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 

• Fears grow that Lebanon may become another Gaza (UN News) – UN humanitarians in Lebanon on Tuesday described the massive challenge of trying to reach some 1.2 million people who have fled heavy Israeli bombardment and evacuation orders, driven by the fear that what happened in Gaza may befall them, too. 
• Gazans in the north trapped with nowhere to go, as fighting intensifies (Un News) – UN humanitarians have warned that conditions in northern Gaza are deteriorating rapidly, with over 400,000 people facing Israeli evacuation orders amid ongoing airstrikes and ground operations. 
• Rwanda – Level 3: Reconsider Travel (DOS) – Reconsider travel in Rwanda due to an outbreak of Marburg Virus Disease. Read the entire Travel Advisory for additional information on travel to Rwanda. Exercise Increased Caution in the Rwanda-Burundi border due to armed violence. 
• French anti-terror investigators make 3 arrests in probe of suspected attack plot (AP News) – French anti-terror prosecutors announced the arrests Tuesday of three people in southwest France in a probe led by the country’s domestic intelligence agency into a suspected attack plot. Police detained the three people in the Toulouse region, the national anti-terror prosecutors’ office said. It didn’t confirm French media reports that two of the suspects are Afghan nationals.  
• Israel says senior Hezbollah official probably dead, Hezbollah backs truce efforts (Reuters) – Israel’s defence minister said on Tuesday it appeared the replacement for slain Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah had been “eliminated”, in what would be another big blow for the Iran-backed group in Lebanon. Defence Minister Yoav Gallant made the announcement about Hashem Safieddine as Israel began ground operations in southwest Lebanon, expanding its incursions to a new zone, and as Hezbollah left the door open to a negotiated ceasefire. 

Environment 

• Nepal – Floods and landslides, update (ERCC) – The humanitarian impact has increased following widespread floods and landslides that have affected several parts of Nepal since 26 September. The Nepal Disaster Risk Reduction Portal reports, as of 8 October, 246 fatalities, more than 200 due to landslides, 18 are still missing and 186 others have been injured. Moreover, more than 1,000 families have been affected and almost 1,500 houses have been damaged or destroyed. 
• Indonesia – Floods and landslides (ERCC) – Heavy rainfall affected western Indonesia, in particular Sumatra island, on 4 October, causing floods and landslides that have resulted in displacement and damage. The Indonesian National Board for Disaster Management (BNPB) reports, as of 5 October, 480 displaced people, and 4,411 affected people across 11 villages in Padang Pariaman regency in West Sumatra province. In addition, the ASEAN Disaster Information Network (ADINet) reports, as of 5 October, 5,039 affected people and 1,274 affected houses in Aceh Utara regency in Aceh province, northern Sumatra Island. 

Humanitarian 

• Haiti – Acute hunger amidst violence (ERCC) – The latest IPC analysis released late September 2024 reports a dramatic increase in food insecurity, with an estimated 5.4 million people facing acute food insecurity (IPC3+), including 2 million people in emergency (IPC4) – a 43% increase compared to August 2023 – and 6,000 IDPs in IPC5 (famine). The humanitarian food response remains critically underfunded, with only 1.2 million food insecure people benefitting from emergency food assistance to date. Humanitarian food and nutrition actors require an additional USD 280 million to meet the lifesaving needs of the most vulnerable food insecure households.  

Health 

• WHO calls for action to halt rise in hearing loss in Africa (UN News) – The number of people in Africa living with hearing loss could rise to 54 million by 2030, up from 40 million today, unless urgent measures are taken, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in a report published on Monday. 
• Rwanda’s Marburg total rises as vaccine trial launches (CIDRAP) – The health ministry in Rwanda has reported a steady rise in Marburg virus cases over the past few days, and in quickly evolving developments, the country received a shipment of investigational Marburg vaccine and began immunizing healthcare workers. 

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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