Demining Battalion of Columbian Army visited NPA Bosnia and Herzegovina
27.06.2014.
NPA Bosnia and Herzegovina had pleasure and honor to host representatives of Humanitarian Demining Battaliom of Columbian Army, Colonel Lieutenant Palomino, and Captain Cedeño in the period from 23rd June 2014 - 28th June 2014. They were accompanied with NPA Consultant for Columbia, Ms. Merete Hansen.
Opening ceremony of the Norwegian People's Aid project "Mine action intervention in the region of Srebrenica"
Published on: 20.06.2014
On 20th June 2014, an opening ceremony of the Norwegian People's Aid project "Mine action intervention in the region of Srebrenica" held in the local community Toplice, municipality of Srebrenica. This project is supported by the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the Kingdom of Norway.Norwegian parliament member Mr. Kristian Norheim together with Deputy Ambassador of the Kingdom of Norway Ms. Mariam Naqvi, visited facilities of NPA in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Published on: 16.06.2014
On 16th June 2014. Mr. Kristian Norheim together with Deputy Ambassador of the Kingdom of Norway Ms. Mariam Naqvi visited NPA in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and on that occasion Mr. Darvin Lisica, Regional Director NPA South East Europe briefed about Mine and Cluster problems in Bosnia and Herzegovina, presented the role of NPA, and Strategic Priorities for Mine Action in Bosnia and Herzegovina.NPA Rapid Response on Humanitarian Crisis in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia / NPA brzi odgovor na humanitarnu krizu u Bosni i Hercegovini i Srbiji
Updated on: 05.06.2014.
Enormous rain during the May 2014 caused devastated floods in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia and Serbia not seen in last 120 years. Norwegian People’s Aid has rapidly responded on humanitarian crisis in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia, caused by floods. NPA immediately support Mine Action Centre in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia with teams for survey of flooded minefields, their marking and informing local population on mine situation, as well as interventions to remove explosive remnants and mines that are found in flooded areas. Beside urgent mine action NPA established coordination with crisis headquarters in affected
Enormous rain during the May 2014 caused devastated floods in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia and Serbia not seen in last 120 years. Norwegian People’s Aid has rapidly responded on humanitarian crisis in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia, caused by floods. NPA immediately support Mine Action Centre in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia with teams for survey of flooded minefields, their marking and informing local population on mine situation, as well as interventions to remove explosive remnants and mines that are found in flooded areas. Beside urgent mine action NPA established coordination with crisis headquarters in affected
municipalities in north Bosnia to coordinate NPA rapid response and humanitarian aid and sanitation of terrain for the municipalities of Samac, Orasje, Domajevac Samac and Brčko District. NPA teams involved in humanitarian assistance in Brcko, Orasje, Domaljevac-Samac and Samac are funded by Switzerland and Norway. Their demining tasks in Posavina are still flooded.
Ogromne kiše tokom mjeseca svibnja/maja 2014. godine uzrokovale su razarajuće poplave u Bosni i Hercegovini, Hrvatskoj i Srbiji koje nisu viđene u posljednjih 120 godina. Norveška narodna pomoć brzo je odgovorila na humanitarnu krizu uzrokovanu poplavama u Bosni i Hercegovini i Srbiji. NPA je odmah pružila podršku Centru za uklanjanje mina u Bosni i Hercegovini i Centru za razminiranje Republike Srbije, s timovima za izviđanje poplavljenih minskih polja, obilježavanje i informisanje lokalnog stanovništva o minskoj situaciji, kao i za intervencije na uklanjanju eksplozivnih ostataka i mina pronađenih u poplavljenim područjima. Osim hitnog protuminskog djelovanja, NPA je uspostavila koordinaciju s kriznim štabovima u pogođenim općinama u sjevernoj Bosni, kako bi koordinirala NPA brzi odgovor u humanitarnoj pomoći i sanitaciji terena u općinama Šamac, Orašje, Domaljevac-Šamac i Brčko distriktu. NPA timovi uključeni u humanitarnu podršku u Brčkom, Orašju, Domaljevac-Šamcu I Šamcu finansirani su od strane Švicarske I Norveške. Deminerski zadaci na kojima su oni agažovani su još uvijek poplavljeni.
