Rosamund Pike: Why I'm Joining The Fight Against Landmines
Rosamund Pike became MAG's first-ever official Ambassador on 4 April 2021, International Mine Awareness Day, joining our mission to rid the world of the deadly legacy of landmines.
Since then, Rosamund has visited some of the most heavily contaminated places on earth, from Lebanon's Blue Line to the minefields of Cambodia, witnessing first-hand the devastation landmines inflict on communities decades after conflict ends.
Through her role, Rosamund helps raise awareness of the impact of landmines and unexploded bombs, and supports MAG in reaching new audiences and funding for our work. She uses her platform to ask the world take landmine clearance seriously, and to remind people that this is a problem with a solution - the land can be cleared, if the will and funding exist.
"It's important to me as a human being to try to put an end to something that's killing people indiscriminately every day. But also as a mother of two small boys, when I see children living next to these landmines it really strikes a chord. Many of the victims of landmines are children and that's heartbreaking.
Landmines stifle development and prevent people living in often very poor places from pursuing their livelihoods and gaining independence.
I have seen first-hand the amazing and courageous work of MAG's staff and the transformative impact that work has on ordinary men, women and children so it is a privilege to be able to play my small part by raising awareness of the issue and the solutions at hand."
Rosamund Pike
A connection that started in Lebanon
Rosamund's relationship with MAG began in 2017, when she travelled to Lebanon to see our work first-hand. Whilst there, she visited the so-called Blue Line — an area close to the border with Israel contaminated with hundreds of thousands of landmines and cluster bombs. The visit helped Rosamund prepare for the role of war correspondent Marie Colvin in the film A Private War.
While in Lebanon, Rosamund met MAG's demining teams clearing towns and villages of conflict's deadly legacy, spent time with local communities and witnessed a controlled demolition of 14 mines. 14 mines safely detonated, multiple lives saved.
In February 2023, Rosamund travelled to Cambodia to spend time with MAG's demining teams and witness the scale of contamination still facing communities decades after conflict ended. The film was later shared at the United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) Symposium.
“Rosamund’s support makes a huge difference at a time when up to 17 people every day are still being killed or injured by landmines and unexploded bombs, many of them children. Her passion for the cause enables us to reach more people around the world living in fear of these deadly devices.”
Darren CormackMAG Chief Executive
