South Sudan: South Sudan Government Confirms Widespread Oil-Caused Environmental Catastrophe

Jul 12, 2018 | Terry Swartzberg, ViaNews
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In May 2018, the United Nation‘s Environment Programme published the South Sudan‘s First State of Environment Report and Outlook. From literally its first page on, the report details what such environmental and human rights organizations as Germany‘s Sign of Hope have been saying for many years. The ruthless and reckless practices engaged in by South Sudan‘s oil industry have resulted in the widespread contamination of the country‘s groundwater and land, with a corresponding devastation of life, livelihood and environment.