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Last week, MAG attended the Labour Party Conference to highlight how humanitarian action and development contribute to lasting security.

We shared insights into how mine action is not only a life-saving intervention, but a vital investment in recovery worldwide.

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MAG CEO Darren Cormack was honoured to join His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales at the official launch of the first global memorial dedicated to humanitarian aid workers, in Gunnersbury Park, West London.

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MAG calls for stronger action to protect civilians from cluster munitions | MAG This week, MAG joined governments and organisations in Geneva for the 13th Meeting of States Parties to the Convention on Cluster Munitions (CCM). The CCM is the international treaty that bans cluster...

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

Yes!

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

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@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

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.

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#CSP11

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.

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

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.

Absolutely brilliant news & fitting recognition for the amazing work done by our dedicated @minesadvisorygroup.bsky.social teams around the world 🌍. Please watch the short video to find out more

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 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.

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An excellent survey of the OSCE on the 50th anniversary of the Helsinki Final Act - and why both still matter

Our statement on #Gaza:

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.

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#URC2025

With many thanks to Country Life magazine, my first (& probably last!) appearance as an arts commentator

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.

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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.

There are some lovely responses in this thread. Thanks @helenebismarck.bsky.social

Excellent, thought provoking, analysis by @cerianbond.bsky.social

A new landmine crisis is unfolding in #Syria.

After 14 years of conflict, unexploded bombs are buried in the rubble.

Thousands are returning home – but daily incidents continue.

We are scaling up our efforts, but support is urgently needed.

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In #Gaza, communities already facing immense hardship are also living with the hidden threat of unexploded bombs.

MAG, through our partner Save Youth Future Society, has reached 300,000 people with life-saving messages.

Our priority will always be the safety of civilians.

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MAG, through our partner Save Youth Future Society, has now reached 300,000 people in #Gaza with life-saving information, helping families stay safe from unexploded bombs amid ongoing conflict.

Our priority is, and always will be, the safety of civilians.

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This week, MAG CEO Darren Cormack is in #Angola, meeting with government ministries and embassies to highlight the critical impact of MAG’s work and to advocate for continued support for these life-saving efforts.

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50 years on: From war’s end to peace in Vietnam | MAG Today, on April 30th, Vietnam marks 50 years since the end of the war. This national holiday, known as Reunification Day (Ngày Thống Nhất), signifies the end of decades of conflict and the beginning o...

Today marks 50 years since the end of the war in #Vietnam.

While the country has rebuilt, the legacy of war remains. Unexploded bombs still endanger lives.

Today, and every day, MAG remains committed to helping communities live safely, but support is still urgently needed.

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Christ on the cross, watched by a grieving Mary, Mary Magdalen & John, against a glorious golden background

To #Oxford, including a chance to see the beautiful Fra Angelico Crucifixion painting at @ashmoleanmuseum.bsky.social Proud that the British Italian Society was able to play a small part in saving this for the public.