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| Founded | 1939 |
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| Website | NPA: npaid.org |
Norwegian People's Aid (Norwegian: Norsk Folkehjelp) was founded in 1939 to provide post-conflict reconstruction assistance and humanitarian relief during conflicts. NPA is now engaged in more than 33 countries in de-mining, humanitarian relief, promoting democratization; the rights of indigenous people, equality; and fair distribution of power and resources. NPA currently operates de-mineing activities in 16 countries and played a central role in the International Campaign to Ban Landmines and the Convention on Cluster Munitions which was signed in Oslo in 2008.
NPA manages refugee reception centres, anti-racism campaigns, volunteer rescue teams, and a volunteer ambulance service.
The organization has been involved in various scandals since the early 2000s. NPA equipment has allegedly been used to supply Sudanese rebels with weapons as well as the Tamil Tigers. In 2018 NPA also admitted wrongdoing and paid a $2 million fine to the U.S. Government for its work with Hamas youth members in Gaza.