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		<item><title>Sri Lanka decides to join Mine Ban Treaty</title><description><![CDATA[   On 2 March 2016 Sri Lankan Ambassador to the United Nations in Geneva H.E. Ravinatha Pandukabhaya Aryasinha announced that the Sri Lankan cabinet of ministers has approved accession to the Mine Ban... ]]> </description>
		<link>http://www.slnmac.gov.lk/a/news/mine-ban-treaty</link><guid>http://www.slnmac.gov.lk/113</guid><pubDate>Tue, 15 Mar 2016 23:47:12 -0600</pubDate><category>News</category><category>Media</category>				</item>
	
		<item><title>Workshop on Mine Action Strategic Planning and Prioritization</title><description><![CDATA[   Workshop on Mine Action Strategic Planning and Prioritization  Organized by the National Mine Action Centre (NMAC), Ministry of Prison Reforms, Rehabilitation,  Resettlement, and Hindu Religious... ]]> </description>
		<link>http://www.slnmac.gov.lk/a/news/strategic-planning-and-prioritization</link><guid>http://www.slnmac.gov.lk/112</guid><pubDate>Tue, 15 Mar 2016 23:32:56 -0600</pubDate><category>News</category><category>Media</category>		<enclosure url="http://www.slnmac.gov.lk/resources/112/Ministry-of-RRHRA.jpg" length="36801" type="image/jpg"/><enclosure url="http://www.slnmac.gov.lk/resources/112/Strategic-Planning.jpg" length="47566" type="image/jpg"/>		</item>
	
		<item><title>Resource Mobilization Action Plan Highlights</title><description><![CDATA[    ]]> </description>
		<link>http://www.slnmac.gov.lk/ications/resource-mobilization-action-plan-highli</link><guid>http://www.slnmac.gov.lk/111</guid><pubDate>Tue, 15 Mar 2016 23:02:13 -0600</pubDate><category>Publications</category>				</item>
	
		<item><title>Sri Lanka National Mine Action Center (NMAC) Resource Mobilization Action Plan Highlights</title><description><![CDATA[   The Resource Mobilization Action Plan developed a four-day workshop organized jointly by the Sri Lanka National Mine Action Centre (NMAC) and the Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demini... ]]> </description>
		<link>http://www.slnmac.gov.lk/a/news/resource-mobilization-action-plan</link><guid>http://www.slnmac.gov.lk/110</guid><pubDate>Tue, 15 Mar 2016 22:56:28 -0600</pubDate><category>News</category><category>Media</category>				</item>
	
		<item><title>Workshop Resource Mobilization For Mine Action-2016</title><description><![CDATA[   The National Mine Action Centre (NMAC) and the Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining (GICHD) conducted a four-day workshop on ‘Resource Mobilization for Mine Action’ From 26th t... ]]> </description>
		<link>http://www.slnmac.gov.lk/a/news/workshop-resource-mobilization</link><guid>http://www.slnmac.gov.lk/109</guid><pubDate>Tue, 15 Mar 2016 22:52:58 -0600</pubDate><category>News</category><category>Media</category>				</item>
	
		<item><title>Progress Maps</title><description><![CDATA[    ]]> </description>
		<link>http://www.slnmac.gov.lk/ications/progress-maps</link><guid>http://www.slnmac.gov.lk/97</guid><pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2015 14:24:56 -0700</pubDate><category>Publications</category>				</item>
	
		<item><title>Annual Progress Reports</title><description><![CDATA[    ]]> </description>
		<link>http://www.slnmac.gov.lk/ications/annual-progress-reports</link><guid>http://www.slnmac.gov.lk/96</guid><pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2015 14:24:35 -0700</pubDate><category>Publications</category>				</item>
	
		<item><title>The National Strategy for Mine Action in Sri Lanka</title><description><![CDATA[    ]]> </description>
		<link>http://www.slnmac.gov.lk/ications/strategy-for-mine-action</link><guid>http://www.slnmac.gov.lk/95</guid><pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2015 14:24:10 -0700</pubDate><category>Publications</category>				</item>
	
		<item><title>Sri Lanka National Mine Action Standards</title><description><![CDATA[    ]]> </description>
		<link>http://www.slnmac.gov.lk/ications/mine-action-standards</link><guid>http://www.slnmac.gov.lk/94</guid><pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2015 14:23:28 -0700</pubDate><category>Publications</category>				</item>
	
		<item><title>Mid- Year Progress Review Meeting on Mine Action -2013</title><description><![CDATA[   The Mid- Year Progress Review Meeting on Mine Action will be held on 05 September 2013 at 10.00 a. m  at the Conference Hall Ministry of Economic Development , 464 A , T.B Jaya Mawatha, Colombo 10... ]]> </description>
		<link>http://www.slnmac.gov.lk/a/news/mine-action-2013</link><guid>http://www.slnmac.gov.lk/93</guid><pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2015 13:10:12 -0700</pubDate><category>News</category><category>Media</category>				</item>
	
		<item><title> Two day online workshop on IMSMA i-Report</title><description><![CDATA[   Two day online workshop has been organized by NMAC with the assistance of GICHD to train IMSMA i- report tool. The programme will be held on 09 & 10 July 2013 at the NMAC. Sri Lanka Army will be pa... ]]> </description>
		<link>http://www.slnmac.gov.lk/a/news/imsma-i-report</link><guid>http://www.slnmac.gov.lk/92</guid><pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2015 13:09:32 -0700</pubDate><category>News</category><category>Media</category>				</item>
	
		<item><title> Three- Day Online workshop on IMSMA NG</title><description><![CDATA[   Three-day online workshop was organized by NMAC with the assistance of GICHD to resolve the current issues on IMSMA NG. The programme was held on 23, 24 and 25 October 2012 at the NMAC at which fou... ]]> </description>
		<link>http://www.slnmac.gov.lk/a/news/imsma-ng</link><guid>http://www.slnmac.gov.lk/91</guid><pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2015 12:58:59 -0700</pubDate><category>News</category><category>Media</category>				</item>
	
		<item><title>Experience Exchange Visit for Iraqi Kurdistan Mine Action Agency (IKMAA)</title><description><![CDATA[   A delegation of the Iraqi Mine Action Agency led by the head of MRE unit comprising MRE specialist of IKMAA and representatives of handicap International established in Iraq with the aim of focusin... ]]> </description>
		<link>http://www.slnmac.gov.lk/a/news/ikmaa</link><guid>http://www.slnmac.gov.lk/90</guid><pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2015 12:57:53 -0700</pubDate><category>News</category><category>Media</category>				</item>
	
		<item><title>The Quality Workshop on Application of Mechanically Rake Machines</title><description><![CDATA[   The quality workshop on Application of Mechanically Rake Machines will be held on 18th July 2012 in Mullaitivu which is organized by Regional Mine Action Office Vavuniya. Mine Action Agencies and o... ]]> </description>
		<link>http://www.slnmac.gov.lk/a/news/quality-workshop</link><guid>http://www.slnmac.gov.lk/89</guid><pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2015 12:34:38 -0700</pubDate><category>News</category><category>Media</category>				</item>
	
		<item><title>Mine Clearance Could Take 10 Years or More</title><description><![CDATA[   COLOMBO, 6 February 2012 (IRIN) - Landmine clearance in Sri Lanka&#39;s conflict-affected north could take more than a decade, experts say.  "It is expected to take [in] excess of 10 years to ful... ]]> </description>
		<link>http://www.slnmac.gov.lk/a/news/mine-clearance</link><guid>http://www.slnmac.gov.lk/88</guid><pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2015 12:28:08 -0700</pubDate><category>News</category><category>Media</category>		<enclosure url="http://www.slnmac.gov.lk/resources/88/banner3.jpg" length="60084" type="image/jpg"/>		</item>
	
		<item><title>Mine Action Achievement – A success Story</title><description><![CDATA[   Hon. Basil Rajapaksa, Minister of Economic Development officially launched the Sri Lanka National Mine Action Programme website during an event to commemorate the “International day for Mine Awar... ]]> </description>
		<link>http://www.slnmac.gov.lk/a/news/a-success-story</link><guid>http://www.slnmac.gov.lk/87</guid><pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2015 12:21:38 -0700</pubDate><category>News</category><category>Media</category>				</item>
	
		<item><title>Rs 70 m Japanese Grant for Northern Demining</title><description><![CDATA[   The Japanese government has extended an additional grant of Rs. 70 million for demining in the North through Delvon Assistance for Social Harmony Sri Lanka (DASH),a Sri Lankan Mine Action NGO,to ex... ]]> </description>
		<link>http://www.slnmac.gov.lk/a/news/japanese-grant</link><guid>http://www.slnmac.gov.lk/86</guid><pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2015 12:16:48 -0700</pubDate><category>News</category><category>Media</category>		<enclosure url="http://www.slnmac.gov.lk/resources/86/banner9.jpg" length="26747" type="image/jpg"/>		</item>
	
		<item><title>Vicious Killer</title><description><![CDATA[   SRI LANKA&#39;S protracted internal conflict, which lasted for three decades, ended in May 2009, but landmines and other explosive remnants of war (ERW) continue to kill or injure both people and a... ]]> </description>
		<link>http://www.slnmac.gov.lk/a/news/vicious-killer</link><guid>http://www.slnmac.gov.lk/85</guid><pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2015 12:11:32 -0700</pubDate><category>News</category><category>Media</category>				</item>
	
		<item><title>UNICEF Support</title><description><![CDATA[   Brief overview  The objectives of the programme “Mine Risk Education, Victim Assistance and Advocacy in Sri Lanka through UNICEF” are to provide affected communities in landmine/ explosive re... ]]> </description>
		<link>http://www.slnmac.gov.lk/ices/un-support/unicef-support</link><guid>http://www.slnmac.gov.lk/84</guid><pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2015 11:45:13 -0700</pubDate><category>UN Support</category><category>What we do</category>		<enclosure url="http://www.slnmac.gov.lk/resources/84/banner4.jpg" length="32869" type="image/jpg"/><enclosure url="http://www.slnmac.gov.lk/resources/84/banner5.jpg" length="45450" type="image/jpg"/>		</item>
	
		<item><title>UNDP Support</title><description><![CDATA[   The UNDP Support to Mine Action Project in Sri Lanka was designed to strengthen national capacities to manage, implement and coordinate mine action activities in support of the National Mine Ac... ]]> </description>
		<link>http://www.slnmac.gov.lk/ices/un-support/undp-support</link><guid>http://www.slnmac.gov.lk/83</guid><pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2015 11:42:31 -0700</pubDate><category>UN Support</category><category>What we do</category>		<enclosure url="http://www.slnmac.gov.lk/resources/83/1.jpg" length="11238" type="image/jpg"/><enclosure url="http://www.slnmac.gov.lk/resources/83/banner1.jpg" length="26897" type="image/jpg"/>		</item>
	
		<item><title>VA programs</title><description><![CDATA[   According to the Conventions’ Guide to Victim Assistance (disseminated in 2008), VA includes six thematic areas:  Understanding the challenges faced [data collection].  Emergency and conti... ]]> </description>
		<link>http://www.slnmac.gov.lk/ices/victim-assistance/va-programs</link><guid>http://www.slnmac.gov.lk/82</guid><pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2015 11:26:51 -0700</pubDate><category>Victim Assistance</category><category>What we do</category>		<enclosure url="http://www.slnmac.gov.lk/resources/82/banner1.jpg" length="30523" type="image/jpg"/><enclosure url="http://www.slnmac.gov.lk/resources/82/banner2.jpg" length="24090" type="image/jpg"/>		</item>
	
		<item><title>Service Providers</title><description><![CDATA[   In Sri Lanka, the Ministry of Social Services is the lead ministry for disability. Other Ministries, particularly the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Defense, also... ]]> </description>
		<link>http://www.slnmac.gov.lk/ices/victim-assistance/service-providers</link><guid>http://www.slnmac.gov.lk/81</guid><pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2015 11:24:06 -0700</pubDate><category>Victim Assistance</category><category>What we do</category>		<enclosure url="http://www.slnmac.gov.lk/resources/81/banner1.jpg" length="30523" type="image/jpg"/>		</item>
	
		<item><title>Incidents and Reports</title><description><![CDATA[   No of victims has been gradually decreased based on comprehensive awareness programme of  MRE .  The recorded incidents on civilian casualties in 2010 is 47 and in 2011 it has gradually decreased... ]]> </description>
		<link>http://www.slnmac.gov.lk/ices/mine-risk-education/incidents-and-reports</link><guid>http://www.slnmac.gov.lk/80</guid><pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2015 11:06:12 -0700</pubDate><category>Mine Risk Education</category><category>What we do</category>		<enclosure url="http://www.slnmac.gov.lk/resources/80/banner1.jpg" length="14704" type="image/jpg"/><enclosure url="http://www.slnmac.gov.lk/resources/80/chart-high.png" length="2016" type="image/png"/>		</item>
	
		<item><title>Awareness Programme</title><description><![CDATA[   Community Based MRE  National NGOs with specialised MRE facilitators have been providing MRE since 2003 with technical and material support from UNICEF under the National Mine Action Programme wh... ]]> </description>
		<link>http://www.slnmac.gov.lk/ices/mine-risk-education/awareness-programme</link><guid>http://www.slnmac.gov.lk/79</guid><pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2015 11:01:46 -0700</pubDate><category>Mine Risk Education</category><category>What we do</category>		<enclosure url="http://www.slnmac.gov.lk/resources/79/banner1.jpg" length="23154" type="image/jpg"/><enclosure url="http://www.slnmac.gov.lk/resources/79/banner2.jpg" length="42239" type="image/jpg"/>		</item>
	
		<item><title>MRE partners</title><description><![CDATA[   MRE activities were also considerably expanded after the war commencing with formal MRE in the welfare centres. Currently, there is the Ministry of Education, the SLA/Humanitarian Demining Unit (HD... ]]> </description>
		<link>http://www.slnmac.gov.lk/ices/mine-risk-education/mre-partners</link><guid>http://www.slnmac.gov.lk/78</guid><pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2015 10:55:34 -0700</pubDate><category>Mine Risk Education</category><category>What we do</category>		<enclosure url="http://www.slnmac.gov.lk/resources/78/banner1.jpg" length="25035" type="image/jpg"/><enclosure url="http://www.slnmac.gov.lk/resources/78/banner2.jpg" length="29080" type="image/jpg"/><enclosure url="http://www.slnmac.gov.lk/resources/78/banner3.jpg" length="29507" type="image/jpg"/><enclosure url="http://www.slnmac.gov.lk/resources/78/banner4.jpg" length="34939" type="image/jpg"/>		</item>
	
		<item><title>SARVATRA</title><description><![CDATA[   Sarvatra Technical Consultants, in short SARVATRA, (a Sanskrit word which means “present everywhere or omnipresent”) is a registered society under the Societies Act XXI of 1860 by the Govt. of ... ]]> </description>
		<link>http://www.slnmac.gov.lk/ices/de-mining/current-demining/sarvatra</link><guid>http://www.slnmac.gov.lk/77</guid><pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2015 10:47:28 -0700</pubDate><category>Current Demining Agencies</category><category>De-Mining</category><category>What we do</category>		<enclosure url="http://www.slnmac.gov.lk/resources/77/banner1.jpg" length="28011" type="image/jpg"/>		</item>
	
		<item><title>MAG</title><description><![CDATA[   Mines Advisory Group is an International Organization based in the United Kingdom. Its vision is to save and improve lives by reducing the devastating effects of armed violence and Explosive Re... ]]> </description>
		<link>http://www.slnmac.gov.lk/ices/de-mining/current-demining/mag</link><guid>http://www.slnmac.gov.lk/76</guid><pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2015 10:42:43 -0700</pubDate><category>Current Demining Agencies</category><category>De-Mining</category><category>What we do</category>		<enclosure url="http://www.slnmac.gov.lk/resources/76/1.jpg" length="7189" type="image/jpg"/><enclosure url="http://www.slnmac.gov.lk/resources/76/banner1.jpg" length="31437" type="image/jpg"/><enclosure url="http://www.slnmac.gov.lk/resources/76/banner2.jpg" length="30423" type="image/jpg"/><enclosure url="http://www.slnmac.gov.lk/resources/76/banner3.jpg" length="27207" type="image/jpg"/>		</item>
	
		<item><title>HALO Trust</title><description><![CDATA[   The HALO Trust began working in Sri Lanka in 2002 and currently employs over 1,000 staff recruited from mine-affected areas in the Northern Province. Between 2002 and 2008 the HALO Trust focuse... ]]> </description>
		<link>http://www.slnmac.gov.lk/ices/de-mining/current-demining/halo-trust</link><guid>http://www.slnmac.gov.lk/75</guid><pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2015 10:38:03 -0700</pubDate><category>Current Demining Agencies</category><category>De-Mining</category><category>What we do</category>		<enclosure url="http://www.slnmac.gov.lk/resources/75/1.jpg" length="19410" type="image/jpg"/><enclosure url="http://www.slnmac.gov.lk/resources/75/banner1.jpg" length="25045" type="image/jpg"/><enclosure url="http://www.slnmac.gov.lk/resources/75/banner2.jpg" length="33108" type="image/jpg"/><enclosure url="http://www.slnmac.gov.lk/resources/75/banner3.jpg" length="39718" type="image/jpg"/>		</item>
	
		<item><title>Horizan</title><description><![CDATA[   Horizon Group, an Indian Ex Servicemen endeavour, comprises two organisations; HORIZON: Organisation for Post Conflict Environment Management, a Charitable Trust (Non Government Organisation... ]]> </description>
		<link>http://www.slnmac.gov.lk/ices/de-mining/current-demining/horizan</link><guid>http://www.slnmac.gov.lk/74</guid><pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2015 10:33:53 -0700</pubDate><category>Current Demining Agencies</category><category>De-Mining</category><category>What we do</category>		<enclosure url="http://www.slnmac.gov.lk/resources/74/1.jpg" length="5123" type="image/jpg"/><enclosure url="http://www.slnmac.gov.lk/resources/74/banner1.jpg" length="33655" type="image/jpg"/><enclosure url="http://www.slnmac.gov.lk/resources/74/banner2.jpg" length="26695" type="image/jpg"/><enclosure url="http://www.slnmac.gov.lk/resources/74/banner3.jpg" length="38038" type="image/jpg"/>		</item>
	
		<item><title>FSD</title><description><![CDATA[   The Swiss Foundation for Mine Action (FSD), is an international mine action organization based in Geneva, Switzerland. This private, independent, and non-profit organization was created in 1997... ]]> </description>
		<link>http://www.slnmac.gov.lk/ices/de-mining/current-demining/fsd</link><guid>http://www.slnmac.gov.lk/73</guid><pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2015 10:13:05 -0700</pubDate><category>Current Demining Agencies</category><category>De-Mining</category><category>What we do</category>		<enclosure url="http://www.slnmac.gov.lk/resources/73/1.jpg" length="5900" type="image/jpg"/><enclosure url="http://www.slnmac.gov.lk/resources/73/banner.jpg" length="32217" type="image/jpg"/><enclosure url="http://www.slnmac.gov.lk/resources/73/banner1.jpg" length="28834" type="image/jpg"/><enclosure url="http://www.slnmac.gov.lk/resources/73/banner2.jpg" length="19647" type="image/jpg"/>		</item>
	
		<item><title>DDG</title><description><![CDATA[   DDG is an internationally recognized and accredited mine action organisation that has been operating in Sri Lanka since 2003  With the aim to facilitate the safe return and resettlement of th... ]]> </description>
		<link>http://www.slnmac.gov.lk/ices/de-mining/current-demining/ddg</link><guid>http://www.slnmac.gov.lk/72</guid><pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2015 10:09:29 -0700</pubDate><category>Current Demining Agencies</category><category>De-Mining</category><category>What we do</category>		<enclosure url="http://www.slnmac.gov.lk/resources/72/1.jpg" length="9178" type="image/jpg"/><enclosure url="http://www.slnmac.gov.lk/resources/72/banner.jpg" length="29465" type="image/jpg"/><enclosure url="http://www.slnmac.gov.lk/resources/72/banner5.jpg" length="22803" type="image/jpg"/>		</item>
	
		<item><title>DASH</title><description><![CDATA[   Delvon Assistance for Social Harmony (DASH) is a Sri Lankan non-profit demining NGO, with its manpower exclusively comprised of Sri Lankans, all specialised and experienced in the field of Huma... ]]> </description>
		<link>http://www.slnmac.gov.lk/ices/de-mining/current-demining/dash</link><guid>http://www.slnmac.gov.lk/71</guid><pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2015 10:06:56 -0700</pubDate><category>Current Demining Agencies</category><category>De-Mining</category><category>What we do</category>		<enclosure url="http://www.slnmac.gov.lk/resources/71/1.jpg" length="11429" type="image/jpg"/><enclosure url="http://www.slnmac.gov.lk/resources/71/banner9.jpg" length="26747" type="image/jpg"/>		</item>
	
		<item><title>MMIPE</title><description><![CDATA[   Milinda Moragoda Institute for People’s Empowerment is the first local demining organisation which was introduced to the Sri Lanka Mine Action programme in 2003. The main objective of MMIPE i... ]]> </description>
		<link>http://www.slnmac.gov.lk/ices/de-mining/current-demining/mmipe</link><guid>http://www.slnmac.gov.lk/70</guid><pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2015 10:03:36 -0700</pubDate><category>Current Demining Agencies</category><category>De-Mining</category><category>What we do</category>		<enclosure url="http://www.slnmac.gov.lk/resources/70/1.jpg" length="10226" type="image/jpg"/><enclosure url="http://www.slnmac.gov.lk/resources/70/banner1.jpg" length="23358" type="image/jpg"/><enclosure url="http://www.slnmac.gov.lk/resources/70/banner2.jpg" length="33151" type="image/jpg"/>		</item>
	
		<item><title>SLA-HDU</title><description><![CDATA[      Humanitarian demining operations within the Sri Lanka army commenced as early as mid 2002 during the cease fire agreement period, with limited resources. However, the humanitarian deminin... ]]> </description>
		<link>http://www.slnmac.gov.lk/ices/de-mining/current-demining/sla-hdu</link><guid>http://www.slnmac.gov.lk/69</guid><pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2015 09:54:09 -0700</pubDate><category>Current Demining Agencies</category><category>De-Mining</category><category>What we do</category>		<enclosure url="http://www.slnmac.gov.lk/resources/69/1.jpg" length="14252" type="image/jpg"/><enclosure url="http://www.slnmac.gov.lk/resources/69/banner.jpg" length="35131" type="image/jpg"/><enclosure url="http://www.slnmac.gov.lk/resources/69/banner2.jpg" length="35533" type="image/jpg"/><enclosure url="http://www.slnmac.gov.lk/resources/69/banner3.jpg" length="31542" type="image/jpg"/><enclosure url="http://www.slnmac.gov.lk/resources/69/banner4.jpg" length="46962" type="image/jpg"/>		</item>
	
		<item><title>Mine Detection Dogs</title><description><![CDATA[   It was not until the late 1980s that a greater awareness of the global landmine problem generated an international effort to remove landmines worldwide. From 1990, an increased number of internatio... ]]> </description>
		<link>http://www.slnmac.gov.lk/ices/de-mining/types-of-clearance/mine-detection-dogs</link><guid>http://www.slnmac.gov.lk/67</guid><pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2015 09:50:02 -0700</pubDate><category>Types of Clearance</category><category>De-Mining</category><category>What we do</category>		<enclosure url="http://www.slnmac.gov.lk/resources/67/banner1.jpg" length="37583" type="image/jpg"/><enclosure url="http://www.slnmac.gov.lk/resources/67/banner2.jpg" length="37381" type="image/jpg"/>		</item>
	
		<item><title>Mechanical Clearence</title><description><![CDATA[   Demining machines are employed on an ever-widening scale and the choices of machines on the international market continue to expand. Demining machines have been used on mine clearance operations fo... ]]> </description>
		<link>http://www.slnmac.gov.lk/ices/de-mining/types-of-clearance/mechanical-clearence</link><guid>http://www.slnmac.gov.lk/66</guid><pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2015 09:47:51 -0700</pubDate><category>Types of Clearance</category><category>De-Mining</category><category>What we do</category>		<enclosure url="http://www.slnmac.gov.lk/resources/66/banner1.jpg" length="21451" type="image/jpg"/><enclosure url="http://www.slnmac.gov.lk/resources/66/banner2.jpg" length="19647" type="image/jpg"/>		</item>
	
		<item><title>Manual Mine Clearence</title><description><![CDATA[   1. MANUAL MINE CLEARENCE  Mine Clearance  Battle area Clearance  Non Technical Survey  Technical Survey ]]> </description>
		<link>http://www.slnmac.gov.lk/ices/de-mining/types-of-clearance/manual-mine-clearence</link><guid>http://www.slnmac.gov.lk/65</guid><pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2015 09:43:25 -0700</pubDate><category>Types of Clearance</category><category>De-Mining</category><category>What we do</category>		<enclosure url="http://www.slnmac.gov.lk/resources/65/banner1.jpg" length="28239" type="image/jpg"/><enclosure url="http://www.slnmac.gov.lk/resources/65/banner2.jpg" length="35223" type="image/jpg"/><enclosure url="http://www.slnmac.gov.lk/resources/65/banner3.jpg" length="31512" type="image/jpg"/>		</item>
	
		<item><title>Advocacy</title><description><![CDATA[     Introduction  Of the five mine action pillars, advocacy is an important pillar. Advocacy initiatives are intended at creating greater public awareness on the landmine situation, mine a... ]]> </description>
		<link>http://www.slnmac.gov.lk/ices/advocacy</link><guid>http://www.slnmac.gov.lk/62</guid><pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2015 09:36:51 -0700</pubDate><category>What we do</category>		<enclosure url="http://www.slnmac.gov.lk/resources/62/banner1.jpg" length="27998" type="image/jpg"/><enclosure url="http://www.slnmac.gov.lk/resources/62/banner2.jpg" length="24949" type="image/jpg"/><enclosure url="http://www.slnmac.gov.lk/resources/62/banner3.jpg" length="29756" type="image/jpg"/><enclosure url="http://www.slnmac.gov.lk/resources/62/banner4.jpg" length="24582" type="image/jpg"/><enclosure url="http://www.slnmac.gov.lk/resources/62/banner5.jpg" length="34268" type="image/jpg"/>		</item>
	
		<item><title>Stockpile Destruction</title><description><![CDATA[   Article 4 of the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention (APMBC) requires that signatories undertake to destroy or ensure the destruction of all stockpiled anti-personnel mines it owns or possesses, or ... ]]> </description>
		<link>http://www.slnmac.gov.lk/ices/stockpile-destruction</link><guid>http://www.slnmac.gov.lk/61</guid><pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2015 09:34:44 -0700</pubDate><category>What we do</category>		<enclosure url="http://www.slnmac.gov.lk/resources/61/banner1.jpg" length="27684" type="image/jpg"/><enclosure url="http://www.slnmac.gov.lk/resources/61/banner2.jpg" length="34621" type="image/jpg"/><enclosure url="http://www.slnmac.gov.lk/resources/61/banner3.jpg" length="25084" type="image/jpg"/><enclosure url="http://www.slnmac.gov.lk/resources/61/banner4.jpg" length="29099" type="image/jpg"/><enclosure url="http://www.slnmac.gov.lk/resources/61/banner5.jpg" length="42501" type="image/jpg"/>		</item>
	
		<item><title>The sixteenth (16th) International Meeting of National Mine Action Programme</title><description><![CDATA[   The sixteenth (16th)  International Meeting of National Mine Action Programme Directors and UN Advisors organised by the Geneva International centre for Humanitarian Demining (GICHD) and the unite... ]]> </description>
		<link>http://www.slnmac.gov.lk/a/events/16th</link><guid>http://www.slnmac.gov.lk/60</guid><pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2015 08:21:52 -0700</pubDate><category>Events</category><category>Media</category>				</item>
	
		<item><title>Mine Action Day – 4th April 2012</title><description><![CDATA[   On the 4th of April, Mine Action Day will be commemorated throughout the world to educate the public of the dangers of landmines and the need to rid the world of this menace. ]]> </description>
		<link>http://www.slnmac.gov.lk/a/events/4th-april-2012</link><guid>http://www.slnmac.gov.lk/59</guid><pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2015 08:19:52 -0700</pubDate><category>Events</category><category>Media</category>		<enclosure url="http://www.slnmac.gov.lk/resources/59/banner.jpg" length="21192" type="image/jpg"/>		</item>
	
		<item><title>15th International Meeting of National Mine Action Programme</title><description><![CDATA[   The Fifteenth International Meeting of National Mine Action Programme Directors and UN Advisors organised by the Geneva International centre for Humanitarian Demining (GICHD) and the united Nations... ]]> </description>
		<link>http://www.slnmac.gov.lk/a/events/15th</link><guid>http://www.slnmac.gov.lk/58</guid><pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2015 08:18:38 -0700</pubDate><category>Events</category><category>Media</category>		<enclosure url="http://www.slnmac.gov.lk/resources/58/banner.jpg" length="13852" type="image/jpg"/>		</item>
	
		<item><title>Quality workshop 7 Feb 2012</title><description><![CDATA[   The NMAC held the second Quality Workshop of 2012 at the Nagarkovil Halo Trust demining site on 7 February 2012. The workshop was managed by RMAO Jaffna and covered the technical topics of 3 metre ... ]]> </description>
		<link>http://www.slnmac.gov.lk/a/events/workshop-feb-2012</link><guid>http://www.slnmac.gov.lk/57</guid><pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2015 08:16:28 -0700</pubDate><category>Events</category><category>Media</category>		<enclosure url="http://www.slnmac.gov.lk/resources/57/banner.jpg" length="43352" type="image/jpg"/>		</item>
	
		<item><title>Quality Workshop 24 January 2012</title><description><![CDATA[   A Manual Verification workshop was conducted on the 24th of January at the Vavuniya Regional Mine Action Office (RMAO). The main objective of the workshop was to ascertain the advantages and disadv... ]]> </description>
		<link>http://www.slnmac.gov.lk/a/events/workshop-jan-2012</link><guid>http://www.slnmac.gov.lk/56</guid><pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2015 08:15:00 -0700</pubDate><category>Events</category><category>Media</category>		<enclosure url="http://www.slnmac.gov.lk/resources/56/banner.jpg" length="19720" type="image/jpg"/>		</item>
	
		<item><title>Introduction 2014</title><description><![CDATA[   In year 2014 onwards Sri Lankan’s own Mine Action programme will be formulated under Sri Lanka Army. The Information Management for Mine Action (IMSMA) is one of the major components in the Mine ... ]]> </description>
		<link>http://www.slnmac.gov.lk/a/events/introduction-2014</link><guid>http://www.slnmac.gov.lk/55</guid><pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2015 08:10:48 -0700</pubDate><category>Events</category><category>Media</category>				</item>
	
		<item><title>Killinochchi International Exhibition and Trade Fair - 2013</title><description><![CDATA[   The ‘Killinochchi International Exhibition and Trade Fair’ was held at the Central Collage Ground Killinochchi from the 26 to 28 July 2013 and gave opportunities to many sectors to exhibit thei... ]]> </description>
		<link>http://www.slnmac.gov.lk/a/events/killinochchi-2013</link><guid>http://www.slnmac.gov.lk/54</guid><pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2015 08:05:40 -0700</pubDate><category>Events</category><category>Media</category>				</item>
	
		<item><title>Limelight</title><description><![CDATA[   Success in Re-cultivation process at Rice bowl area in completion of Mine / ERW Clearance (63,420 Metric Tons during Maha Season) Massive Pace of Resettlement in all five districts in t... ]]> </description>
		<link>http://www.slnmac.gov.lk/ices/achievements/limelight</link><guid>http://www.slnmac.gov.lk/53</guid><pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2015 07:49:52 -0700</pubDate><category>Achievements</category><category>What we do</category>		<enclosure url="http://www.slnmac.gov.lk/resources/53/7.jpg" length="81868" type="image/jpg"/>		</item>
	
		<item><title>Mine Risk Education (MRE)</title><description><![CDATA[   The major goals of the MRE are to minimize deaths and injuries from landmines and explosive remnants of war and to reduce the social and economic impact from the landmines and ERW based on educatio... ]]> </description>
		<link>http://www.slnmac.gov.lk/ices/achievements/mre</link><guid>http://www.slnmac.gov.lk/52</guid><pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2015 07:46:53 -0700</pubDate><category>Achievements</category><category>What we do</category>		<enclosure url="http://www.slnmac.gov.lk/resources/52/6.jpg" length="6503" type="image/jpg"/>		</item>
	
		<item><title>Area Cleared</title><description><![CDATA[   According to the initial survey carried out by the Information Management System on Mine Action (IMSMA) it is estimated that 6,218 Km2 of land area is contaminated with mines and UXOs. 4,157 Km2 ha... ]]> </description>
		<link>http://www.slnmac.gov.lk/ices/achievements/area-cleared</link><guid>http://www.slnmac.gov.lk/51</guid><pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2015 07:27:41 -0700</pubDate><category>Achievements</category><category>What we do</category>		<enclosure url="http://www.slnmac.gov.lk/resources/51/1.jpg" length="8971" type="image/jpg"/><enclosure url="http://www.slnmac.gov.lk/resources/51/2.jpg" length="19660" type="image/jpg"/><enclosure url="http://www.slnmac.gov.lk/resources/51/3.jpg" length="26836" type="image/jpg"/><enclosure url="http://www.slnmac.gov.lk/resources/51/4.jpg" length="33050" type="image/jpg"/><enclosure url="http://www.slnmac.gov.lk/resources/51/5.jpg" length="225644" type="image/jpg"/><enclosure url="http://www.slnmac.gov.lk/resources/51/6.jpg" length="6503" type="image/jpg"/><enclosure url="http://www.slnmac.gov.lk/resources/51/7.jpg" length="81868" type="image/jpg"/>		</item>
	
		<item><title>IMSMA</title><description><![CDATA[   IMSMA is an information system design to handle complex global Mine Action information. This system has been established to cater all information related to Mine Action progarmme in Sri Lanka with ... ]]> </description>
		<link>http://www.slnmac.gov.lk/ices/achievements/imsma</link><guid>http://www.slnmac.gov.lk/50</guid><pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2015 07:21:46 -0700</pubDate><category>Achievements</category><category>What we do</category>		<enclosure url="http://www.slnmac.gov.lk/resources/50/banner.jpg" length="21917" type="image/jpg"/>		</item>
	
		<item><title>Key Components</title><description><![CDATA[   The National Mine Action Center is responsible for the following key components of the Sri Lanka Mine Action programme.  Management component  Operations component for planning and tasking  ... ]]> </description>
		<link>http://www.slnmac.gov.lk/t/key-components</link><guid>http://www.slnmac.gov.lk/18</guid><pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2014 00:01:03 -0700</pubDate><category>Who we are</category>		<enclosure url="http://www.slnmac.gov.lk/resources/18/banner.jpg" length="22117" type="image/jpg"/>		</item>
	
		<item><title>Vision and Mision</title><description><![CDATA[   Vision  Sri Lanka is free from the threat of landmines and explosive remnants of war (ERW), enabling women, girls, boys and men to live in a safe environment where the needs of mine/ERW victims a... ]]> </description>
		<link>http://www.slnmac.gov.lk/t/vision-and-mision</link><guid>http://www.slnmac.gov.lk/16</guid><pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2014 10:09:51 -0700</pubDate><category>Who we are</category>		<enclosure url="http://www.slnmac.gov.lk/resources/16/banner.jpg" length="19630" type="image/jpg"/>		</item>
	
		<item><title>External  Links</title><description><![CDATA[      -> United Nations Development Programme in Sri Lanka   -> UNICEF Sri Lanka   -> Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining ]]> </description>
		<link>http://www.slnmac.gov.lk/a/external-links</link><guid>http://www.slnmac.gov.lk/15</guid><pubDate>Sun, 02 Nov 2014 16:21:01 -0700</pubDate><category>Media</category>		<enclosure url="http://www.slnmac.gov.lk/resources/15/logo_unicef.jpg" length="4612" type="image/jpg"/><enclosure url="http://www.slnmac.gov.lk/resources/15/logo-undp.png" length="6715" type="image/png"/><enclosure url="http://www.slnmac.gov.lk/resources/15/logo_GICHD.png" length="5125" type="image/png"/>		</item>
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