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 

• Burkina Faso – Attack on civilians (ERCC) – 20 people were killed, several injured or remained unaccounted for, when a non-state armed group (NSAG) attacked a convoy of merchants, with armed escort, near the town of Markoy, Sahel region. In Burkina Faso, access to populations in need is extremely complex, due to the activities of NSAG – 39 localities under blockades and the use of improvised explosive devices – and regulatory constraints, including imposition of armed escorts, and ban of assistance in vouchers and cash. More than 6,900 people have already been killed in 2024 
• Russia accelerates advance in Ukraine’s east (Reuters) – Russian troops swept through swathes of Ukraine in early 2022 before being pushed back to its east and south. The 1,000 km (620-mile) front line has been largely static for two years, until the latest, smaller-scale advances that began in July. 
• Taliban detained journalists over 250 times in Afghanistan since takeover (Reuters) – The United Nations’ mission to Afghanistan said on Tuesday the ruling Taliban had arbitrarily detained journalists 256 times since their takeover three years ago, and urged authorities there to protect the media. In a reply accompanying the report, the Taliban-led foreign ministry denied having arrested that number of journalists and added that those arrested had committed a crime. 
• Ecuador judge convicts 20 in judiciary corruption case (Reuters) – An Ecuadorean court on Monday convicted 20 of 21 total defendants in a wide-ranging organized crime and drug trafficking case involving the Andean country’s judicial system, sentencing them to between 40 months and 10 years in prison. Those convicted in the Metastasis case, as it is known, include the former president of the judicial system’s regulator, judges, prosecutors, police officers, a prison guard and the former director of the SNAI prison agency, among others. 
• Sweden urges Chinese ship to return for undersea cable investigation (Reuters) – Sweden is asking a Chinese vessel to return to Swedish waters to help facilitate the Nordic country’s investigation into recent breaches of undersea fibre-optic cables in the Baltic Sea, Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said on Tuesday. Two subsea cables, one linking Finland and Germany and the other connecting Sweden to Lithuania, were damaged in less than 24 hours on Nov. 17-18, raising suspicions of sabotage, countries and companies involved said. 

Demonstrations 

• Peru’s small miners block highways, camp outside Congress demanding registry extension (Reuters) – Thousands of small-scale miners in Peru blocked roads and camped outside Congress on Monday to demand extension of a program that allows them to operate temporarily, but which authorities say has expanded illegal mining. A government bill sent to Congress last week gave small-scale miners a six-month period to formalize their activities after the current program expires on Dec. 31, but miners say that is not enough time. 

Environment 

• Indonesia – Landslides and flash floods, update (ERCC) – The death toll increased following the landslides and flash floods event that affected North Sumatra province in the past few days. 20 people died across four districts, Karo, South Tapanuli, Padang Lawas and Deli Serdang. Most of the casualties have been recorded in Karo district where ten people died, and two houses and one mosque have been heavily damaged due to landslide events. 
• Colombia – Severe weather, floods and landslides, update (ERCC) –  As of 25 November, around 28,500 displaced people and a total of approximately 383,300 affected people across 36 municipalities of the aforementioned affected departments. In addition, 105 damaged schools have been damaged in the Chocó, and the La Guajir departments. 
• Bolivia – Floods and landslides (ERCC) – As of 26 November, one person is missing and more than 30 people have been displaced due to the overflow of the Pasajahuira river that affected the neighbourhood of Bajo Llojeta on the outskirts of La Paz capital city. In addition, 26 people have been injured and over 20 houses damaged. Moreover, approximately 40 houses were reported damaged due to a landslide occurred on 24 November across the same area. 

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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