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			<title><![CDATA[Social networking websites]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[MAG has pages on a number of social networking websites (find out more about these in this Wikipedia article).All these sites are free to use (though require registration) and enable members to interact with other MAG supporters and people with similar interests.Click on the links below to log on to...]]></description>
			<author>Michael Fryer &lt;no-reply@www.maginternational.org.&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2008 10:31:28 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ANGOLA: 'Vote in Safety' is MAG's election message]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[MAG has launched a special &lsquo;Vote in Safety&rsquo; campaign in Angola in order to minimise mine accidents when the country&rsquo;s first elections since the civil war ended take place on 5 September.
Filomena, Community Liaison Team Leader, uses a 'Vote in Safety' image during a Mine Risk Educ...]]></description>
			<author>Michael Fryer &lt;no-reply@www.maginternational.org.&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Mon, 18 Aug 2008 17:40:52 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Angola updates]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[MAG's election message: Vote in SafetyMAG has launched a special campaign in Angola to warn voters of the mine risks when the country&rsquo;s first elections since 1992 take place on 5 September. (18 August 08)
LIS Golf Day raises $30,000 for MAGThe second Luanda International School-MAG Golf Day h...]]></description>
			<author>Phil Redclift &lt;no-reply@www.maginternational.org.&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Mon, 18 Aug 2008 17:39:45 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Georgia Emergency Appeal ]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[
The ceasefire does not mean the end to death and injury in Georgia and South Ossetia.
Thousands of people are at risk from unexploded munitions left behind after the recent conflict. Mortars, grenades and shoulder launched rockets have all been used and many remain live and volatile. Having survi...]]></description>
			<author>Michael Fryer &lt;no-reply@www.maginternational.org.&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Mon, 18 Aug 2008 17:32:07 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[SUDAN: Maximising impact in Juba]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[
UXO collected by MAG from a former conflict area in Liriya Payam.
The collaboration between Community Liaison (CL) and technical teams is integral to MAG&rsquo;s activities in southern Sudan.
CL teams liaise with communities, collecting and sharing information on
remnants of conflict and delive...]]></description>
			<author>Michael Fryer &lt;no-reply@www.maginternational.org.&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Fri, 15 Aug 2008 11:46:17 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.maginternational.org/news/sudan-community-liaison-and-explosive-ordnance-disposal-in-juba/</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[GEORGIA: Unexploded ordnance poses high risk for civilians]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[MAG is deeply concerned about the security situation in Georgia and South Ossetia and the potential humanitarian threat posed by abandoned and malfunctioning weaponry. 
"In both Iraq and Lebanon, we provided emergency response to deal with the heavy contamination of unexploded ordnance in civilian ...]]></description>
			<author>Michael Fryer &lt;no-reply@www.maginternational.org.&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Fri, 15 Aug 2008 09:28:13 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.maginternational.org/news/conflict-in-georgia--unexploded-ordnance-poses-high-risk-for-civilians-and-displaced-population/</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[VIETNAM: Community Liaison makes a big impact in Quang Binh  ]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Although peace was declared in Vietnam three decades ago, the Vietnamese government estimates that there are still up to 1,200 deaths or injuries each year from accidents related to unexploded ordnance (UXO).The introduction of Community Liaison (CL) teams has made an immediate impact on the efficie...]]></description>
			<author>Michael Fryer &lt;no-reply@www.maginternational.org.&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Mon, 11 Aug 2008 17:27:52 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.maginternational.org/news/vietnam-community-liaison-makes-impact-in-quang-binh--/</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[IRAQ: Mortars and ammunition removed from museum]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[MAG has destroyed 16 mortars, two projectiles and three 'VS -50' anti-personnel mines, following an urgent request from a museum director who suspected that a display of military vehicles contained live items.
Amna Sooraka museum was the site of the Sulaimaniyah Security
Department under Saddam&rs...]]></description>
			<author>Michael Fryer &lt;no-reply@www.maginternational.org.&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Thu, 07 Aug 2008 10:06:22 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.maginternational.org/news/iraq-mortars-and-ammunition-removed-from-museum/</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[IRAQ: MAG saves lives in Pirijan]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Pirijan is a small village of over 200 individuals located among the hills  40 kilometres north of Kirkuk governorate. In 1992, villagers were forced to leave Pirijan and take up residence in neighbouring towns while the Iraqi Army established a military base in the region. The purpose of the base w...]]></description>
			<author>Michael Fryer &lt;no-reply@www.maginternational.org.&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Wed, 06 Aug 2008 15:56:43 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.maginternational.org/news/iraq-mag-continues-to-saves-lives-in-pirijan/</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[LEBANON: Recovery in Smaaieh]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Lebanon&rsquo;s long history of battle has meant that almost every
corner of the country has a history of conflict, with the remnants to prove
it. MAG talked to residents of Smaaieh which, like many villages in southern Lebanon, was hit by rockets filled with cluster
bomblets during the 2006 war ...]]></description>
			<author>Michael Fryer &lt;no-reply@www.maginternational.org.&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Mon, 04 Aug 2008 16:38:04 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[SUDAN: Historic clearance of Kapoeta minefield completed]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[MAG has completed clearance of the deadly barrier minefield, which for many years has surrounded the town of Kapoeta in Eastern Equatoria and threatened the lives of its residents.
Following the historic completion of operations, MAG is preparing to hand the final section of the barrier minefield &...]]></description>
			<author>Michael Fryer &lt;no-reply@www.maginternational.org.&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Fri, 01 Aug 2008 16:23:54 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.maginternational.org/news/sudan-historic-clearance-of-kapoeta-minefield-completed/</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[VIETNAM: Partnership with government strengthened]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[The long-standing partnership between the Government of Vietnam and MAG has been strengthened by the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding lasting a further three years to 2011.
Lou McGrath OBE signed on behalf of MAG, alongside Mr Nguyen Huu Hoai, Vice-Chairman of the People&rsquo;s Provincial ...]]></description>
			<author>Michael Fryer &lt;no-reply@www.maginternational.org.&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jul 2008 10:25:06 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.maginternational.org/news/vietnam-partnership-with-government-strengthened/</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[VIETNAM: American Ambassador visits Quang Tri operations]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[American Ambassador Michael W. Michalak joined MAG Chief Executive Officer Lou McGrath OBE on a visit to one of MAG&rsquo;s Vietnam project sites in Gio Linh district on 23 July.
Located in Quang Tri province in the central belt of Vietnam, Gio Linh district was one of the most contaminated areas d...]]></description>
			<author>Michael Fryer &lt;no-reply@www.maginternational.org.&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jul 2008 09:02:54 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[SOMALIA: Puntland authorities destroy anti-personnel mines]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[In accordance with the Geneva Call Deed of Commitment for Adherence to a Total Ban on Anti-Personnel Mines and for Cooperation in Mine Action, MAG today provided technical support to the Puntland Mine Action Centre (PMAC) in destroying 48 stockpiled anti-personnel (AP) mines near Garowe &ndash; the ...]]></description>
			<author>Michael Fryer &lt;no-reply@www.maginternational.org.&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jul 2008 11:51:18 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.maginternational.org/news/somalia-puntland-authorities-destroy-antipersonnel-mines/</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[ANGOLA: Schoolchildren aim to raise Treaty profile]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Three students at Luanda International School are contacting other schoolchildren around the world in the hope of persuading non-signatory governments to sign the 1997 Mine Ban Treaty &ndash; the international agreement that bans anti-personnel landmines.
&ldquo;We did not know that there were land...]]></description>
			<author>Phil Redclift &lt;no-reply@www.maginternational.org.&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jul 2008 15:43:13 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.maginternational.org/news/angola-schoolchildren-aim-to-raise-treaty-profile/</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[Ladies first, says Chief Executive ]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[
MAG Chief Executive Lou McGrath spoke of "a genuine move to redress the gender balance" in the UXO sector.
Employing more women as part of the UXO clearance process would benefit communities, according to Lou McGrath, MAG&rsquo;s Chief Executive.&ldquo;If [the UXO sector is] really aiming to serv...]]></description>
			<author>Michael Fryer &lt;no-reply@www.maginternational.org.&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2008 17:01:38 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[MAG's Chief Executive awarded high British Honour]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[
 
MAG is delighted by the news that Lou McGrath, the organisation's Executive Director since 1997, has been appointed as an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE).Lou McGrath, 55, has been listed in the British Queen&rsquo;s New Year Honours list for his services to mine clearance. He h...]]></description>
			<author>Phil Redclift &lt;no-reply@www.maginternational.org.&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2008 16:32:53 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.maginternational.org/news/mags-executive-director-awarded-high-british-honour/</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[SRI LANKA: Progress in the Vanni Region]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[The Vanni region of Sri Lanka encompasses Kilinochchi, Mullaithivu and Vavuniya. MAG have been working there since 2002 and in spite of the recent deterioration in the security situation, significant progress has been made.
Funding provided by the European Commission has enabled MAG to conduct mine...]]></description>
			<author>Phil Redclift &lt;no-reply@www.maginternational.org.&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jul 2008 16:19:40 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.maginternational.org/news/sri-lanka-progress-in-the-vanni-region/</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[SRI LANKA: Clearance assists 30,000 IDPs]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[The areas cleared since MAG restarted operations in Sri Lanka in September 2007 will allow more then 30,000 internally displaced persons (IDPs) to return to their communities.
MAG remained committed to the continuation of operations last year, despite an escalation in fighting between government tr...]]></description>
			<author>Phil Redclift &lt;no-reply@www.maginternational.org.&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jul 2008 13:13:42 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.maginternational.org/news/sri-lanka-clearance-assists-30000-idps/</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[CAMBODIA: Stories from a village]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[When MAG Cambodia&rsquo;s all-female MAT 3 (Mine Action Team) cleared suspect land in Prey Kantuot village, Pursat, 2,417 people from 455 families benefited.MAG Community Liaison worker Khan Tavrak talked to some of the villagers recently &ndash; about their lives before and after clearance, and the...]]></description>
			<author>Michael Fryer &lt;no-reply@www.maginternational.org.&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jul 2008 11:18:09 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.maginternational.org/news/cambodia-stories-from-a-village/</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[7/7 survivor supports MAG]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[
On July 7 2005, Lisa French found herself on the number 30 bus when it exploded in Tavistock Square, London, UK.Although suffering permanent injuries, she feels fortunate not to have been more seriously hurt. She says, "On that desperate day I saw a completely different side to humanity, true huma...]]></description>
			<author>Michael Fryer &lt;no-reply@www.maginternational.org.&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jul 2008 14:51:46 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.maginternational.org/news/77-survivor-supports-mag/</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[MAG present at GlobalMedic training day]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[MAG partners GlobalMedic held their annual training session in Toronto on June 21st, with representatives from MAG in attendance to see first-hand the foundation&rsquo;s work to strengthen the delivery of emergency medical services in developing countries.
A GlobalMedic Rapid Response Team member g...]]></description>
			<author>Michael Fryer &lt;no-reply@www.maginternational.org.&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jul 2008 16:58:14 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.maginternational.org/news/globalmedic-training-day/</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[SUDAN: More land returned in Kapoeta]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[The latest phase of MAG's work at the barrier minefield surrounding the southern town of Kapoeta has seen a further 85,523 square metres of land handed over to local authorities.
Sudan is suffering the effects of the longest civil war in the world, a conflict that raged on and off for 40 years and ...]]></description>
			<author>Michael Fryer &lt;no-reply@www.maginternational.org.&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jul 2008 17:21:06 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[LAO PDR: US Air Force bomb data ]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[
© Google Earth
Historical Records of US Air Force Combat Activities 1965 - 1975, Indochina
The Lao National Regulatory Authority for UXO (NRA) has created a Google Earth file showing US Airforce air
strikes in Khammouane Province, Lao PDR (screengrab above).
The file was produced from an updat...]]></description>
			<author>Michael Fryer &lt;no-reply@www.maginternational.org.&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jul 2008 11:38:01 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.maginternational.org/news/lao-pdr-us-air-force-bomb-data-196575/</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[SUDAN: Returning the land]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA["I am a man of dreams, and I now have an opportunity to do my best to see some of them come true." So said James Lokuda, local school principal attending the handover ceremony of land cleared by MAG surrounding Kapoeta in South Sudan.
April 19th 2008, saw the handover of a further section of the ba...]]></description>
			<author>Geoff Turner &lt;no-reply@www.maginternational.org.&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jul 2008 16:07:01 +0100</pubDate>
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