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Ukraine

The republic is Europe's second-largest country by area and has a population of more than 43 million, according to the Human Development Report 2021/2022. In February 2014, a conflict broke out between Russia and Ukraine over the Ukrainian peninsula of Crimea, which continues to this day. Since then...

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Madagascar

Madagascar is considered one of the ten countries most at risk from climate change worldwide. The second largest island nation in terms of area on our planet is frequently hit by the effects of climate change. Natural forces such as hurricanes, floods and droughts threaten the livelihood of the...

Informieren - Themen - Armutsbekämpfung

Worldwide, 767 million people live in extreme poverty, the majority of them in countries in South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa. They have less than 1.90 US dollars a day to live on. An overriding goal of international development cooperation is therefore to reduce poverty in countries of the global...

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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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