Violence in the news: 41 reports in the week to Oct 18, 2026 · ×0.8 · against the three weeks before; GDELT, not verified
Protests in the news: 2 reports in the week to Oct 18, 2026 · against the three weeks before; GDELT, not verified
Level, last 60 days
Deaths 30 d
0
UCDP up to 2026-08-31
Per million 90 d
–
last 90 days
Civilians
–
last 90 days
Incidents 30 d
0
Population
11.5 M
World Bank
Plants near violence
0 / 10
near violence / total; 0 nuclear
Why this level0
Nothing in the open sources stands out.
Source: ARMSMA situation watch
Every monitored signal
The last 60 days, each on its own scale.
Refugees who fled
297
Confirmed outages, places, 24 h
3
–
Source: ARMSMA situation watch
Deaths in organised violence, per week
United Arab Emirates, UCDP best estimates. The red bar is the latest week.
The latest week may be incomplete.
Source: UCDP GED Candidate, Uppsala University (CC BY 4.0), data up to 2026-08-31
Who the violence is between
Deaths by kind of violence, last 90 days of data.
- State-based conflict · 0%
- Non-state conflict · 0%
- Against civilians · 0%
Source: UCDP GED Candidate (CC BY 4.0)
Food, displacement, sanctions
- People in food crisis (IPC 3+)
- –
- 2026-09
- Share in food crisis
- –
- 2026-09
- Undernourishment
- 2.5%
- 2024
- Refugees who fled
- –
- Refugees hosted
- –
- Internally displaced
- –
- Sanctions designations
- 1,276
- 2026-10-19
- GDP per person
- $50,274
- 2025
FEWS NET · World Bank / FAO · UNHCR · OpenSanctions
People in crisis-level food insecurity
FEWS NET does not cover this country.
Latest incidents of organised violence10
| Date | Place | Sides | Deaths | Civilians | Reported by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-03 | ABU DHABI'S HABSHAN GAS FACILITIES | Government of Iran – Government of Israel, Government of United States of America | 1 | 1 | Reuters News, Reuters News, Reuters News |
| 2026-04-01 | Fujairah city | Government of Iran – Government of Israel, Government of United States of America | 1 | 1 | Reuters News, Al Jazeera English |
| 2026-03-26 | Sweihan Road, Abu Dhabi | Government of Iran – Government of Israel, Government of United States of America | 2 | 0 | Reuters News |
| 2026-03-17 | Capital's Bani Yas area | Government of Iran – Government of Israel, Government of United States of America | 1 | 1 | Khaleej Times |
| 2026-03-16 | Abu Dhabi's Al Bahyah district | Government of Iran – Government of Israel, Government of United States of America | 1 | 1 | Xinhua News Agency |
| 2026-03-07 | Al Barsha area | Government of Iran – Government of Israel, Government of United States of America | 1 | 1 | Agence France Presse |
| 2026-02-28 – 2026-03-10 | – | Government of Iran – Government of Israel, Government of United States of America | 1 | 0 | Reuters News |
| 2026-02-28 | Abu Dhabi | Government of Iran – Government of Israel, Government of United States of America | 1 | 1 | Reuters News, Agence France Presse, Agence France Presse |
| 2026-02-28 – 2026-03-01 | – | Government of Iran – Government of Israel, Government of United States of America | 2 | 1 | Agence France Presse, Agence France Presse |
| 2026-02-28 | Ajman | Government of Iran – Government of Israel, Government of United States of America | 1 | 1 | Human Rights Watch |
Source: UCDP GED Candidate, Uppsala University (CC BY 4.0), data up to 2026-08-31
Conflicts, 90 days0
No organised violence recorded in the current data.
Source: UCDP GED Candidate (CC BY 4.0)
Natural hazards, 30 days0
None in the last 30 days.
GDACS · USGS · NASA EONET
Warnings and notices
UK FCDO · WMO · WHO · Copernicus EMS
Next 7 days in Abu Dhabi
| Day | °C | Rain | Gusts | Watch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, Oct 20 | 27…37 | 0.0 mm | 34 km/h | |
| Wed, Oct 21 | 29…36 | 0.0 mm | 32 km/h | |
| Thu, Oct 22 | 28…35 | 0.0 mm | 31 km/h | |
| Fri, Oct 23 | 28…36 | 0.0 mm | 28 km/h | |
| Sat, Oct 24 | 27…34 | 0.0 mm | 34 km/h | |
| Sun, Oct 25 | 28…34 | 0.0 mm | 32 km/h | |
| Mon, Oct 26 | 27…34 | 0.0 mm | 36 km/h |
Forecast for the capital only; marks: heat ≥38 °C, frost ≤−20 °C, rain ≥50 mm, gusts ≥75 km/h, thunderstorms. Official warnings are above.
Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)