Additional Context: The U.S. Department of State had funded the Mine Advisory Group, or MAG, for the clearance of cluster munitions and for integrated risk education in the Central and Eastern Equatoria regions. While initial stop-work orders disbanded these teams as of February 2025, Mine Action Review stated that April 2025 grant terminations would decrease the organization's capacity further.

Devex Researcher Note: The Equatoria region is known to be a sparsely populated area with one of the highest levels of explosive contamination in South Sudan. MAG is one of the sole response operators. According to the U.S. Department of State, landmines and unexploded cluster munitions not only maim civilians but reduce access to fertile farmland and transportation routes, worsening food security conditions. The resettlement of internally displaced persons in the sparsely populated areas of Equatoria, brings heightened risk education needs. MAG was among the U.S.-supported initiatives in the country, part of more than $22 million invested by the United States in South Sudan since independence in 2011 for mine and unexploded ordinance removal, risk education, and survivor assistance.

Source: Mine Action Review