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

Albania - border areas between Albania and Kosovo.

Azerbaijan - Nagorno-Karabach and surrounds.

Burundi

Central African Republic - Borders with Chad and Cameroon.

Chad

Colombia - Except for the the cities of Medellin, Barranquilla, Cartagena, Bucaramanga and Bogata.

Congo, Democratic Republic - Eastern and North Eastern areas.

Cote d'Ivoire/Ivory Coast

Ecuador - Border with Colombia.

Ethiopia - Borders with Eritrea, Somalia, Gambella region.

Eritrea - Borders with Ethiopia and Sudan. Avoid travel north of Afabet.

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

Guinea - Border regions with Liberia, Sierra Leone and Cote d'Ivoire.

Haiti

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

Indonesia - Maluku Province, Central Sulawesi province.

Iran - Advise against travel beyond Bam and Bandar Abbas.

Iraq

Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories - Gaza and the West Bank.

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

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

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 - Southern and Eastern Sudan. Chadian border with Darfur.

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

Uzbekistan - Areas bordering Afghanistan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan other than official crossing points.

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

Zimbabwe

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