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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.
Azerbaijan - Nagorno-Karabach and surrounds.
Burundi - with the exception of the capital Bujumbura (high risk)
Central African Republic - Borders with Chad and Cameroon.
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 - Cote d'Ivoire/Ivory Coast - Dix-Huit Montagnes and Moyen-Cavally regions of western Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) and the city of Bouake.
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.
India - Jammu and Kashmir, the India-Pakistan international border, Tripura, Manipur, Assam and Nagaland.
Iran - border areas with Afghanistan, Pakistan and 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
Mali - Northern areas
Mauritania - border areas with Mali, Algeria and Western Sahara.
Nigeria - Niger Delta States of Delta, Anambra, Bayelsa, Rivers, Akwa Ibom and Cross River
Philippines - Throughout Mindanao. Sulu Archipelago including Basilan, Sulu, and Tawi-Tawi island groups.
Russian Federation - North Caucasus region including Chechnya, Dagestan, North Ossetia, Ingushetia, Karbadino-Balkaria (including the Elbrus area), Abkhazia, the south-east parts of the Stavropol region and Karachay-Cherkessia.
Sri Lanka - Northern and Eastern areas.
Tanzania - Border regions with the Democratic Republic of Congo, Burundi and Rwanda.
Uganda - North West, North East and South West Uganda. Border areas with Sudan and Democratic Republic of Congo, including Lake Albert, Murchison Falls National Park, Bwindi Impenetrable National Park and Mgahinga Gorilla Park.
Yemen - Governorates of Sa'dah, Ma'rib, Hadramaut
Page last updated: Tuesday, 06-Oct-2009 16:38:04 NZDT