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Playing ‘catch’ with a hand grenade
“What should I do if I see children playing with a hand grenade?” asked Mohammed. His was the first voice heard at a MAG question and answer session in Galkayo, south-central Somalia. (14 October 2011)
Conventional Weapons Management and Disposal report - April 2011 [PDF]
Download the latest global update on MAG's work in support of weapons and ammunition disposal and security.
The big day
Held
annually on 4 April, International Mine Action Day is an important
occasion designed to raise awareness about Explosive Remnants of War,
which continue to pose a threat to individuals and communities. (12
April 2011)
The devastating effects of unexploded ordnance
MAG's Mine Risk Education programme in Somalia seeks to prevent the type of accident that left schoolboy Abdi-Najib with horrendous injuries. (1 February 2011)
Mine Risk Education in Somalia
Many people in Somalia keep private stockpiles of small arms and other munitions within the homes － MAG has developed a unique community education programme designed to help mitigate against the risks. (1 February 2011)
Partnership in Humanitarian Mine Action
Danish Demining Group, Handicap International and MAG have collaborated on Mine Risk Education materials to keep the people of Somaliland and Puntland, and especially children, safer as they go about their daily lives. (7 December 2010)
PHOTO GALLERY: Stockpile clearance
MAG has been working alongside the Puntland Mine Action Centre and the Puntland police since 2008, to reduce the threat from insecure stockpiles of Small Arms and Light Weapons, and other items of unexploded ordnance. (24 September 2010)
A day in the life of a MAG Project Manager
On the eve of World Humanitarian Day, 19 August, Alistair Moir talks about his role as MAG's Project Manager in Puntland State of Somalia. (18 August 201)
Clearance and safety messages save lives
“I am too happy today and I will stop worrying about this danger to children and also other villagers” - Hawo Khalif, whose house was 25 metres from a sizable stockpile of 105 white phosphorous mortars. (23 July 2010)
Blog:
The road to demolition
"It was 5.45am and MAG’s Puntland team were in a convoy..." (9 December 09)
Twelve tonnes of unsafe munitions cleared from army compound
An
army stockpile of surplus and unserviceable munitions has been
destroyed in Galcaio by the MAG-trained Puntland Police Explosive
Ordnance Disposal team. (9 December 09)
PHOTO GALLERY: Munitions stockpile clearance
A stockpile of dangerous weapons is found – what happens next? See how an Explosive Ordnance Disposal team, made up of MAG staff and the Puntland Police, clears and destroys hundreds of munitions in the Puntland State of Somalia. (1 May 09)
Puntland authorities destroy anti-personnel mines
MAG has provided technical support to the Puntland Mine Action Centre (PMAC) in destroying 48 stockpiled anti-personnel (AP) mines near Garowe – the first officially recorded destruction of AP mine stocks in Puntland. (24 July 08)
Clearance in Puntland - Picture Special
MAG was asked by the Puntland authorities to come to Bosasso, a town on the northern coast of Somalia, to clear a pile of mortars, rockets and projectiles. (25 September 08)
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