Reference : V-P-LA-E-01040
Date : 21/02/2014
Country/Region : LAOS
Caption : Salavan district. A unexploded ordnance operation by NPA (Norwegian People's Aid). A deminer is preparing a mixture of clay to detonate the ammunitions found.
Photographer : BRONSTEIN, Paula
Confidentiality level : public
Publication restrictions : publication without restrictions
Copyright : Getty Images/CICR
Description : 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 demining, humanitarian relief, promoting democratization; the rights of indigenous people, equality; and fair distribution of land and resources. NPA currently operates demining 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.
Original material : digital
Resolution : 3960x2640
Orientation : landscape
Colour/B&W : colour

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