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			<title><![CDATA[LIBYA: New awareness-raising song warns children of explosive weapons risk]]></title>
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Schoolchildren in Zintan, Libya perform the MAG mine awareness song. [Photos: MAG Libya]
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MAG is making schoolchildren in Libya aware of the dangers of explosive weapons, with the help of a new life-saving song written by two of the country&rsquo;s leading creative talents...]]></description>
			<author>Mike Fryer &lt;no-reply@maginternational.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 16:19:42 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[MAG welcomes Iraq's ratification of the Convention on Cluster Munitions]]></title>
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Children take a MAG Iraq Community Liaison team to the site of some dangerous items they have reported. The items turned out to be BLU-97 cluster bombs. [Photo: Sean Sutton / MAG]
MAG has welcomed the news that Iraq has become the 83rd country to ratify a treaty banning cluster munitions.
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			<author>Mike Fryer &lt;no-reply@maginternational.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 12:29:17 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ANGOLA: A village free of landmines]]></title>
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Landmines and other deadly explosive weapons cleared from villages in Moxico are put into a demolition pit. Angola remains one of the most mine-affected countries in the world, and the worst affected province is Moxico. [Photos: Mike Fryer / MAG] 
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Though Angola&rsquo;s ci...]]></description>
			<author>Mike Fryer &lt;no-reply@maginternational.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 16:21:36 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[VIETNAM: The people forced into a deadly business]]></title>
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For those willing to
risk their lives, trading in scrap metal is a relatively
lucrative activity in Vietnam and other countries in South East Asia, such as Cambodia and Laos. Collectors use home-made detectors, like this one, to hunt for metal they can sell to scrapyards. Normally what they find...]]></description>
			<author>Mike Fryer &lt;no-reply@maginternational.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2013 11:41:33 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://maginternational.org/news/vietnam-the-people-forced-into-a-deadly-business/</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[SOUTH SUDAN: Minefield clearance will help community to walk without fear]]></title>
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When the fighting in this part of Eastern Equatoria finished, the people of Kimodonge village were able to come home. But while the military had left, the landmines remained. [Photos: Sean Sutton / MAG]
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&ldquo;When we came back after the fighting ended, we knew the Sudan ...]]></description>
			<author>Mike Fryer &lt;no-reply@maginternational.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2013 17:41:13 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://maginternational.org/news/south-sudan-minefield-clearance-begins-near-torit/</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[Landmine/UXO clearance and education in South Sudan]]></title>
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			<author>Mike Fryer &lt;no-reply@maginternational.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2013 09:29:34 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://maginternational.org/news/landmineuxo-clearance-and-education-in-south-sudan/</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[IRAQ: Development project brings a 'dead place' to life]]></title>
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The New Zakho project is bringing jobs and improved infrastructure to Dohuk province in northern Iraq. Top row (left to right): New Zakho manager Ali Gharbi Hassan; work gets under way; some of the 1,000 people being employed on the project. Second and third rows: how the development will look onc...]]></description>
			<author>Mike Fryer &lt;no-reply@maginternational.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Fri, 19 Apr 2013 15:46:13 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://maginternational.org/news/iraq-development-project-brings-a-dead-place-to-life/</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[VIDEO: 'Surviving the Peace: Angola']]></title>
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"Surviving the Peace: Angola" follows the interconnected stories of an eight-year-old landmine survivor, Minga, and a former soldier turned MAG deminer, Eron. 
Click on the video above to watch the film and please consider making a donation to MAG...]]></description>
			<author>Mike Fryer &lt;no-reply@maginternational.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Fri, 12 Apr 2013 09:27:25 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[VIETNAM: Clearing landmines, bringing smiles]]></title>
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Hoang Thi Hai Ly, deminer. "Mrs Ly is like our sister," says Le Van Tra, MAG Technical Operations Coordinator in Quang Tri province. "She is hard-working, dedicated and careful." [Photo: MAG Vietnam] 
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Hoang Thi Hai Ly has been working as a 
deminer for the last 12 of her...]]></description>
			<author>Mike Fryer &lt;no-reply@maginternational.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Fri, 05 Apr 2013 12:10:38 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Arms Trade Treaty is a huge step in the right direction]]></title>
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An armoury developed by MAG in the Democratic Republic of Congo, designed to ensure safe storage of weapons and help stop the proliferation of small arms and light weapons. [Photo: Sean Sutton / MAG]
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A statement from MAG Chief Executive Nick Roseveare:
"MAG commends the ...]]></description>
			<author>Mike Fryer &lt;no-reply@maginternational.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Wed, 03 Apr 2013 12:22:41 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://maginternational.org/news/arms-trade-treaty-is-a-huge-step-in-the-right-direction/</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[PHOTO GALLERY: South Sudan 2013]]></title>
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Landmine accident survivors at a rehabilitation centre in Juba. Alfred (right) stood on a mine in 1990. Click to view our South Sudan 2013 photo gallery 
[Photos: Sean Sutton / MAG]
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Decades of conflict have left South Sudan littered with landmines, unexploded ordnance an...]]></description>
			<author>Mike Fryer &lt;no-reply@maginternational.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Wed, 06 Mar 2013 09:56:40 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[IRAQ: Camp for Syrian refugees is set up thanks to MAG]]></title>
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Some of the tens of thousands of Syrian refugees now living safely at Domiz Refugee Camp, which was installed after MAG made  dangerous land safe. Click for more photos and refugees' stories 
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It&rsquo;s impossible to underestimate the importance of Domiz Refugee Camp for ...]]></description>
			<author>Mike Fryer &lt;no-reply@maginternational.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Thu, 14 Feb 2013 17:20:34 +0000</pubDate>
			<link>http://maginternational.org/news/iraq-camp-for-syrian-refugees-set-up-thanks-to-mag/</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[IRAQ: Supporting Syrian refugees]]></title>
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The route that people fleeing from Syria must take to the refugee registration point runs alongside a marked minefield. MAG is not only clearing mined areas, but is also giving vital safety messages, helping minimise the risks to vulnerable new arrivals, who may not be aware of the threats, or kno...]]></description>
			<author>Mike Fryer &lt;no-reply@maginternational.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Thu, 14 Feb 2013 17:20:20 +0000</pubDate>
			<link>http://maginternational.org/news/iraq-supporting-syrians-refugees/</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[CAMBODIA: 20 years of hard work - Un Sarath's story]]></title>
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A demolition to destroy some of the &ldquo;brutal remnants&rdquo; of Cambodia's long conflict &ndash; the landmines and unexploded ordnance that  lie in wait to destroy lives and futures across the country.[Photo: Sean Sutton / MAG]
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In 1992, a major UN peacekeeping missio...]]></description>
			<author>Mike Fryer &lt;no-reply@maginternational.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jan 2013 15:55:02 +0000</pubDate>
			<link>http://maginternational.org/news/cambodia-20-years-of-hard-work--un-saraths-story/</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[SRI LANKA: Schools reborn on former minefields]]></title>
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Morning prayers at Sinnapokkal preschool, which was able to reopen after being cleared of landmines and unexploded ordnance.[Photos: MAG Sri Lanka]
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MAG's work in the war-torn region of Puthukudiyiruppu in northern Sri Lanka has helped hundreds of children get back to scho...]]></description>
			<author>Mike Fryer &lt;no-reply@maginternational.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jan 2013 14:53:24 +0000</pubDate>
			<link>http://maginternational.org/news/sri-lanka-schools-reborn-on-former-minefields/</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[LIBYA: Maximising the long-term impact ]]></title>
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Kadija gives risk education to Libyan girls. &ldquo;I had always hoped to work and be an active member in our society, but thought I would never have the chance,&rdquo;  she says. [Photos: MAG Libya]
The greatest asset MAG has is its people. The vast majority of our global workforce are nationals...]]></description>
			<author>Mike Fryer &lt;no-reply@maginternational.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jan 2013 10:37:59 +0000</pubDate>
			<link>http://maginternational.org/news/libya-maximising-the-longterm-impact-of-mags-presence/</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[IRAQ: Development in Dohuk after landmine clearance]]></title>
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The New Zakho housing project is taking place in an area cleared of landmines by MAG in Dohuk governorate, northern Iraq.[Photos: MAG Iraq]
A new development project is taking place on former minefields in northern Iraq, bringing hope of a better future in a region that suffered tremendously unde...]]></description>
			<author>Mike Fryer &lt;no-reply@maginternational.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jan 2013 14:41:07 +0000</pubDate>
			<link>http://maginternational.org/news/iraq-development-in-dohuk-after-landmine-clearance/</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[The 10 most read articles of 2012]]></title>
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Thanks to the support of our donors, MAG continued to save lives and build futures in conflict-communities around the world in 2012. 
Below are links to the most viewed news articles on this website during the year. To receive monthly highlights of MAG's work please enter y...]]></description>
			<author>Mike Fryer &lt;no-reply@maginternational.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Fri, 21 Dec 2012 12:40:31 +0000</pubDate>
			<link>http://maginternational.org/news/the-10-most-read-articles-of-2012/</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[The 10 most watched videos of 2012]]></title>
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MAG tackles the destructive legacy of violence and conflict &ndash; saving lives and limbs, and increasing safe access to water, education, health services and agricultural land.
Below are the most viewed* videos on MAG's You Tube channel during 2012.  
 
Surviving the Pe...]]></description>
			<author>Mike Fryer &lt;no-reply@maginternational.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Fri, 21 Dec 2012 12:39:08 +0000</pubDate>
			<link>http://maginternational.org/news/the-10-most-watched-videos-of-2012/</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[The 10 most liked photos of 2012]]></title>
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Every weekday on Facebook, Flickr, Linked In and Twitter, we post a photo relating to  MAG's work to secure a safe future for communities affected by armed violence and conflict.
Below are the most popular images from our daily Pic of the Day feature during 2012, as chosen ...]]></description>
			<author>Mike Fryer &lt;no-reply@maginternational.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Fri, 21 Dec 2012 12:37:54 +0000</pubDate>
			<link>http://maginternational.org/news/the-10-most-liked-photos-of-2012/</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[IRAQ: MAG helps Syrian refugees ]]></title>
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Women receive Risk Education inside a tent at the Domiz refugee camp. [Photos: MAG Iraq]
MAG has cleared more than 150,000m2 of land at a refugee camp in northern Iraq, enabling 200 tents to be installed for Syrians fleeing the uprising.
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Around 4,200 people have abandone...]]></description>
			<author>Mike Fryer &lt;no-reply@maginternational.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Wed, 19 Dec 2012 12:16:58 +0000</pubDate>
			<link>http://maginternational.org/news/iraq-mag-helps-syrian-refugees-/</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[LIBYA: Starting the school year with Risk Education]]></title>
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A Risk Education class in Misrata: children practise safe behaviour. [Photos: Alexandra Arango/MAG]
Students at newly reopened schools in Misrata are receiving vital safety messages to protect them from the deadly remnants of conflict littering the area.
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When Ibrahim Zouka, director of Al...]]></description>
			<author>Mike Fryer &lt;no-reply@maginternational.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Wed, 19 Dec 2012 11:21:29 +0000</pubDate>
			<link>http://maginternational.org/news/libya-starting-the-school-year-with-risk-education/</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[REPUBLIC OF CONGO: More lives at risk as blast leaves Brazzaville scattered with unexploded ordnance]]></title>
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People in Brazzaville may be unaware of the risks posed by unexploded ordnance scattered by Sunday's blast.
MAG is helping Congolese authorities deal with the deadly fall out after the tragic explosion on 4 March has left homes and streets littered with deadly items.
Listen now: 'Danger After Co...]]></description>
			<author>Mike Fryer &lt;no-reply@maginternational.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Wed, 19 Dec 2012 10:52:06 +0000</pubDate>
			<link>http://maginternational.org/news/republic-of-congo-more-lives-at-risk-as-blast-leaves-brazzaville-scattered-with-lethal-litter/</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[CAMBODIA: A day in the life of a demining dog]]></title>
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Mine Detection Dog Ginnie, a Malinois (or Belgian Shepherd). See also: Twenty years of MAG in Cambodia[Photo: MAG Cambodia]
Mine Detection Dog teams play an important role in making land safe for use in Cambodia, which, as a result of nearly three decades of conflict, remains one of the countries...]]></description>
			<author>Mike Fryer &lt;no-reply@maginternational.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Fri, 07 Dec 2012 13:14:02 +0000</pubDate>
			<link>http://maginternational.org/news/cambodia-a-day-in-the-life-of-a-demining-dog/</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[VIDEO: From horror to hope in DRC – Josephine's story]]></title>
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Josephine fled Bolomo, in the north of the Democratic Republic of Congo, with her family when men came to the village in 2009 and started killing people and burning houses. 
As they ran away, her pregnant daughter went into labour. She gave birth as the...]]></description>
			<author>Mike Fryer &lt;no-reply@maginternational.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Thu, 06 Dec 2012 16:37:28 +0000</pubDate>
			<link>http://maginternational.org/news/video-josephines-story-a-film-from-drc/</link>
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