On World Humanitarian Day, an NPA-RENEW Staffer Is Recognized for Making Her Community Safe from Explosive Ordnance
Quang Tri (August 19, 2022) — On this year’s World Humanitarian Day, we pay tribute to humanitarians who risk their lives to help others. Among these are our staff members who are devoted to making their local community safe...
Irish Minister of State, Visiting Quang Tri, Talks with Schoolchildren As They Learn Bomb and Mine Safety
Minister of State in the Irish Department of Foreign Affairs Mr. Colm Brophy today travelled to Gio Linh District to meet with hundreds of local schoolchildren attending an Explosive Ordnance risk education session organized by RENEW in collaboration with...
Animated Videos – Another Way to Reach At-Risk Vietnamese Kids with UXO Safety Messages
As Quang Tri has made further progress in survey and clearance of explosive ordnance thanks to joint efforts of different mine action organizations, local people must also continue to be vigilant and protect themselves and their families from the threat...
Mine Action Alert: 15-year-old Van Kieu Boy Suffers Serious Injuries from Explosion of a War Munition
Even a near-perfect record of no UXO accidents over a period of years cannot be sustained forever. Explosive ordnance accidents can still happen in Quang Tri, and they do — another one this week. The second accident of 2022 — and the...
US State Department Officials Review NPA/RENEW’s Progress in Quang Tri
RENEW’s staff this week was very pleased to host a visit to Vietnam from the Office of Weapons Removal and Abatement in the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Political-Military Affairs (PM/WRA).
Three Emergency Calls in One Day: Munitions Removed from Residential Areas and Safely Destroyed
According to Quang Tri Mine Action Center (QTMAC), which keeps a database of all bombs found and destroyed, mobile teams managed by RENEW/NPA, Mines Advisory Group, and PeaceTrees Vietnam have conducted 7,589 explosive ordnance disposal tasks in response to...
After Two Years of Covid Delays, RENEW/NPA Resume Annual Staff Orientation Meeting
All 257 staff members working in the Explosive Ordnance Survey and Clearance Program at RENEW/NPA on Wednesday, 11 May 2022, attended an annual staff orientation meeting held in Dong Ha City, Quang Tri Province. This is the first time...
Wonder Women – Vietnam News Agency Features Our All-women Emergency Response Team
A video by Vietnam News Agency depicts the important work of RENEW's all-women emergency response team.
RENEW/NPA Completes Non-Technical Survey in All Accessible Villages in Quang Tri
The members of our non-technical survey (NTS) team on 8 April 2022 reached an important milestone when they visited the last assessable villages in Huong Hoa District, Quang Tri Province. This marks the completion of NTS in all accessible...
Vietnam Delivers Statement at UNMAS Mine Action Symposium
United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) on Monday, 4 April 2022, held a first-ever Mine Action Symposium on the occasion of International Day of Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action. Ambassador Dang Hoang Giang, Head of Vietnam Permanent...