Worldwide Scrouge of Cluster Bombs
Posted: 11th August 2010
Photographs by Sean Sutton from Bosnia, Cambodia, DR Congo, Iraq, Kosovo, Lao PDR, Lebanon, Sudan and Vietnam showing the problems caused by cluster bombs and the solutions provided by MAG.
BBC Lifeline Visits MAG in Laos
Posted: 9th August 2010
Cluster Casualties Continue
Posted: 29th July 2010
The Convention on Cluster Munitions (CCM), an international treaty that bans the use, production, stockpiling, and transfer of cluster munitions, enters into force on August 1. Although The CCM is an important step, the ban has not lessened the need for unexploded ordnance (UXO) clearance to continue. Millions of bomblets still plague communities around the world, and many innocent people are still injured or killed from these leftover submunitions each year.
MAG Contributes to Security and Protection in DRC by Destroying More Than 102K Weapons
Posted: 8th July 2010
The years of conflict that ravaged the Democratic Republic of Congo have resulted in large numbers of residual weapons and ammunition scattered around the country. These leftover remnants of war constitute a threat to the fragile peace process.
MAG Reunites Refugees with Their Families in Sri Lanka
Posted: 16th June 2010
Twelve months after the end of the civil war, 74-year-old Rasaiya Ragasingham and his family are rebuilding their lives on land cleared of landmines and unexploded ordnance by MAG.
US Ambassador Supports MAG in Angola, Empowering More Refugees to Return Home
Posted: 16th June 2010
MAG Clears Land for Iraqi Internally Displaced People, Saving Lives and Enabling Economic Development
Posted: 16th June 2010
Unexploded cluster munitions continue to pose a lethal threat to countless communities across Iraq. MAG’s recent work in Surka village cleared bomblets that were posing the threat of death or injury long after they were dropped.
MAG America Empowers Mothers to Save Lives and Build Futures
Posted: 5th May 2010
MAG Creates New Opportunities for a Mother in the DRC
Posted: 4th May 2010