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Afghanistan: Afghanistan's progress towards a mine-free country gets a global...

Source: Mine Action Coordination Centre of AfghanistanCountry: AfghanistanToday Afghanistan will join all countries committed to the Ottawa Treaty The full title is the Convention on the Prohibition of...

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World: UK steps up landmine fight

Source: Department for International DevelopmentCountry: WorldA three-year extension to the UK's de-mining programme, which will continue vital work to reduce the number of casualties caused by land...

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Indonesia: Landmine Monitor Report 2008 finds commends leadership role of...

Source: International Campaign to Ban Landmines, Jesuit Refugee Service, UN Children's FundCountry: IndonesiaIndonesia destroys stockpile of landmines and encourages others to follow suit"One year...

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Sudan: UN prepare to hand over Mine Action to Sudanese authorities

Source: UN Mine Action Office in SudanCountry: SudanKhartoum, 30 November 2008 - The United Nations Mine Action Office (UNMAO) has successfully completed a series of workshops to jointly develop a...

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Sudan: Sudan: Safer land safer future

Source: Mines Advisory GroupCountry: SudanMore than 17,000 dangerous items removed from villages in Juba County. - Improved food security for returning villagers and residents. "I used to be scared...

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World: World leaders make major step forward on arms control, say Landmine...

Source: Oxfam, Landmine ActionCountry: WorldToday (Wed) over 100 countries are expected to sign the Convention on Cluster Munitions, the most significant humanitarian treaty for a decade, according to...

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World: CMC Press Release - Campaigners welcome signing of historic...

Source: International Campaign to Ban LandminesCountry: WorldNew treaty also obligates governments to provide victim assistance and to clear contaminated land. Oslo, Dec 3rd, 2008 - Today in Oslo,...

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Chad: New treaty banning cluster munitions opens for signature in Oslo

Source: UN Disarmament Commission, UN Mine Action ServiceCountry: Chad, Ethiopia, Lebanon, Tajikistan, Western Sahara, ZambiaDC/3147 NEW YORK, 3 December (UN Mine Action Service) - An international...

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Afghanistan: Mine Action Centre for Afghanistan applauds Government move to...

Source: Mine Action Coordination Centre of AfghanistanCountry: AfghanistanThe Mine Action Centre of Afghanistan (MACA) wishes to congratulate the Government of Afghanistan's decision to sign the...

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Congo: MAG signs Accord de Siège in the Republic of Congo

Source: Mines Advisory GroupCountry: CongoMore than 1,200 dangerous items destroyed since mid-October MAG has become only the 56th organisation to have signed a comprehensive Accord de Siège with the...

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Afghanistan: Portfolio of Mine Action Projects 2009

Source: UN Children's Fund, UN Development Programme, UN Mine Action ServiceCountry: Afghanistan, Albania, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Burundi, Chad, Colombia, Croatia, Democratic Republic of...

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Lebanon: FSD Lebanon co-winner of Nansen Refugee Award - but no further...

Source: Swiss Foundation for Mine ActionCountry: LebanonThe Operators engaged in post 2006 war clearance in south of Lebanon, including FSD, have been awarded the Nansen Refugee this year, for the...

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Lebanon: Lebanon program celebrates one million square meters of released...

Source: Swiss Foundation for Mine ActionCountry: LebanonOn October the 19th the Lebanon programme launched the celebration of the great achievement of 1,000,000 square meters of released land after...

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Democratic Republic of the Congo: MAG DRC Programme Update Oct 2008

Source: Mines Advisory GroupCountry: Democratic Republic of the CongoSUMMARY Reporting Period: 01 October 2008 - 31 October 2008 Summary of outputs:- Search and clearance of a total of 60,000 m2 of...

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Somalia: Somalia: Somaliland records drop in landmine accidents

Source: IRINCountry: SomaliaHARGEISA, 26 December 2008 (IRIN) - The self-declared republic of Somaliland recorded a sharp drop in landmine-related accidents in 2008 compared with 2007, a mine clearance...

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Burundi: MAG CWMD global update Nov - Dec 2008

Source: Mines Advisory GroupCountry: Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Congo, Rwanda, SomaliaMAG and CWMD - MAG uses the term Conventional Weapons Management and Disposal (CWMD) to more...

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Sri Lanka: MAG Sri Lanka Programme Update Dec 2008

Source: Mines Advisory GroupCountry: Sri LankaSUMMARY Reporting Period: 01 January - 31 December 2008 Activities & Outputs Summary:- Search and clearance of a total of 2,666,625m2 of land through a...

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Myanmar: Anti-personnel landmines in Myanmar: a cause of displacement and an...

Source: ODI - Humanitarian Practice NetworkCountry: Myanmarby Yeshua Moser-Puangsuwan, International Campaign to Ban LandminesMine warfare has taken place in Myanmar for more than two decades....

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Congo: MAG ROC Programme Update Oct - Dec 2008

Source: Mines Advisory GroupCountry: CongoSummary of outputs:A total of 1,258 items destroyed, weighing 11,973 kg (11.9 metric tons) Items destroyed included - 21 x OFAB 500 aircraft bombs - 7 x 122mm...

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Democratic Republic of the Congo: MAG DRC Programme Update Nov - Dec 2008

Source: Mines Advisory GroupCountry: Democratic Republic of the CongoSUMMARY Reporting Period: 01 November 2008 - 31 December 2008 Activities & Outputs Summary:- Search and clearance of a total of...

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