Overseas Security Advisory Council Daily News 4/23/23
April 23, 2023
Announcements
To provide a 2023 OSAC Annual Briefing experience that is both operationally and strategically useful, we would like to poll our membership on preferred Annual Briefing topics and formats. The input provided will inform our planning as we develop th...
OSAC has created a Sudan email distribution list to send out regular updates and a WhatsApp group for the real-time exchange of health, safety, and security information to aid OSAC members in maintaining timely and accurate situational awareness and...
Today's Headlines - OSAC's daily selection of global security news
Africa
The full extent of the damage from India’s sizzling heat that’s causing more deaths, illnesses, school shutdowns and crop failures is underestimated by lawmakers and officials in the country and slowing the nation’s development,
The Sudanese army says it's coordinating efforts to evacuate citizens and diplomats from the United States, Britain, China and France out of the country on military airplanes
Saudi Arabia has become the first country to announce evacuations of its stranded citizens from Sudan, a week after intense fighting broke out there between two rival forces.
East Asia & Pacific
The Philippines' top diplomat has expressed his concern to Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang over escalating tensions in waters around Taiwan, Manila said on Saturday."Secretary Manalo reaffirmed the Philippines' adherence to the One China Policy,
Countries across Eastern Europe condemned the remarks from Ambassador Lu Shaye.
Malaysia has launched an investigation to uncover how hundreds of migrant workers arrived from South Asia without jobs, despite having paid steep fees to get employment, officials and rights groups said.
Europe
Countries across Eastern Europe condemned the remarks from Ambassador Lu Shaye.
Ukraine and France have signed a memorandum of understanding on cooperation in the field of transport. Source: European Pravda; report of the press service of the Ministry of Infrastructure The signing took place during a meeting on 22 April,
Lithuania has disconnected all of its connections to the Russian electricity grid for the first time. According to the Lithuanian operator Litgrid, the grid of the Baltic country will be operated completely independently for the first time in its hi...
Middle East & North Africa
STORY: In central Tel Aviv, crowds gathered in a show of defiance against plans they see as an existential threat to Israeli democracy. They were waving the blue and white Israeli flags that have become a hallmark of the protests over the past three...
South & Central Asia
Following the devastating 2017 Cyclone Ockhi that ravaged several parts of Kerala state, the India Meteorological Department as well as the state have fast tracked ramping up infrastructure for cyclon
Western Hemisphere
Former intelligence officer Jesus Daniel Romero said that for a brief time, “It actually stopped the flow of cocaine into the country.”
A Guatemalan judge has ordered the arrest of three lawyers defending jailed journalist José Rubén Zamora GUATEMALA CITY -- A Guatemalan judge on Thursday ordered the arrest of three lawyers defending jailed journalist José Rubén Zamora.
The Mexican parliament's lower house voted to press ahead with the proposed overhaul of the country's mining laws which include shortening concessions, tightening water permits and giving back some profits,
Witnesses say makeshift tents were deliberately set ablaze in a large camp of migrants in Mexico across the border from South Texas this week
OSAC Analysis - Unclassified OSAC analytical reports and other resources
Africa
OSAC is releasing a situation report to highlight pertinent health, safety, security, and logistical information regarding the crisis in Sudan to aid OSAC members in maintaining timely and accurate situational awareness.
South & Central Asia
OSAC reissued this Country Security Report (CSR) on April 18, 2023 with minor updates to multiple sections.
Consular Messages - Department of State travel advisories and alerts
Africa
Reissued with updates to the security situation and post departure status.
Due to the uncertain security situation in Khartoum and closure of the airport, it is not currently safe to undertake a U.S. government-coordinated evacuation of private U.S. citizens.
Events - Upcoming OSAC meetings, webinars, and training courses
Global
OSAC Full-Access members are invited to attend a webinar co-hosted with the Domestic Security Alliance Council (DSAC) on Wednesday, April 26 from 12:00 - 1:00 PM ET to discuss "Study Findings: Empowering Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Corporate...
Join OSAC WiS for a one day Summer Seminar in Broomfield, Colorado on on June 16!
Join the OSAC Energy Sector Committee (ESC) on Thursday, April 27, 2023, at 11:00 AM EDT for the next session of the ESC’s monthly coffee chat series on (re)learning how to do ‘new country entry’ in support of business development and exploration.
Thank you for your interest in attending the OSAC Somalia Country Chapter Meeting.
The U.S. Embassy in Lilongwe invites you to attend U.S. Department of State’s Overseas Security Advisory Council (OSAC) Country Chapter meeting, on Wednesday, April 26, 2023, from 9am to 10:30am at Farmer’s Daughter Café.
East Asia & Pacific
All OSAC Pan-Asia Regional Committee (PARC) members are invited to attend the "Bouncing Back: Security in 2023 & Beyond" PARC Summit on April 26 - 27, 2023 at Bloomberg in Singapore.
OSAC Kuala Lumpur country chapter members are invited to a meeting on 18 May from 2-4:30 pm local at the Dell Global Business Center in Penang.
Middle East & North Africa
REGISTRATION OPEN>>The OSAC Middle East and North Africa Regional Committee (MENA RC) will hold its annual conference May 31 - June 1 on the campus of NYU Abu Dhabi.
The MENA RC steering committee invites OSAC members to attend a virtual meeting at 11am ET on Wednesday, April 26 to discuss the Iran and Saudi Arabia Rapprochement.
South & Central Asia
All OSAC Pan-Asia Regional Committee (PARC) members are invited to attend the "Bouncing Back: Security in 2023 & Beyond" PARC Summit on April 26 - 27, 2023 at Bloomberg in Singapore.
Western Hemisphere
OSAC's Europe Regional Committee (ERC) and Cybersecurity Sector Committee (CSC) invite all ERC and CSC members to save the date of Wednesday, June 14, 2023 for their upcoming joint Summer Conference in New York City, NY at the John Jay College of Cr...
OSAC FBSC members are invited to participate in our annual conference on 16 - 17 May hosted by the LDS Church in Salt Lake City, Utah.
OSAC members are invited to participate in OSAC's 1.5 day intensive Crisis Management Forum May 9-10, 2023 at the US Department of State Headquarters in Washington, DC. Registration is required.
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