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MAG (Mines Advisory Group)

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We do whatever it takes to get to a landmine before another child does — working with communities across the world to save and change lives every single day. Visit MAG's website: maginternational.org | Follow us: https://linktr.ee/MAGonline

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MAG (Mines Advisory Group) @minesadvisorygroup.bsky.social · Aug 13

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.

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Mines Advisory Group is the recipient of the 2025 Hilton Humanitarian Prize

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MAG (Mines Advisory Group) @minesadvisorygroup.bsky.social · 11h

Read MAG's statement on the news of a ceasefire in #Gaza.

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MAG (Mines Advisory Group) @minesadvisorygroup.bsky.social · 3d

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 (Mines Advisory Group) @minesadvisorygroup.bsky.social · 7d

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 (Mines Advisory Group) @minesadvisorygroup.bsky.social · 13d

Ahead of #WorldTourismDay on September 27, discover MAG's Visitor Centres in #Laos and the teams ready to welcome you! #WTD2025

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Laos: Discover MAG's Visitor Centres!

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MAG (Mines Advisory Group) @minesadvisorygroup.bsky.social · 15d

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

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...

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Jen Stout @jenstout.bsky.social · 21d

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

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Jen Stout @jenstout.bsky.social · 21d

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...

Demining on the steppe - and the thorny issue of the landmine ban

Behind the scenes on the long-read for Prospect magazine about demining, landmine ban treaties, and the war in Ukraine

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MAG (Mines Advisory Group) @minesadvisorygroup.bsky.social · 24d

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

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MAG (Mines Advisory Group) @minesadvisorygroup.bsky.social · 27d

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

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MAG (Mines Advisory Group) @minesadvisorygroup.bsky.social · 28d

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

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MAG (Mines Advisory Group) @minesadvisorygroup.bsky.social · 29d

“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

MAG (Mines Advisory Group) @minesadvisorygroup.bsky.social · Sep 9

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

MAG (Mines Advisory Group) @minesadvisorygroup.bsky.social · Sep 3

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.

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MAG (Mines Advisory Group) @minesadvisorygroup.bsky.social · Sep 2

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 (Mines Advisory Group) @minesadvisorygroup.bsky.social · Sep 1

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.

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Prospect Magazine @prospectmagazine.co.uk · Aug 28

.@jenstout.bsky.social meets those clearing landmines in Ukraine. The petal mine’s “wings” look like a butterfly, making it attractive to children, she writes.

The Ukrainians clearing Russian mines

Kyiv backed a life-saving landmine ban in 1999. Now, with Russian mines endangering fighters, farmers and children across liberated Ukraine, it wants ...

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MAG (Mines Advisory Group) @minesadvisorygroup.bsky.social · Sep 1

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

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MAG (Mines Advisory Group) @minesadvisorygroup.bsky.social · Aug 29

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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MAG (Mines Advisory Group) @minesadvisorygroup.bsky.social · Aug 27

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.

MAG (Mines Advisory Group) @minesadvisorygroup.bsky.social · Aug 26

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.

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MAG (Mines Advisory Group) @minesadvisorygroup.bsky.social · Aug 22

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.

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'You just need a bad day to get killed': Defusing death in the former IS terror capital

The regimes of Islamic State and Assad have fallen, but Syria's people face the lethal legacy of landmines and booby traps left behind. Mine disposal expert Sunil Thapa knows that every moment he work...

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MAG (Mines Advisory Group) @minesadvisorygroup.bsky.social · Aug 22

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

MAG (Mines Advisory Group) @minesadvisorygroup.bsky.social · Aug 21

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.

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MAG (Mines Advisory Group) @minesadvisorygroup.bsky.social · Aug 19

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

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Michael Folkerson @mfolkerson.bsky.social · Aug 14

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

MAG (Mines Advisory Group) @minesadvisorygroup.bsky.social · Aug 13

Mines Advisory Group is the recipient of the 2025 Hilton Humanitarian Prize

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MAG (Mines Advisory Group) @minesadvisorygroup.bsky.social · Aug 15

Thank you! We are grateful for Canada’s trust and continued support of our work.