Critical risk – almost certain potential of physical harm, likely additional travel/operational disruptions; avoid all travel to the area.
- Armed Conflict:
- The country is heavily engaged in armed conflict or civil war. High number of casualties per year.
- Strong risk of being directly or indirectly impacted by armed conflict in parts or all the country.
- Civil Unrest:
- Civil unrest in the country is frequent, widespread, and violent (use of non-lethal/lethal forcible dispersal measures/ Molotov Cocktails).
- Strong risk of being directly or indirectly impacted by acts of civil unrest in parts or all the country.
- Crime:
- Criminal elements in the country frequently use lethal force. Significant armed groups/gang warfare, frequent incidents of active shootings and high rate of casualties
- Strong risk of being directly or indirectly affected by criminal incidents in parts or all the country.
- Health:
- Health infrastructure level is extremely poor. Breakout of fatal disease with high level fatality rate.
- Strong risk of being affected by serious disease.
- Kidnap and Ransom:
- Kidnap widespread. Confirmed complicity of state actors. Abductees face a strong likelihood of sustaining physical harm or be killed.
- Strong risk to be kidnapped and held for ransom.
- Militancy and Terrorism:
- The country is under a constant threat of militant or terrorist attacks. High number of casualties per year.
- Strong risk of being directly or indirectly affected by a militant attack in parts of the country or all the entire country.
- Political:
- Frequent changes of government that pose significant physical threats (violent coups, extremely violent demonstrations, usage of lethal weapons).
- Strong risk of significant political changes that would affect operations in the country.
- Weather and Natural Hazards:
- There is an ongoing natural hazard that is already affecting the country and causing severe damage to infrastructure and human life.
- Strong risk of being directly or indirectly affected by natural incident in the country.
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