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Demining underway around Bissau

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    HUMAID, a recently formed non-governmental organisation(NGO), has begun clearing mines on the periphery of the capital, Bissau, OCHA says in its Humanitarian Situation Report for 16-30 November.

    The mines are Spanish-made plastic devices that cannot be located with traditional metal detectors.

    OCHA says the two-phase demining project is being conducted around Bissau first and then throughout the rest of the country. HUMAID is still waiting for funding and anti-fragment protective clothing for the sappers.

    In July, another NGO, Radda Barnen (the Swedish Save the Children's Fund), conducted two mine-awareness activities for 35 people in the northern town of Suzana, and in Bissau.

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