World Status Report

April 19, 2023

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

  • Heavy gunfire, air strikes and shelling continues in Khartoum and in the peripheries (ERCC). The fighting has heavily damaged multiple hospitals in Khartoum and other cities, with some rendered completely out of service. Many hospitals have had to close due to the proximity to the fighting or the inability of staff to reach the health facilities. Hospitals are running out of blood, transfusion equipment, intravenous fluids and other vital supplies. Power and water cuts are affecting the functionality of health facilities, and there are reports of shortages of fuel for hospital generators.
  • Gang violence has reached unprecedented levels in Haiti (ERCC). The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights reported 1,119 kidnappings (three kidnappings per day) and 16,470 incidents of gender-based violence in 2022. Shootings and abductions of teachers and students have increased nine-fold in one year.
  • Suspected shooting attack in Jerusalem wounds 2 Israeli men (AP). A Palestinian gunman shot and wounded two Israelis in Jerusalem on Tuesday, police said, the latest bloodshed in a year-long cycle of violence that shows no sign of abating.

Demonstrations

Natural Disasters

Health

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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