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			<title><![CDATA[MAG Director of Finance awarded for professional achievement]]></title>
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Aged just 35, MAG Director of Finance Susan Ni Chriodain has been included on a list of Manchester businessmen and women who have excelled at their profession before reaching 40.
Since she joined MAG two years ago, Susan has implemented an overhaul of the organisation&rsquo;s entire financial sys...]]></description>
			<author>Michael Fryer &lt;no-reply@www.maginternational.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 09:39:46 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[VIDEO: Stockpile - a film from DR Congo]]></title>
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This film contains images that some viewers may find distressing
Stockpile is a documentary film set in the Democratic Republic of Congo, featuring the work of MAG and Search for Common Ground (SFCG), a non-governmental organisation working to
transform conflict in Congolese society through inte...]]></description>
			<author>Michael Fryer &lt;no-reply@www.maginternational.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 17:12:52 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[SUDAN: International Mine Awareness Day in South Sudan]]></title>
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Why does MAG work in Sudan?
MAG marked the third International Landmine Awareness Day in southern Sudan with a series of interactive Mine Risk Education (MRE) programmes across the region.
 
 International Landmine Awareness Day in Wau
Jigsaw puzzles with warning signs.
A Mine Risk Education ...]]></description>
			<author>Michael Fryer &lt;no-reply@www.maginternational.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 10:53:06 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[	BURUNDI: Historic nationwide weapons survey supports security ]]></title>
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Why does MAG work in Burundi?
MAG has completed an evaluation of every police weapons storage site in Burundi, aimed at improving the security and management of Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW).
The assessment will help prevent accidents and limit the risks of Government weapons stocks fallin...]]></description>
			<author>Michael Fryer &lt;no-reply@www.maginternational.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 09:54:19 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Manchester's High Sheriff gives his support to MAG]]></title>
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Greater Manchester&rsquo;s High Sheriff Christian Wewer has pledged to do whatever he can to support MAG during his time in the post.
"MAG is well known throughout the world for their work, particularly in countries which have suffered great strife through war"- Christian Wewer
[Photo:  Greater ...]]></description>
			<author>Michael Fryer &lt;no-reply@www.maginternational.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2009 09:15:01 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[MAG hosts delegation from Vietnamese government]]></title>
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Why does MAG work in Vietnam?
 View a slideshow of MAG's work in Vietnam
MAG played host to four high-level members of the Vietnamese government on Monday.
Members of VUFO (Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations) and PACCOM, responsible for facilitating the work of all international non-gove...]]></description>
			<author>Michael Fryer &lt;no-reply@www.maginternational.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2009 11:17:17 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[SOMALIA: Project launched to support peacekeeping work in Mogadishu]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[
Why does MAG work in Somalia?
More about MAG Somalia 
Photo gallery: Munitions stockpile clearance in Puntland 
MAG has begun a project in Mogadishu aimed at strengthening the peacekeeping work of the African Union.
Some of the unexploded ordnance awaiting destruction in Mogadishu.
Various st...]]></description>
			<author>Michael Fryer &lt;no-reply@www.maginternational.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2009 16:54:32 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.maginternational.org/news/somalia-project-launched-to-support-peacekeeping-work-in-mogadishu/</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[LEBANON: 'We want our country to become like Europe']]></title>
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Images from MAG's work in Lebanon following the 2006 war 
Why does MAG work in Lebanon?
By removing the cluster bomblets that were blocking access to agriculture and infrastructure, MAG has improved the economic potential of a community in southern Lebanon. 
Mahmoud Sharaf Eldine, May 2009.
Wh...]]></description>
			<author>Michael Fryer &lt;no-reply@www.maginternational.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2009 09:35:09 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[IRAQ: Watching football in safety]]></title>
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View a slideshow of MAG's work in Iraq 
Why does MAG work in Iraq?
In the village of Bndazian, even a simple activity like going to the local football stadium could be fraught with danger.
A MAG deminer working near the Bndazian football stadium.
[Photo: MAG Iraq]
Located in the Choman distri...]]></description>
			<author>Michael Fryer &lt;no-reply@www.maginternational.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2009 12:38:35 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[IRAQ: New MAG Iraq HQ opened by US Department of State official]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[
View a slideshow of MAG's work in Iraq 
Why does MAG work in Iraq?
A brand new building for MAG's flagship Iraq programme has been opened by the Team Leader of the US Regional Reconstruction Team (RRT) in the Kurdistan Region, Iraq.
Lucy Tamlyn visited MAG Iraq's headquarters in Erbil today to ...]]></description>
			<author>Michael Fryer &lt;no-reply@www.maginternational.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2009 10:24:43 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[SUDAN: Advanced training helps MAG leave lasting legacy]]></title>
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Why does MAG work in Sudan?
One of MAG&rsquo;s key objectives in its interventions in all developing countries, especially Sudan, is to enhance national capacity. This is to ensure that activities are sustainable and leave a lasting legacy, promoting autonomy and independence, as well as securing...]]></description>
			<author>Michael Fryer &lt;no-reply@www.maginternational.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2009 12:39:56 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[SUDAN: Preparing a safe way home]]></title>
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Why does MAG work in Sudan?
It is sunset at Nimule Way Station, a facility set up for internally displaced people and refugees to stay in for a night or two while they await transport back to their home communities. Four hundred and eleven returnees are in the process of retrieving their personal...]]></description>
			<author>Michael Fryer &lt;no-reply@www.maginternational.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2009 12:36:11 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.maginternational.org/news/sudan-preparing-a-safe-way-home/</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[IRAQ: New partnership saves lives in Kirkuk]]></title>
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MAG has trained a local non-governmental organisation in Kirkuk so it can deliver vital safety messages to people at risk from landmines and unexploded ordnance
View a slideshow of MAG's work in Iraq
Why does MAG work in Iraq?
Decades of internal conflict and war have taken a heavy toll on cent...]]></description>
			<author>Michael Fryer &lt;no-reply@www.maginternational.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2009 12:32:39 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.maginternational.org/news/iraq-new-partnership-saves-lives-in-kirkuk/</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[SUDAN: Breaking down language barriers for refugees]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[
A refugee who fled the Democratic Republic of the Congo last year is now helping to make sure MAG&rsquo;s vital safety messages are being understood by the thousands of displaced people at Lasu Payam camp
View a slideshow of MAG's work in Sudan
Why does MAG work in Sudan?
 
Asiki (far right) w...]]></description>
			<author>Michael Fryer &lt;no-reply@www.maginternational.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2009 17:15:26 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.maginternational.org/news/sudan-breaking-down-language-barriers-for-refugees/</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[ANGOLA: Business community to the fore for MAG]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[
 Why does MAG work in Angola?
May 31st dawned bright and sunny for the annual MAG / Luanda International School Golf Day. Now in its third year, this event was organised by the staff and students of school, which has a tradition of raising funds for good causes in Angola.
Luanda-based artist Mat...]]></description>
			<author>Michael Fryer &lt;no-reply@www.maginternational.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2009 16:39:38 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[GAZA: Unexploded bombs threaten reconstruction]]></title>
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Explosive remnants of conflict from Israel's recent
bombardment continue to pose a threat to daily life in Gaza, the United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) has reported.
Hundreds of unexploded bombs are thought to be buried in the ruins of buildings, with unconfirmed reports indicating that ...]]></description>
			<author>Michael Fryer &lt;no-reply@www.maginternational.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2009 10:21:16 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.maginternational.org/news/gaza-unexploded-bombs-threaten-reconstruction/</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[LEBANON: Recovering livelihoods in Zawtar East]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Images from MAG's work in Lebanon following the 2006 war, which left the south of the country littered with unexploded munitions
A 12-month project by MAG &lsquo;Battle Area Clearance&rsquo; teams in Lebanon is helping people like restaurant owner Hussein Sami Ismael to get their lives back on trac...]]></description>
			<author>Michael Fryer &lt;no-reply@www.maginternational.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2009 13:06:12 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.maginternational.org/news/lebanon-recovering-livelihoods-in-zawtar-east/</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[CHAD: Giving safe access to water in the Sahara]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[
Situated in the Chadian portion of the Sahara Desert, Kouba Olanga is the last water point for at least 300 kilometres in all directions. This makes it a vital &ndash; in the strictest sense of the word &ndash; stopping-off point for the countless camel trains making their way across this part of ...]]></description>
			<author>Michael Fryer &lt;no-reply@www.maginternational.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2009 16:13:34 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.maginternational.org/news/chad-giving-safe-access-to-water-in-the-sahara/</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[LAO PDR: Helping to end the ‘hungry season’]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Images from MAG's programme in Lao PDR &ndash; the most bombed country in the world per capita
An irrigation system that allows two rice harvests a year instead of one was able to be installed after MAG cleared the land of dangerous unexploded ordnance.
"People&rsquo;s lives have improved a lot", ...]]></description>
			<author>Michael Fryer &lt;no-reply@www.maginternational.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2009 10:27:38 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.maginternational.org/news/lao-pdr-helping-to-end-the-hungry-season/</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[IRAQ: Belgian Foreign Minister visits MAG’s programme]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Images from MAG's programme in Iraq
The first ministerial delegation of Belgian officials to visit Iraq since 1991 went to MAG&rsquo;s flagship Iraq progamme on Thursday.
A MAG Community Liaison employee, wearing a Belgian Government t-shirt, educating Iraqi children about the risks of landmines a...]]></description>
			<author>Michael Fryer &lt;no-reply@www.maginternational.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2009 10:22:51 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.maginternational.org/news/iraq-belgian-foreign-minister-visits-mags-programme/</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[LEBANON: Building futures ]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Images from MAG's work in Lebanon following the 2006 war, which left the south of the country littered with unexploded munitions
Factory owner Kamel Fahas returned after the war to find his property littered with lethal M-77 cluster submunitions
&ldquo;If MAG didn&rsquo;t clear this land, we would...]]></description>
			<author>Michael Fryer &lt;no-reply@www.maginternational.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2009 14:49:34 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[CAMBODIA: Mine accident survivor becomes deminer]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Images from MAG's programme in Cambodia &ndash; one of the most heavily mine- and unexploded ordnance-contaminated countries in the world
Chea Sia survived stepping on a landmine but, with life in Cambodia difficult for disabled people who have little education, he and his wife struggled to make a ...]]></description>
			<author>Michael Fryer &lt;no-reply@www.maginternational.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2009 09:36:57 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[D.R. CONGO: 'We need you so we can be free']]></title>
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The city of Kenge was the scene of a massacre of civilians in May 1997 and was still suffering from the effects of conflict 12 years on
See more images and stories from Kenge in our special photo blog: Mission Kenge
On 5 May 1997, the city of Kenge was the stage of the last
battle before the fa...]]></description>
			<author>Michael Fryer &lt;no-reply@www.maginternational.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2009 13:52:20 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[VIETNAM: 'Fantastic' music festival raises US$20,000 ]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[
Why does MAG work in Vietnam?
&ldquo;Let&rsquo;s party for peace!&rdquo; MAG Vietnam&rsquo;s Country Programme Manager Jimmy Roodt shouted on stage, and the 1,000-plus people attending the MAG Music Festival screamed excitedly back.
The festival, held on 25 April, raised US$20,000, which will be...]]></description>
			<author>Michael Fryer &lt;no-reply@www.maginternational.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2009 09:30:15 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.maginternational.org/news/vietnam-fantastic-music-festival-raises-us22000-/</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[SRI LANKA: MAG steps up its clearance efforts]]></title>
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As the Government of Sri Lanka feels that an end to the war is in sight, areas of land are now being released for mine clearance. 
Community Liaison surveying the Sri Lankan Army's (SLA) Forward Defence Line with the SLA...
...and one of the explosive items found.
Part of the Community Liaison ...]]></description>
			<author>Michael Fryer &lt;no-reply@www.maginternational.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2009 17:33:23 +0100</pubDate>
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