A Lasting Legacy
Vietnam is still suffering from the effects of landmines and unexploded ordnance (UXO) over 30 years since the end of the conflict. In the central regions, including Quang Binh Province, the contamination from the remnants of armed conflict is putting people and livestock at risk of injury or death and denying access to vital land.
An enduring legacy of the conflict in Vietnam, the presence of landmines and UXO, and the fear of that presence, continues to regularly injure and kill people, while inhibiting them from utilizing vital land for agriculture and development. With a large expanding population and the ever increasing pressure for land, people are forced to undertake risky behavior, such as removing items of ERW themselves, in order to use much needed land.
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Responding to the Need
MAG America supported activities by MAG include site clearance operations enabling safe resettlement and development activities and mobile operations to clear ordnance and munitions that are found and reported by communities. Areas of operation include areas along the Ho Chi Minh highway in Le Thuy and Bo Trach districts and areas to the west and northwest of Dong Hoi Town. MAG has also responded to numerous reports of large aircraft bombs in Minh Hoa and Tuyen Hoa districts in the far northwest of the province. MAG is the only organization providing ERW clearance assistance to affected communities of Quang Binh Province.
Building on the Foundations
MAG America's future activity will build upon the foundations by continuing province-wide landmine and UXO clearance support to prioritized areas, removing the threat of accidents to the population, and facilitating the safe development of conflict-affected communities.
