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25% of identified contaminated land has been fully cleared down to a
depth of 20cm and additional 43% has been cleared of all surface
threat and is subject to further evaluation as to whether it will also
require clearing down to 20cm. 256
MACC SL expects to have 52 clearance teams working by the end of 2008. 257
UN Mine Action Coordination Center South Lebanon
MACC SL coordinates unexploded ordnance clearance in south Lebanon in cooperation
with the National Demining Office, now called the Lebanon Mine Action Center. It does
not perform the clearance tasks itself. Instead, MACC SL has contracted clearance work
to NGOs, commercial firms, and governmental groups. MACC SL also liaises and
coordinates clearance efforts with the Lebanese Army and UNIFIL.
MACC SL has demarcated eight demining areas and divided them among the clearance
teams. As of January 18, 2008, MACC SL-affiliated teams had cleared 46,082 M42/M46s,
57,2721 M77s, 28,136 BLU-63s, 6,892 M85s, and 1,257 MZD-2s. 258
Demining Organizations
Mines Advisory Group was the only NGO engaged in clearance in Lebanon when the
conflict began in July 2006, and it renewed operations after the ceasefire. “On day
one, August 15, we were the only NGO on the ground,” said Andy Gleeson, program
manager for MAG. 259 As of December 2007, MAG had 22 teams in
256 MACC SL, “November–December 2007 Report of the Mine Action Co-ordination Centre, South Lebanon,” December 17,
2007, http://www.maccsl.org/reports/Monthly%20Reports/Monthly%202007/Monthly%20Report%20Nov%20-
%20Dec%2007.pdf (accessed January 15, 2008), pp. 1, 6.
257 Ibid.
258 Email communication from Dalya Farran, media and post clearance officer, MACC SL, to Human Rights Watch, January 18,
2008.
259 Human Rights Watch interview with Andy Gleeson, program manager and technical operations manager, Mines Advisory
Group, Kfar Joz, October 25, 2006.
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