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M77 cluster submunition found by MAG  

1 August 2010, Convention on Cluster Munitions enter into force

In November 2008 the Convention of Cluster Munitions banning the use, stockpile and manufacture of the weapons was signed. It was officially ratified into international law in February when the 30th country formally agreed to its terms.

MAG has been clearing unexploded cluster munitions from Lao PDR since 1994, has removed 21,000 unexploded cluster munitions from Lebanon since 2006 and more than 9,000 from Iraq since 2003.

Photo gallery: Worldwide scourge of cluster bombs
The unexploded ordnance problem in Lao PDR: statistics
Calendar

 

Victoria Wood visits MAG in Lao PDR  

Victoria Wood field visit to Lao PDR

MAG is currently celebrating the recent visit of Victoria Wood to our operations in Lao PDR. Victoria was there with the BBC to highlight the lethal problem unexploded ordnance still causes for thousands there, and to show how MAG’s work is vital to many for their safety. More information on Victoria Wood's visit to MAG

 

A MAG deminer in Iraq  

19 August 2010, World Humanitarian Day

Talk to one of MAG’s dedicated humanitarian workers – either based here in our Manchester HQ, or out in one of the conflict-affected countries where we work – to learn more about the day to day nature of their jobs in some of the world’s most challenging environments. Contact Kate Wiggans, Media & PR Officer: Tel. +44 (0)161 238 5445; kate.wiggans@maginternational.org.

 

     
     

Find out where MAG works and who we help

MAG Sri Lanka: The Journey Home  

SRI LANKA: The journey home - photo report
Like many others, Ahalya's family fled Sinnapandivirichchan in 2007 to escape the civil war. In May 2010, after MAG had removed 1,260 landmines from the area, they were able to return home.

MAG Sudan: A teacher's message  

SUDAN: A teacher's message
A headteacher from southern Sudan explains the importance of MAG’s work for the future of his country.

MAG: Cluster bomb photo gallery
 

PHOTO GALLERY: Worldwide scourge of cluster bombs
These images from Bosnia, Cambodia, D.R. Congo, Iraq, Kosovo, Lao P.D.R., Lebanon, Sudan and Vietnam illustrate the problems caused by cluster bombs and the solutions provided by MAG.

See also: Latest news, Subscribe to the news feed, Contact (media enquiries), Enewsletters

     
     
     

MAG in the news

MAG in the news  

Read what the media have been saying about MAG, as well as other articles about issues related to our work: MAG in the news

See also: Contact (media enquiries)

     
     
     

Spokespeople

MAG Chief Executive Lou McGrath OBE  

Lou McGrath OBE, Chief Executive
Involved in the clearance of landmines and unexploded ordnance since 1989, Lou played an active part in the Mine Ban Treaty process which banned the production, manufacture and export of anti-personnel mines.
Email or phone Kate Wiggans to arrange interview: +44 (0)161 238 5445.

MAG photographer Sean Sutton  

Sean Sutton, Photographer
Sean has worked for MAG since 1996, reporting on conflict-affected communities who, despite their poverty and grief, have the strength to fight their way to recovery.
Email or phone Kate Wiggans to arrange interview: +44 (0)161 238 5445.

See also: Testimonials

Want to know how cluster munitions can fail to work? The true effects landmines have on people’s safety and development? Need pictures or case studies on communities affected by and recovering from conflict?

MAG has decades of experience in explosive ordnance disposal and providing humanitarian relief in conflict zones. We can provide spokespeople on a wide range of topics, as well as case studies and images for use in the media.

     
     
     

Photos

MAG photos  

Award-winning photographer Sean Sutton has been working with MAG for 15 years and had amassed an archive of awe-inspiring images of communities affected by conflict. MAG can make these acclaimed photographs available to media outlets on request. Photo galleries

See also: Video and audio, MAG's YouTube channel [external link]

     
     
     

Calendar

MAG calendar of events  

Key upcoming dates related to MAG and the issues we're involved with: Calendar.

     
     
     
     

Key resources

MAG Annual Review  

About MAG
Annual Review [download as PDF, file size 5mb]
Enewsletter
Frequently Asked Questions

See also: Publications, Logos, Video and audio

     
     
     

Fundraising highlights

MAG event: Cycle Vietnam to Cambodia  

Upcoming events:
Celebrity shoe auction, 22 July - 1 August 2010
Community Challenge Cambodia, 25 November - 5 December 2010
Cycle Vietnam to Cambodia, 28 January - 6 February 2011

MAG event: Battersea abseil  

Past events:
Battersea Power Station Abseil, 2 May 2010

 

See also: More MAG events, Contact (fundraising)

     
     
     

Media enquiries

Kate Wiggans, Media & PR Officer, MAG, 68 Sackville Street, Manchester, M1 3NJ, UK
Tel: +44 (0)161 238 5445; kate.wiggans@maginternational.org

     

 

                         
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