Honduras

Forced displacement, gender-based and sexual violence, rights violations and the consequences of various migration movements have exacerbated the crisis, in a context where the State's capacity to respond to the challenges of protecting the population remains limited.

Criminal groups and organisations control the country, and the population is denied access to health, education, employment and the use of public spaces as areas of protection and civic life. In this context, children, adolescents, women and people with disabilities are particularly vulnerable.  Furthermore, Honduras has long been a country of origin, entry, transit and, to a lesser extent, destination for refugees and migrants.

The many shocks suffered by the population have reduced the availability, quality and access to basic services. The reduction in commercial and economic activities due to the COVID-19 pandemic and tropical storms reduced tax revenues and public investment, disrupted social programmes and weakened social safety nets, disrupting economic recovery. In 2022, heavy flooding in September and the aftermath of tropical storm Julia led to many health centres being flooded, often in the same areas as those affected by storms Eta and Iota in 2020, with the loss of medical supplies and equipment.

According to the United Nations Humanitarian Response Plan for 2023, the humanitarian needs analysis conducted in 2021 revealed that 2.8 million people in Honduras were in need of humanitarian aid. This analysis was updated in 2022 and indicated that these needs had been exacerbated by a food crisis, violence, population displacement, climate change and disasters, bringing the number of people in need of humanitarian assistance up to 3.2 million.

Number of HI staff: 4

Programme opened in: 1999