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Zambia

According to the Human Development Report 2021/2022, around 19 million people live in the South African state. It has a mild tropical climate with three seasons: cool dry season, hot dry season and rainy season. Zambia has some water resources, including Victoria Falls. Nevertheless, many...

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Lebanon

Because of its economic stability and political neutrality, Lebanon was considered the "Switzerland of the Orient" in the 1950s and 1960s. In the decades that followed, wars and economic crises disrupted the state in the Near East. The influx of numerous refugees from Syria since 2011 has put...

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Philippines

The Philippines is the fifth largest island nation in the world in terms of area. Typhoons and tropical storms occur there throughout the year. According to the Human Development Reports 2021/2022, the effects of climate change are having a severe impact on the country's nearly 114 million...

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Sudan

Sudan was the largest country in Africa in terms of area until South Sudan's independence referendum on July 9, 2011. Now, according to the Human Development Report 2021/2022, about 45 million people live there. It has a tropical climate with extreme periods of drought and a rainy season from April...

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Syria

In Syria, ongoing conflict, destroyed infrastructure and economic challenges have created the world's largest number of internally displaced people. Access to basic needs such as water, electricity and healthcare is increasingly limited in the Middle Eastern nation. As a result, 15.3 million people...

Education as a prerequisite for overcoming poverty and independence.

Education is one of the essential prerequisites for combating poverty and dependency. In recent decades, the literacy rate has increased significantly, but 13 percent of the world's population still cannot read or write. Alongside this, however, integration, equal rights or the creation of a...

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Ethiopia

Ethiopia has a population of about 113 million, according to the Human Development Report 2021/2022. The country in northeastern Africa faces various challenges such as rapid population growth, locust infestations, droughts, progressive soil erosion and resource shortages. The Tigray conflict...

Written statement 2017

The human rights situation in South Sudan - oil-caused contamination and its effects upon humans and the environment.

Examination of hair samples from residents in the petroleum area of South Sudan

Examination of hair samples from residents in the petroleum area of South Sudan for environmental exposure to toxic metals by Prof. Dr. Fritz Pragst, Institute of Forensic Medicine, Charité Berlin.

Hair sample analysis study

In a study published in Forensic Science International in 2017, Sign of Hope and a team of scientists were able to prove the link between oil pollution and the exposure of residents in the Thar Jath oil area.

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