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Gov’t Relations @MAGsaveslives - Congress, int'l development, landmines/UXO & weapons security. Formerly: energy, AFSA, Morocco, Central Asia. Also @LaJambeDC
In #Peru, MAG recently supported U.S. Southern Command's Explosive Ordnance Disposal course for the Peruvian Armed Forces as part of its Humanitarian Mine Action programme, which is critical to reducing unplanned explosions & preventing the diversion of munitions.
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MAG’s Director of Programmes, Greg Crowther, spoke to @theguardian.com about the unprecedented challenges of clearing unexploded bombs in #Gaza.
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The IDF appears to have seized a North Korean HG pattern MANPADS launch tube and battery unit in a Hezbollah arsenal in southern Lebanon. If so, it would be the first ID of a DPRK MANPADS in Lebanon that I am aware of. idfanc.activetrail.biz/ANC17202011
22.11.2024 18:37 — 👍 4 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0As the Biden Administration announces it will provide anti-personnel landmines to #Ukraine, the annual @MineMonitor just released, detailing the horrific impact and the enormous task of clearance:
nytimes.com/2024/11/20/wor… backend.icblcmc.org/assets/reports…
Interesting breakdown of the practical implications of harvesting explosives from unexploded ordnance (UXO)
kyivpost.com/post/40624
UNRESOLVED ISSUES FROM THE VIETNAM WAR: Landmines, Unexploded Ordnances, Dioxin In The Groundwater
@joshroe
youtube.com/watch?v=Pm5FS3…
ucanews.com/news/pope-fran…
The Russian Army presented a new unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) fitted with 30 launch barrels, each capable of housing various mine dispensers, allowing it to deploy up to 120 anti-tank and anti-personnel mines simultaneously
armyrecognition.com/news/army-news…
petapixel.com/2024/07/22/fro…
MAG has launched an emergency safety campaign to support communities affected by a devastating munitions depot explosion in N’djamena, the capital city of Chad.
reliefweb.int/report/chad/ma…
vietnamnews.vn/society/165546…
cbc.ca/newsinteractiv…
'It will cost US$238 million to completely rid Angola of landmines"
macaonews.org/news/lusofonia…
Quick listen on the impact of mines and unexploded ordnance on farmers in Ukraine:
bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0…
I know it's a bot, but I do like to think my mine action policy tweets are connecting with people and making an impact.
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No matter which way you read “Woohoo,” you are correct.
05.04.2024 21:29 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0The transformative impact of mine action on agriculture and food security
reliefweb.int/report/world/t…
Five Emergency Services Workers Killed While Demining Ukraine’s Kharkiv Oblast
gwaramedia.com/en/five-emerge…
An American Who Has Helped Clear 815,000 Bombs From Vietnam
nytimes.com/2024/03/15/wor…
“I’m just Ken” isn’t an ideal song to get in your head when you only know those three words of the lyrics.
14.03.2024 15:16 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Landmine clearance a key driver for food security
einpresswire.com/article/694279…
"Heavily armed gangs tried to seize control of Haiti’s main international airport on Monday, exchanging gunfire with police and soldiers in the latest attack on key government sites in an explosion of violence"
apnews.com/article/haiti-…
Improving Food Security in Ukraine Through Demining
@StateDeptPM @StateDept #Ukraine #UkraineWar
state.gov/improving-food…
US Government extends partnership with MAG to reduce armed violence in Latin America:
maginternational.org/whats-happenin…
Responding to the humanitarian impacts of improvised anti-personnel mines:
blogs.icrc.org/law-and-policy…
Opens twitter:
01.02.2024 13:38 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Lack of proper weapons stockpile security/management by Israel renders it a major supplier of arms to Gaza:
nytimes.com/2024/01/28/wor…
Belize: MAG support destruction of over 900 illegal firearms by law enforcement officers, as part of CARICOM partnership
sanpedrosun.com/crime-and-viol…
A tale in two tweets:
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