Solidarity in Action: Norwegian People\u27s Aid Annual Report 2017

Norwegian People’s Aid is a membership organisation that was founded in 1939. We are the humanitarian organisation of the Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions (LO), built on the same fundamental values: Unity, solidarity and human dignity. The value basis for Norwegian People’s Aid is rooted in equal rights for all, irrespective of gender, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, disability and social status. Norwegian People’s Aid shall be a credible, fearless organisation that challenges power and injustice and adopts independent standpoints on the basis of knowledge and experience from practical work. Our vision, Solidarity in Action, characterises our work and involvement. Our work is based on solidarity, not charity. The core activities of Norwegian People’s Aid are divided into two main areas: Fair distribution of power and resources and Protection of life and health. Within this framework, we work both domestically and internationally. Contents: This is Norwegian People’s Aid Highlights and challenges 2017 Income from marketing work Work with refugees and social inclusion First aid and rescue services National and international solidarity Democratisation and fair distribution Humanitarian disarmament Anti-corruption and whistleblowing Income and expenditure 2017 Activity accounts and notes Annual report of the Board of Directors Auditors repor

Norwegian People\u27s Aid Humanitarian Policy

This document is NPA’s policy for humanitarian response. The humanitarian policy derives from and complements NPA’s international strategy. The policy is also informed by NPA’s partnership policy and gender equality policy. It outlines the challenges we address, defines the goals and objectives we aim to achieve, and provides an overview of responses and working methods employed in order to attain these objectives

Solidarity in Action: Norwegian People\u27s Aid Annual Report 2018

Norwegian People’s Aid is the labour movement’s humanitarian organisation for solidarity. Norwegian People’s Aid works both nationally and internationally to improve the living conditions of vulnerable groups and to contribute to a fairer society. Norwegian People’s Aid is a membership organisation with 4 main priority areas: (a) First aid and rescue services (b) Social inclusion work and work with refugees (c) Work with mines and explosives (d) Long-term development and humanitarian cooperation This work is organised in two core areas: • Protection of life and health • Fair distribution of power and resources A large part of our activities in Norway is based on our members’ voluntary efforts. The first aid and rescue service constitutes important voluntary community involvement in national emergency response management. Nationally, Norwegian People’s Aid is also engaged in refugee and integration work and international work for solidarity. Internationally, as of 31.12.2018, Norwegian People’s Aid was active in 34 countries in Europe, the Middle East, Asia, Africa and Latin America, and is currently one of the world’s largest organisations working with the clearance of landmines and cluster munitions. The annual accounts encompass the non-profit organisation known as Norwegian People’s Aid, which is an association which does not have financial gain as its purpose. The annual accounts do not reflect the local chapter’s accounts. The activities result for the year amounts to NOK -16.2 million as opposed to NOK -18.9 million in 2017. Funds acquired in 2018 came to NOK 947 million as opposed to NOK 1009.6 million in 2017. The activities result of NOK -16.2 was allocated as follows: NOK -15.5 million from assets with externally imposed restrictions, NOK -2 million from assets with internally imposed restrictions and NOK 1.3 million from other equity. As of 31.12.2018, total assets amounted to NOK 221.5 million as opposed to NOK 237.6 million in 2017. Other equity as of 31.12.2018 amounted to NOK 200.6 million as opposed to NOK 199.2 million in 2017

Norwegian People\u27s Aid Humanitarian Disarmament Strategy

Beginning in 1992, Norwegian People’s Aid (NPA) has implemented mine action programmes in more than 40 states and territories. The strategy presented here builds on our experience, accomplishments, and lessons learned. It identifies new directions and priorities, and expands our work from mine action to broader areas of humanitarian disarmament. By ‘humanitarian disarmament’ we mean all operations and advocacy which aim to reduce and prevent harm to civilians from the impacts of weapons and ammunition. It is disarmament motivated and guided by humanitarian and development imperatives, rather than strategic national interests and international stability, and where civil society plays a critical role. The Mine Ban Treaty (MBT) and the Convention on Cluster Munitions (CCM) are thus far the most significant products of humanitarian disarmament initiatives. Alongside our Mine Action Pillar, we are therefore establishing two new pillars of work: Arms Management and Destruction and Humanitarian Disarmament Initiatives. Through these three pillars, NPA will to a greater degree cover the full life-cycle of weapons and ammunition - with interventions before, during, and after their use. All activities in NPA’s humanitarian disarmament programmes will be monitored and evaluated in light of their relevance and contribution toward this strategy

Solidarity in Action: Norwegian People\u27s Aid Annual Report 2019

Norwegian People’s Aid is an important agency in terms of global efforts for a mine-free world, carrying out humanitarian clearance of mines and explosives in 24 countries in 2019. In the autumn of 2019, many countries around the world, including those in Latin America and the Middle East, were witness to mass popular demonstrations. In many places, Norwegian People’s Aid partner organisations played a leading role. We had 221 partner organisations in 19 countries in 2019 and it becomes clearer each day how important our partners are as agents of social change. They are at the forefront of popular mobilisation, whether the issue is land rights, the struggle for natural resources, women’s rights or democracy. Our international work in 2019 concluded with Norway’s hosting the Mine Ban Convention Review Conference. Norwegian People’s Aid was an influential presence at the conference as people came from around the world to Norway to discuss how we could eradicate the land mine problem once and for all

Nuclear Weapons Ban Monitor 2019

Nuclear disarmament, including the elimination of all nuclear weapons and related development programmes, has been a central goal of the international community for decades. Under international law, only the 2017 Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) obligates all its states parties to destroy all nuclear weapons and other nuclear explosive devices under their jurisdiction or control and to never develop, produce, or control any such devices, much less test or use them. This comprehensive rejection by law of a uniquely inhumane and indiscriminate weapon is the embodiment of Article VI of the 1968 Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT), a legally binding provision that has been violated by nuclear-armed states for far too long. Using the TPNW as a yardstick against which progress towards a world without nuclear weapons may be measured, the Nuclear Weapons Ban Monitor records progress related to signature, ratification, entry into force, and universalization of the Treaty. It also evaluates the compatibility of each state’s behaviour with the prohibitions of the TPNW, regardless of whether the state in question has adhered to the Treaty

Norwegian People\u27s Aid Partnership Policy

Norwegian Peoples Aid has a longstanding tradition of closely linking our international solidarity work and cooperation with people’s own initiatives and agendas. This implies the strengthening of their organisations as a strategy for the. empowerment of people and communities, as well as for their ability to influence the conditions under which they live. Such focus and purpose are reflected in NPA’s support of liberation movements and people’s organisations in communities where open conflict exists as well as in societies in the process of democratisation. These intentions are also reflected in NPA’s statements regarding its governing principles as well as in policy documents. NPA’s implementation of these principles relates to the purposes underlying the cooperation with our partners. NPA has a great deal of experience. We have seen that the manner in which we relate to, and cooperate with, locally based partner organisations is crucial also to our own purpose of supporting people’s organizations and initiatives. This document is a revised version of the earlier approved policy “NPAs Partnership Cooperation in civil society”. NPA´s strategy is to work in partnership, first and foremost with civil society organisations. The strengthening of civil society is a key element in this strategy that aims at promoting democratization and an equitable distribution of power and resources

Norwegian People\u27s Aid Weapons Policy

As a field-based organization working in conflict areas and specializing in operations that address weapons and ammunition, NPA has proven that it is well placed to contribute to processes to develop and strengthen international policies, rules, and norms to better protect civilians and the environment from unacceptable harm. Building on the experience of our contributions to the global movements that successfully banned antipersonnel mines and cluster munitions, NPA will continue to have a strong voice on other unresolved or emerging weapons-related issues that call for an international response. Some of the weapons issues for which an NPA policy is set out in this document are threats that NPA works to address on a daily basis through our operations and advocacy. Others are issues where NPA currently is involved to a lesser or less continuous degree; where we stand ready to act if the weapons in question are used in an area where we implement operations; or where we only support the efforts of other non-governmental organizations (NGOs) but have found it beneficial to clearly formulate NPA’s views. Additional issues of concern other than those mentioned in this document may be taken up where a pressing need is identified and where NPA can make a difference. On the basis of this policy, the collective advocacy efforts of NPA’s head office and our external offices will be tailored to promote greater understanding of specific weapons-related challenges and concrete steps that can be taken to address them, and to influence policy and practice within the UN and other institutions and ultimately within states

Cooperation Agreement between Norwegian People’s Aid and Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad): Partnership for Democratisation and Just Distribution of Resources. Periodic Results Report 2016-2018

NPA’s Result Framework in the Cooperation Agreement with Norad 2016-2019 is built on the logic that for people toinfluence democratisation processes in their societies they have to mobilise, and to mobilise they have to be organised. We have structured the Periodic Result Report 2016-2018 in five chapters. The first chapter is an Introduction to NPA and our Civil Society Programme, including a profile of our partners. The second chapter on Results is split in five sections. The first section briefly presents the different country contexts where partners operate, including working conditions for CSOs and examples on how partners have sought, and achieved, to influence democracy in their societies. The second section reflects on partners’ capacity to mobilise around common issues, and the achievements made by demanding implementation of existing laws, or protest against corrupt authorities and breach of human rights. The third section reflects on partners’ capacity to organise people with a common cause, and achievements. made in strengthening competencies and capacities, making them more democratic and inclusive, and increasing their memberships when relevant. Selected result examples provide more in-depth experiences within each of these sections. The fourth section reflects on Project implementation, including a reflection on risks and cost efficiency. The fifth section describes NPA’s added value. Norwegian People’s Aid - Periodic Results Report 2016-2018 5 Chapter three, Other issues, includes cooperation and cross-cutting issues. Chapter four includes evaluations and reviews, lessons learned, and sutstainability. Chapter five is an Overview of finances. Finally, an annex lists partner abbreviations, their full names and country. The indicator “yearly targets” largely relate to number of partners. Hence, when numbers of partners change, yearly targets change. Several country programmes have reduced or increased number of partners during the period, or changed partners initially listed in plans and result framework. For instance, Mozambique added four new partners in 2017, and Palestine added six partners in 2018 to assess whether these could be more long-term partnerships in the years to come