Travel advisory risk levels - destinations with extreme risk

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade provides advice on security risks in several destinations. This advice is based on information from a number of sources. It reflects risks, and our assessment of what these might mean for New Zealanders. Our assessment may also take account of the actions local authorities are taking to minimise the risk, and our ability to provide you with assistance.

Extreme risk destinations

High risk destinations

Extreme risk - destinations where we advise against all travel. New Zealanders in these areas should leave

Afghanistan

Azerbaijan - Nagorno-Karabach and surrounds.

Burundi - with the exception of the capital Bujumbura (high risk)

Central African Republic - Borders with Chad and Cameroon.

Chad

Colombia - The provinces of Norte de Santander (excluding Cucuta), Santander, Putumayo, Nariño (excluding Pasto), Cauca, Valle de Cauca (excluding Cali), Huila, Arauca, Meta, Guaviare and the rural areas of Antioquia.

Congo, Democratic Republic - Eastern and North Eastern areas.

Cote d'Ivoire/Ivory Coast

Ecuador - Town of San Lorenzo in Esmeraldas province, the provinces of Carchi, Napo, Sucumbíos and Orellana. Pichincha Volcano area.

Ethiopia - Borders with Eritrea, Somalia, Gambella region.

Eritrea - Border areas with Sudan, Djibouti and Ethiopia.

Georgia - Regions of South Ossetia, Abkhazia and the Pankisi Gorge north of Akhmeta.

Guinea - Border regions with Sierra Leone, Liberia and Côte d’Ivoire.

Haiti

India - Jammu and Kashmir, the India-Pakistan international border, Tripura, Manipur, Assam and Nagaland.

Iran - border areas with Afghanistan, Pakistan and Iraq

Iraq

Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories - Gaza and the West Bank, and the border between Lebanon and Israel.

Kenya - border regions with Ethiopia, Sudan and Somalia, Gambella region.

Lebanon - Southern Lebanon (south of the Litani River) and Palestinian refuge camps

Libya - border regions with Sudan, Chad, Niger and Algeria (including towns of Ghadamis and Ghat)

Morocco (Western Sahara)

Nigeria - Bakassi Peninsula, Rivers, Bayelsa and Delta States.

Pakistan

Philippines - Throughout Mindanao. Sulu Archipelago including Basilan, Sulu, and Tawi-Tawi island groups.

Russian Federation - North Caucasus region.

Somalia

Sri Lanka - Northern and Eastern areas.

Sudan

Tanzania - Border regions with the Democratic Republic of Congo, Burundi and Rwanda.

Uganda - North, North West and North East Uganda. Border areas with Democratic Republic of Congo, Murchison Falls National Park.

Yemen - Governorates of Sa'dah, Ma'rib, Hadramaut

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