Beneath The Visor: Female bomb searchers in Lebanon
Posted: 14th June 2013
The civil war (1975-1990) and the conflict between Hezbollah and Israel (2006) have left Lebanon with a deadly legacy: landmines and unexploded bombs, in particular cluster munitions. This reportage documents the women clearing the danger.
Infographic: Securing ammunition in Libya
Posted: 13th June 2013
The 2011 Libyan revolution has led to the increased availability of weapons and ammunition.
LIBYA: Securing ammunition to keep communities safe
Posted: 13th June 2013
MAG is leading a project to start safely storing weapons and ammunition away from communities and back under government control.
MAG's BBC Radio 4 appeal
Posted: 6th June 2013
MAG is thrilled to announce that Giles Duley, photojournalist, triple amputee and MAG supporter will be the presenter of our BBC Radio 4 Charity Appeal!
Lebanon 2013 photo gallery
Posted: 4th June 2013
“I found more than 50 cluster bombs around my house, and MAG came and cleared them and then searched the land.” Abed Al Hussein Marooni, pictured above, is 80. He is one many people featured in our new Lebanon photo gallery by MAG's award-winning photographer Sean Sutton.
Arms Trade Treaty opens for signature
Posted: 30th May 2013
The Arms Trade Treaty opens for signature at the United Nations in New York from 3 June 2013 until its entry into force. This marks the beginning of an important journey down a long road, as it will probably take several years for states to sign.
LIBYA: New awareness-raising song warns children of explosive weapons risk
Posted: 20th May 2013
MAG is making schoolchildren in Libya aware of the dangers of explosive weapons, with the help of a new life-saving song written by two of the country’s leading creative talents.
MAG welcomes Iraq's ratification of the Convention on Cluster Munitions
Posted: 17th May 2013
MAG has welcomed the news that Iraq has become the 83rd country to ratify a treaty banning cluster munitions.
VIETNAM: The people forced into a deadly business
Posted: 2nd May 2013
The farming land allocated to people in Tan Duc 1 village is very limited, so people often turn to scrap metal collection to earn additional money. It is a trade full of risks.
Landmine/UXO clearance and education in South Sudan
Posted: 23rd April 2013
INFOGRAPHIC: From 2008 to 2012, MAG made more than 560 million square metres of land safe and useable in South Sudan.
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