Ahead of #WorldTourismDay on September 27, discover MAG's Visitor Centres in #Laos and the teams ready to welcome you! #WTD2025 Learn more: buff.ly/iiEbEmD www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZi7...

A look back at last week's 13th Meeting of States Parties to the Convention on Cluster Munitions. MAG shared our experience from working in affected countries, and called for stronger action to protect civilians from this ongoing threat. #CCM13MSP

& pics from demining ops with @minesadvisorygroup.bsky.social & @herorats.bsky.social - thanks to these great teams for having me

A long-read for Prospect magazine: reporting from SE Ukraine on demining & conversely, on the scramble to leave the Mine Ban Treaty by countries threatened by Russia. Blog & extra pics: www.jenstout.net/post/deminin... Article w/Julia Kochetova (!) pics: www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/world/europe...

2025 Cluster Munition Monitor is out now 📣 Civilians – especially children – continue to suffer the deadly legacy of cluster munitions. Every single recorded casualty in 2024 was a civilian. Read the report: buff.ly/jBvHE3I ⬇️ See the key findings @banclusterbombs.bsky.social

From classrooms to social media to TV broadcasts, MAG is finding innovative digital and mass media initiatives to keep Syrian communities safe from landmines and unexploded bombs. See how risk education is saving lives across #Syria: buff.ly/HDIUv6I

In #Syria, communities are living with the legacy of war. Haji lost his foot while collecting truffles. Ahmed's farmland is littered with explosives. Youseff mistook a bullet for a toy & lost his hand. Their stories show the urgent need for clearance: buff.ly/z0I1W8z

“Whether it’s cluster munitions, mines, or IEDs, it’s not about the number of items I’m removing, it’s about the lives we are saving," says Mofida, MAG Technical Field Manager in #Syria. Meet the teams risking their lives to clear landmines and protect families: buff.ly/z0I1W8z

In #Syria, an estimated one child a day is killed or injured by leftover explosives. Abdul and Omar were playing outside when an explosion changed their lives forever. Their brother Hasan did not survive. Read their story: buff.ly/z0I1W8z 📸 Emily Garthwaite

In Quang Tri, #Vietnam, Hoan spotted something bright near a kindergarten fence. It wasn’t a toy – it was a grenade. Just steps from 180 children. MAG responded, safely removing & destroying it. Every call is urgent. Every response saves lives. More ➡️ buff.ly/5JQiWjh

As waters receded after flooding in Tong village, #Laos, a resident spotted something strange – partially buried and shaped like a rock. It was a BLU3B cluster munition. Thanks to Mr. Khamseng’s quick thinking and funding from U.S. Department of State 🇺🇸, MAG’s team safely removed the threat.

MAG teams in #Ukraine speak to @jenstout.bsky.social for @prospectmagazine.co.uk about the scale of mine contamination across the country and the challenge of making communities safe again. Read the full article ➡️ buff.ly/sKrhObj

MAG is proud to have contributed photographs to 'Women in Demining', a new exhibition at the Taras Shevchenko National Museum in Kyiv, #Ukraine. The exhibition shares the stories of 29 Ukrainian women working in humanitarian demining. 📸 MAG photos taken by Julia Kochetova

This week, MAG joined the 11th Conference of States Parties to the #ArmsTradeTreaty. We delivered a statement reaffirming our commitment to supporting communities affected by armed violence & to advancing universalisation of the ATT. Read more ➡️ buff.ly/sFdlOR2 #CSP11

MAG recently welcomed visitors from the Swiss Agency for Development & Cooperation to Balakliya, #Ukraine. The delegation visited our work in Kharkiv region & met the all-female team funded by SDC & If! Foundation. MAG is grateful to its donors for making it possible to help communities rebuild.

Today on #InternationalDogDay, we’re celebrating the remarkable dogs who serve as life-saving colleagues. In partnership with @herorats.bsky.social, highly trained dogs work alongside our skilled handlers to detect explosive items. Every day, they help to protect lives around the world.

Recent article from Michael Drummond for @news.sky.com on MAG’s work in #Syria and the dedication of our teams working on the ground to make communities safer. Read here ➡️ buff.ly/GIG9eLw

MAG statement on the recent military clashes on the border between Cambodia and Thailand ➡️ buff.ly/0JaNSj5

Decades after war, Cu Nam commune in #Vietnam remained littered with unexploded bombs. MAG cleared 22 km², removing 11,158 explosive items and making the area safe. Today, Hieu runs an eco-friendly hilltop retreat, welcoming 6,000 visitors each year. More ➡️ buff.ly/MSC8EUy

On #WorldHumanitarianDay, we highlight MAG’s staff on the frontlines of conflict recovery. From clearing landmines to delivering life-saving education, MAG teams help communities return, rebuild and recover. Meet our colleagues saving lives every day: buff.ly/qGUPL2Q

Congrats to @minesadvisorygroup.bsky.social for this well-deserved #humanitarian prize! #Canada 🇨🇦 is proud to support your work around the world over many years. Keep it up! #landmines

Post-conflict recovery lasts long after wars end. No one knows this better than our staff, who often come from communities affected by conflict. We are proud to receive the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation's #HiltonPrize in honour of our work to support communities after war ends.

Receiving the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation's #HiltonPrize is an honour. It is recognition that even in these turbulent times, compassion and peace should always be at the top of the global agenda. Learn more: shorturl.at/8ajiV

MAG, in partnership with @herorats.bsky.social, has received a $9.8 million grant from the Howard G. Buffett Foundation to deploy specialist landmine detection teams in #Ukraine. The teams are expected to survey over 1,300 acres of land, accelerating the return of safe areas for productive use.

This week, MAG welcomed H.E. Naoki Ito, Ambassador of Japan to Vietnam, to our operations in Quang Tri – one of the most heavily contaminated provinces in the country. Ambassador Ito observed cluster munition clearance and attended a land handover ceremony in Hoan Lao Commune.

This week in #Ukraine, Deputy Minister of Economy, Ihor Bezkaravainyi, visited MAG’s work near Mykolaiv, where our teams are working in partnership with @herorats.bsky.social and their technical survey dogs.

Once one of the most bombed areas in #Vietnam, Cu Nam commune was left littered with explosive items, putting lives, farms, and futures at risk. Since 2015, MAG has cleared 22 million square metres of land and destroyed 11,158 explosive items with support from the US Department of State.

In Kharkiv – one of the most contaminated regions in #Ukraine – an all-female demining team, funded by the If! Foundation, is making land safe. Teachers, medics, editors – now deminers. Their work is helping communities return, rebuild, and recover. ➡️ buff.ly/eNAnq8S

Our statement on #Gaza:

MAG’s Director of Policy and Strategic Partnerships, Josephine Dresner, spoke to @sydmorningherald.bsky.social on the imperative of sustained international support for the Mine Ban Treaty to protect civilians worldwide.

In #Vietnam, MAG's mobile teams respond to around 15 emergency calls each week – near homes, schools & fields – to remove deadly remnants of war. Since 1999, with support from the US Department of State, they’ve destroyed more than 62,000 explosive items. Learn more ➡️ buff.ly/WadqSTv

Day in and day out, MAG deminers like Larysa in #Ukraine are working to clear the deadly legacies of war. Larysa’s journey shines a light on the personal courage behind Ukraine’s recovery – and the critical importance of sustained international support. Read more ➡️ buff.ly/y6N13oj

Ecuador’s homicide rate has surged 400% in 5 years – driven by cartels and armed violence. With support for the US Department of State, MAG is working alongside Ecuadorian authorities to strengthen weapons security and prevent diversion, helping to build safer communities. More ➡️ buff.ly/jAO6VIW

As leaders gather in Rome today for the Ukraine Recovery Conference to chart a path toward rebuilding the country, Nika – MAG Team Leader – shares her experience from the ground, from a field littered with unexploded bombs. Read her story ➡️ buff.ly/N8yANkh #URC2025

In #Paraguay, MAG recently delivered a new hydraulic weapons cutting machine to the General Directorate of War Materials of Paraguay (DIGEMABEL), boosting efforts to prevent armed violence and enhance regional stability.

MAG teams in #Syria recently spoke with @tamaradavison.bsky.social for @newlinesmag.bsky.social about the widespread threat of landmines and unexploded bombs – a deadly legacy of war that continues to kill and injure innocent civilians every day. Too often, the victims are children. ⬇️

In #SriLanka, MAG recently partnered with Wonderseekers to train our community liaison teams in puppeteering to make life-saving risk education about explosive remnants of war more engaging for children. Using creative tools like puppetry helps them save and protect more lives.

Ecuador has seen a 400% rise in homicides in 5 years, driven by drug cartels & illicit firearms. To help create safer communities, with support from the US State Department, MAG has: 🔴 Secured 23,000+ weapons 🔴 Trained 600+ security personnel 🔴 Destroyed 16,000+ seized weapons

In #Benin, MAG is partnering with ECI’IPSE, SODEB & ABEC to deliver armed violence reduction & explosive ordnance risk education, with support from @canadadev.bsky.social. We recently held a training on community liaison, conflict sensitivity & data collection to help make communities safer.

How can existing mechanisms support implementation of the #GFA? On 25th June the Survey and @minesadvisorygroup.bsky.social will co-host a side event that draws on insights from #WestAfrica and the #Caribbean to discuss possible synergies @diplo.de @unodc.bsky.social

“Our communities want to go back to their land... but [explosive ordnance] is a barrier." Today on #WorldRefugeeDay, MAG stands with 122 million displaced people worldwide. We remain steadfast in our mission to clearing hazards to enable safe returns home. Read more ➡️ buff.ly/yOjLWGa

“People are suffering, too many people lost their lives, parts of their body.” MAG deminers in #Syria speak to @sallyhayd.bsky.social for @irishtimes.com about the urgent work of clearing landmines and the deadly legacy left behind by conflict. Read more ⬇️ buff.ly/v1W9XHn

In #Ukraine, MAG teams recently uncovered unexploded World War II bombs near Mykolaiv – a stark reminder of the legacy of conflict. With support from US Department of State, our deminers are working to make communities safer places to live, work and farm.

MAG’s Director of Engagement, Jon Brown, speaks with Ed Ram for @washingtonpost.com about MAG’s work in #Syria, and the widespread, devastating legacy of 14 years of war. 🔗 Read here: www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...

In #Laos, MAG recently partnered with blind individuals & the Lao Association of the Blind to test new explosive ordnance risk education materials tailored for people with visual impairments. We’re committed to making life-saving information accessible to everyone, everywhere.

In El Salvador, MAG recently trained National Civil Police in weapons & ammunition marking – a key step in preventing diversion & improving security. With support from LABCO & the Centre for Armed Violence Reduction, 20 workstations & 4 marking machines were provided to support ongoing operations.

In #Laos, MAG recently welcomed students from Sweden’s Karolinska Institutet @ki.se. They learned about the legacy of war and the ongoing health impacts of UXO contamination as part of a study visit linked to their cooperation with the National University’s Institute of Public Health.

In Côte d’Ivoire, MAG & the National Commission on Small Arms, Ministry of Water & Forestry & Ministry of Interior & Security, with support from @germany.diplo.de, recently held a handover ceremony for an armoury to securely store weapons & ammunition – a key step in combating armed violence.

In #Chad, MAG recently held a handover ceremony for an armoury in N’Djamena, transferring it to national authorities, thanks to support from @germany.diplo.de. Since September 2024, five armouries have been delivered & 29 personnel trained as part of a 10-country project to reduce armed violence.

“We’ve farmed here for 200 years. Now we can do nothing. Amina was harvesting olives when she stepped on a landmine & lost her leg. Her family’s grove – once their livelihood – is now unusable. 🔗 MAG is clearing land, but the crisis in #Syria needs urgent support: buff.ly/WRDP5Sz