Efforts to clear Unexploded Ordinance (UXO) in Laos


	Efforts to clear Unexploded Ordinance (UXO) in Laos

kmcolo

6-23-2008 12:26 PM

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asia, laos, war, poverty, ngo

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<div style="margin: 12px 0px; font-family: arial; color: #333333; background: #ffffff; border: solid 4px #e5e5e5; width: 100%; clear: left;"><div class="CM_CTB_Content_Wrap" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;background-color: #ffffff;"><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content.clipmarks.com/blog_embed/8ea61a39-1d8a-4528-a78f-fde98723ac9f/8803CDA5-0AE7-4056-9837-4C71A3AA210D/" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://www.maginternational.org/where-we-work/where-mag-works/lao-pdr/" href="http://www.maginternational.org/where-we-work/where-mag-works/lao-pdr/" style="font-size: 11px;">www.maginternational.org</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.maginternational.org/where-we-work/where-mag-works/lao-pdr/"><DIV>MAG has worked in Lao PDR since 1994, making it the most established and experienced humanitarian UXO clearance operator in the country.  We currently work in Xieng Khouang and Khammouane provinces.  </DIV></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.maginternational.org/where-we-work/where-mag-works/lao-pdr/"><DIV>MAG Lao operates 11 UXO clearance teams (including two all-female teams) and nine <A target="_blank" href="http://www.maginternational.org/MAG/en/about/how-mag-works/community-liaison/">Community Liaison</A> teams. The programme has 211 national staff; 35 percent of the staff is female.  </DIV></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.maginternational.org/where-we-work/where-mag-works/lao-pdr/"><div align="center"><img src="http://content9.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.maginternational.org/img/D1AD0468-A9EC-4F60-A618-F16302861066" alt="" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.maginternational.org/where-we-work/where-mag-works/lao-pdr/"><P>We actively recruit women, and hire and train members of rural communities (often from ethnic groups).  We also ensure that our clearance prioritisation process is free from discrimination, and promotes equitable participation.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.maginternational.org/where-we-work/where-mag-works/lao-pdr/"><div align="center"><img src="http://content6.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.maginternational.org/img/EB3664E8-D560-47FC-B3B5-209D6F3B949C" alt="" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.maginternational.org/where-we-work/where-mag-works/lao-pdr/"><P>UXO clearance is fundamental to poverty alleviation efforts in Lao PDR.  Development initiatives in contaminated areas will be more effective if UXO clearance is also undertaken.</P></blockquote></div><div style="margin: 0px 6px 6px 4px;"><table style="font-size: 11px;border-spacing: 0px;padding: 0px;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</td><td align="right" style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;width:107px" width="107"><a href="http://clipmarks.com/share/8803CDA5-0AE7-4056-9837-4C71A3AA210D/blog/" title="blog or email this clip"><img src="http://content7.clipmarks.com/images/c2b-foot.png" border="0" alt="blog it" width="107" height="17" style="border-width:0px;padding:0px;margin:0px;" /></a></td></tr></table></div></div>

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