World Status Report

This report intends to give the UTD Community a snapshot of international risks, and other issues as reported by the linked media and official sources from the U.S. and other countries.

More health and security information for each country can be found in the travel advisories issued by the governments of the United States, Canada, the UK, New Zealand, and Australia, and the CDC, ECDC, and WHO sites. Not all advise in these sites will apply to US travelers.

Please note the publication date of this report and go to the direct sources linked for the most up-to-date information.  The information in this report may change without prior notice.

Security

• On 1 – 2 December, missile attacks have impacted Kharkiv oblast, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia (ERCC). Other attacks were reported in Donetska, Luhanska, Dnipropetrovska and Susmska oblasts with damage to infrastructure.
• Since last year’s military coup in Myanmar (UN News), military courts have sentenced more than 130 people to death behind closed doors, the UN human rights chief said on Friday, following the latest convictions announced this week.
• More than one in five people employed – almost 23 per cent – have experienced violence and harassment in the workplace (UN News), whether physical, psychological or sexual, according to the first ever joint analysis of data worldwide carried out by the UN International Labour Organization (ILO). Young people, migrant workers, and salaried women and men have been the most exposed to violence, according to the data.

Natural Disasters

• Mount Semeru, located in East Java Province in Indonesia, continues to erupt (ERCC), and on 4 December at 19.46 UTC (02.46 local time), an ash column with moderate to thick intensity was observed approximately 1,500 m above the summit. Nearly 2,000 people have been displaced to 11 evacuation points. Any activity within a 5 km radius of the summit of Mount Semeru has been suspended. The south-eastern sector of Semeru, along Besuk Kobokan, has the potential to be affected by the expansion of hot clouds and lava flows (see map).
• On 3 December, flash floods were reported across Johannesburg City, in the Gauteng Province in north-eastern South Africa (ERCC), resulting in casualties. Flash flood kills nine at church gathering in South Africa (ABC News). At least nine people died and eight others were missing in South Africa after a flash flood swept away members of a church congregation along the Jukskei River in Johannesburg, rescue officials said Sunday.
• Heavy rainfall, strong winds and thunderstorms have been affecting southern Italy (in particular Calabria, Puglia and Sicily regions) over the past few days (ERCC), triggering landslides and causing floods, rivers overflow, mudflows and a number of severe weather-related incidents (particularly due to the strong wind) that have resulted in evacuations and damage.
• Landslide buries bus in Colombia, at least 12 dead – governor (Reuters). The landslide, caused by strong rains, hit the vehicle between the villages of Pueblo Rico and Santa Cecilia in Risaralda province, about 230km (140 miles) from the capital Bogota. The bus was traveling from Cali, Colombia’s third largest city, to the municipality of Condoto, in Choco province.

Health

• According to the Ugandan Ministry of Health (MoH), as of 28 November 2022 (ECDC), there have been 142 confirmed cases of Ebola virus disease (EVD), including 56 deaths (CFR: 39%). In addition, 22 deaths among probable cases have been reported in individuals who died before a sample was taken. At least 19 healthcare workers have been infected and seven of them died. There have been 86 recoveries reported.
• US flu activity soars; hospital cases nearly double (CIDRAP). As hospitalizations almost double, most states are experiencing high or very high flu levels. The United States and many countries in Europe are grappling with rising flu activity against the backdrop widespread circulation of other respiratory diseases, including respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), and ongoing threats from COVID-19 as variant proportions shift.
• India’s capital blanketed in smog; private construction banned (Reuters). India’s capital, New Delhi, was engulfed in thick smog early on Monday as cooler weather exacerbated pollution and the government banned private construction in and around the city to try to limit dust and emissions.

Please note the publication date of this report and go to the direct sources linked for the most up-to-date information.  The information in this report may change without prior notice.

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