MAG has received a $1.5 million grant from the Office of Weapons Removal and Abatement in the U. S. Department
of State’s Bureau of Political-Military Affairs, for conventional weapons destruction in eight southern Lebanon communities.
As a result of the 2006 conflict between Hezbollah and Israel, southern Lebanon was littered with cluster sub-munitions and other conventional weapons, including landmines. Even now, new weapons strike locations continue to be discovered and communities continue to be threatened, reducing residents’ ability to return to sustainable livelihoods.
MAG’s work is critical to restoring access to land for agricultural development and infrastructure rehabilitation and development.
Coordinating closely with the Lebanon Mine Action Center, MAG will deploy teams to eight communities and expects to clear an estimated 680,000 square metres of priority land. It is anticipated that approximately 45,000 people will indirectly benefit from these Battle Area Clearance efforts.
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A MAG team clears through the land close to a residential area near Nabatieh city in 2007. |
Links:
- MAG Lebanon microsite - find out more about MAG's work in the country
- Office of Weapons Removal and Abatement website
- Donate to MAG online - more than 90 per cent of MAG's income is spent directly on clearance programmes
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