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			<title><![CDATA[COMING SOON: Clear Landmines Now]]></title>
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ClearLandminesNow.com 
launches
Friday 17 February 2012...]]></description>
			<author>MAG &lt;no-reply@www.maginternational.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:52:59 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[LIBYA: Starting the school year with Risk Education]]></title>
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A Risk Education class in Misrata: children practise safe behaviour. [Photos: Alexandra Arango/MAG]
Students at newly reopened schools in Misrata are receiving vital safety messages to keep them safe from the deadly remnants of conflict littering the area.
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When Ibrahim Zouka, director of ...]]></description>
			<author>MAG &lt;no-reply@www.maginternational.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 17:04:31 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[VIETNAM: Living with UXO]]></title>
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Above, a MAG technician works to clear a Dangerous Area just metres from a house in Tuyên Hóa District, near the border with Lao in Quang Binh province.   
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It is estimated that each square metre of land in the province was exposed to, on average, 29kg of ordnance1  during the Vietnam War. ...]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:03:17 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[AUDIO: Photographer Giles Duley at the launch of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Landmines ]]></title>
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Photographer Giles Duley, who became a triple amputee after stepping on an IED in Afghanistan in 2011, speaks at the launch of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Landmines and Unexploded Weapons of Conflict.
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The group aims to promote greater awareness of the problem of landmines and othe...]]></description>
			<author>MAG &lt;no-reply@www.maginternational.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 13:11:52 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[SUDAN: Protecting children in Kassala]]></title>
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Students at Omer Haj Musa Secondary School learn how to identify landmines and unexploded ordnance.
 
What happens when pupils carry a live grenade they&rsquo;ve found on their way to school into the classroom? Or when their classroom is on the other side of a minefield?
These aren&rsquo;t the ...]]></description>
			<author>MAG &lt;no-reply@www.maginternational.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2011 10:26:32 +0000</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.maginternational.org/news/sudan-protecting-schoolchildren-in-kassala/</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[	SOMALIA: The devastating effects of unexploded ordnance ]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Abdi-Najib Hirad Said was left with one leg and a hand missing, and blind in one eye, after playing with an item of unexploded ordnance. His playmate was killed instantly. 
Accident survivor Abdi-Najib.
The pair came across the UXO in their village, Yahlo, in the Bosaso district of Bari. Not knowi...]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2011 10:21:33 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[SRI LANKA: Community rebirth in war-torn Mullaitivu]]></title>
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Suresh is looking forward to helping his grandmother rebuild her home in Suthanthipuram village.
 
Suresh lost his right arm during the civil war. Both his parents and his sister were killed. But, despite his tragic misfortunes, the 12-year-old has an incredibly positive outlook.
Suresh was one...]]></description>
			<author>MAG &lt;no-reply@www.maginternational.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2011 10:11:08 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[CAMBODIA: Development depends on demining ]]></title>
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"I was very scared that either I or one of my animals would step on a mine. MAG found 10 items around the house and on our land. I feel safer now and my family has more land to grow crops." &ndash; Sum Bo, 25, Chisang, October 2011
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Alistair Moir, MAG Cambodia Country Director explains how ...]]></description>
			<author>MAG &lt;no-reply@www.maginternational.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Mon, 12 Dec 2011 14:41:18 +0000</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.maginternational.org/news/cambodia-development-depends-on-demining-/</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[D.R. CONGO: Cluster bombs threaten lives and hinder development in Bolomba]]></title>
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Children orphaned as a result of the civil war in DRC. [Photo: Sean Sutton / MAG.  See also: Photo galleries]
The majority of cluster bombs found in the war-torn town of Likbanda are discovered by people farming their land. 
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Likbanda is located in Bolomba Territory, Équateur Province [see...]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2011 16:54:21 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[SUDAN: From landmines to markets]]></title>
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A Mine Risk Education session with children in Morobo county. [Photo: J.B.Russell/MAG]
 
The Sustainable Livelihoods and Mine Action project &minus; SLAM &minus; aims to promote improved and equitable development opportunities for conflict-affected communities in the Western and Central Equatori...]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2011 10:17:39 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[SUDAN: Demined area handed over to community in Kassala state]]></title>
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DFID's Donal Brown speaks of a more secure environment for the people of Demen, at last week's ceremony. [Photos: MAG Sudan]
A demined area of land around the town of Demen in Kassala state can now be used for safe access to education, water and agriculture.
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Using UK Government funding th...]]></description>
			<author>MAG &lt;no-reply@www.maginternational.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2011 11:20:28 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[BURUNDI: Country declared landmine free]]></title>
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Burundi was contaminated by mines and unexploded ordnance during the civil war, which started in 1993.
Burundi, one of the world&rsquo;s poorest countries, has officially cleared its territory of landmines.
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Funded by the Swiss Department of Foreign Affairs, MAG has helped Burundi declare ...]]></description>
			<author>MAG &lt;no-reply@www.maginternational.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Fri, 02 Dec 2011 15:36:30 +0000</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.maginternational.org/news/burundi-country-declared-landmine-free/</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[ANGOLA: MAG driver saves man’s life following crocodile attack]]></title>
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MAG Angola&rsquo;s work would not be possible without the hard work of the dedicated local staff like Francesca.
MAG Angola driver Francesca Newiji Cazomba's first-aid skills came to the rescue of a man who suffered horrific injuries while bathing.  
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Twenty-year-old Justo Sapalo, from Lia...]]></description>
			<author>MAG &lt;no-reply@www.maginternational.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2011 09:22:50 +0000</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.maginternational.org/news/angola-mag-driver-saves-mans-life-after-crocodile-attack/</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[LIBYA: Now children carry flyers, not UXO, in Zintan]]></title>
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MAG&rsquo;s team has distributed Risk Education posters and flyers in the Nafusa Mountains region. 
Children in the north-west Libyan city of Zintan live surrounded by unexploded ordnance (UXO) and weapons, a legacy of the region&rsquo;s participation in the revolution against Colonel Gaddafi.
T...]]></description>
			<author>MAG &lt;no-reply@www.maginternational.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2011 14:45:09 +0000</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.maginternational.org/news/libya-now-children-carry-flyers-not-uxo-in-zintan/</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[CAMBODIA: Agricultural workers under threat from cluster bomblets]]></title>
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Nineteen-year-old Sareoun lost an eye when her hoe struck a cluster bomblet.
Around the size of a small tangerine, and designed to explosively propel 260 lacerating shards of metal into a person, BLU series cluster bomb submunitions litter the countryside of eastern Cambodia.  
Between 1960 and ...]]></description>
			<author>MAG &lt;no-reply@www.maginternational.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2011 12:24:54 +0000</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.maginternational.org/news/cambodia-agricultural-workers-under-threat-from-cluster-bomblets/</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[PHOTO GALLERY: Impact in Cambodia]]></title>
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Cambodia photo gallery You may find some of these images disturbing [Photos: Sean Sutton / MAG]
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Around 200,000 Cambodian families have directly benefited from MAG's work in the country since our programme began there in 1992.
As a result of nearly three decades of conflict, Cambodia remai...]]></description>
			<author>MAG &lt;no-reply@www.maginternational.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Fri, 25 Nov 2011 15:27:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.maginternational.org/news/cambodia-making-an-impact/</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[ANGOLA: Remember them]]></title>
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Angola remains one of the most mine-affected countries in the world.
The worst affected province is Moxico, where landmines and explosive remnants of war are not only a danger to lives, but also hinder recovery and development.
More than 70 per cent of the population live on less than US$2 a day...]]></description>
			<author>MAG &lt;no-reply@www.maginternational.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Thu, 17 Nov 2011 15:21:22 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ANGOLA: Improving infrastructure in Moxico Province]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[The removal of landmines and unexploded ordnance (UXO) in Moxico Province is helping the construction of houses and roads, and giving safe access to water and agricultural land. 
MAG Angola's operations base is in Luena (marked here), Moxico's capital.
Construction of houses taking place in 4 de F...]]></description>
			<author>MAG &lt;no-reply@www.maginternational.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Thu, 17 Nov 2011 10:33:30 +0000</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.maginternational.org/news/angola-improving-infrastructure-in-moxico/</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[ANGOLA: Helping conflict-affected communities to escape poverty]]></title>
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Along with thousands of other Angolans, 48-year-old Jurindo Hishika, his wife and their five children fled his homeland during the last years of his country&rsquo;s civil war. 
Hailing from Angola&rsquo;s eastern Moxico province, Mr Hishika&rsquo;s family were beset by violence during the conflic...]]></description>
			<author>MAG &lt;no-reply@www.maginternational.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Thu, 17 Nov 2011 10:25:53 +0000</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.maginternational.org/news/angola-helping-conflictaffected-communities-to-escape-poverty/</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[VIDEO: Reducing armed violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo]]></title>
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Modern conflicts produce vast quantities of deadly weapons and ammunition that are often stockpiled in populated areas. Neglected and poorly managed, they are at risk of accidental explosion and theft. 
MAG is the only organisation in the Democratic Republic of Congo 
(DRC) authorised to assess ...]]></description>
			<author>MAG &lt;no-reply@www.maginternational.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2011 09:15:04 +0000</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.maginternational.org/news/video-reducing-armed-violence-in-the-democratic-republic-of-congo/</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[ANGOLA: Improving access to education in Moxico]]></title>
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A deminer in Luzi, where MAG is clearing 248,000m2 of land. 
The school in Luzi, a landmine-contaminated community of 1,700 people in Moxico Province, has been closed since early 2010 when a mine accident was reported nearby. 
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One of the teachers has been giving classes outside his 
home...]]></description>
			<author>MAG &lt;no-reply@www.maginternational.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2011 18:06:22 +0000</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.maginternational.org/news/angola-improving-access-to-education-in-moxico/</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[S.SUDAN: Large SPLA stockpile destroyed, including 22 MANPADS]]></title>
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Since it was formed in October 2010, MAG&rsquo;s Small Arms and Light Weapons 
Team in South Sudan has removed 250,000 items of SALW and 
unexploded ordnance. Slideshow: Destroying SALW in South Sudan [Photo: J.B. Russell]
 
MAG&rsquo;s Small Arms and Light Weapons Team in South Sudan has loca...]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 09 Nov 2011 11:17:49 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[BURUNDI: 30 MANPADS destroyed ]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[The US State Department&rsquo;s Deputy Assistant Secretary for Political-Military Affairs (DAS) visited the Burundian army-operated demolition range outside Bujumbura yesterday, to witness the destruction of 30 SAM7 Grail MANPAD devices.
MAG provides technical assistance and support to the army at ...]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 09 Nov 2011 11:15:35 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[LIBYA APPEAL]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Sulah&rsquo;s three-year-old sister found a hand grenade... 
Please help us stop tragedies like this by making a donation now. 
Choose how you wish to donate: Credit card | Debit card | Paypal | Text LIBY11 £5 to 70070 to donate £5 (Text donations are for UK only. Free on all networks.) 
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			<author>MAG &lt;no-reply@www.maginternational.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2011 09:13:20 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[VIDEO: Surviving the Peace]]></title>
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Surviving the Peace is a story of devastation and hope. 
Produced by MAG America in collaboration with MediaStorm and shot on location in Lao PDR in May, the film follows a family devastated by unexploded ordnance, and MAG's fight to rid the country &ndash; and many others &ndash; of the remnants...]]></description>
			<author>MAG &lt;no-reply@www.maginternational.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Wed, 02 Nov 2011 17:31:00 +0000</pubDate>
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