Reports

Effective September 19, 2021, under the authority of the previously announced lockdown, the Mayor’s Office of Vientiane Capital issued a new order which will be effective from 12 P.M. on Sunday, September 19 until midnig...

News media report volcanic eruptions have occurred in La Palma, Canary Islands. Evacuations are underway in Cabeza de Vaca and El Paraiso. There are reports of ensuing forest fires as well. U.S. citizens are advised to m...

U.S. citizens are advised to avoid Bambeto Circle, the Rue le Prince corridor, and surrounding areas as a large group of FNDC supporters and leaders have gathered. Traffic is congested and a funeral march to Bambeto Cem...

Event: Following the September 15 anti-Slovenian government protests in central Ljubljana that resulted in violence and damage to the Parliament building, the Embassy is aware that another potentially large protest, also...

Events: Several demonstrations, both organized and spontaneous, are expected to occur throughout Switzerland over the weekend. Recent events show that unplanned demonstrations can also occur without warning.

OSAC produces this Country Security Report (CSR) in conjunction with the Regional Security Office at the U.S. Embassy in Antananarivo. Travelers and security managers should use this report to gain baseline knowledge of...

On September 7, El Salvador officially adopted the cryptocurrency Bitcoin as legal tender, to be used alongside the country’s previously adopted currency, the U.S. dollar. While the currency’s official rollout itself hit...

OSAC produces this Country Security Report (CSR) in conjunction with the Regional Security Office at the U.S. Embassy in Kigali. Travelers and security managers should use this report to gain baseline knowledge of securi...

The Philippine government is piloting a new framework which establishes a “granular lockdown” and alert level system. The new framework places the National Capital Region (NCR) under Alert Level 4 beginning September 16...

The U.S. Consulate General has received reports of a planned protest scheduled in the Central Business District (CBD) of Melbourne for Saturday, September 18, 2021. The protest is expected to begin at approximately 12:00...