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Honduras: Humanitarian Report 2024

In Honduras, humanitarian needs persist. Protecting the lives and dignity of migrants, internally displaced persons, families of missing persons, individuals deprived of liberty, and communities is our mission. Learn more in our 2024 activity report.

A decade of promoting humanity in detention

Guela Sekhniachvili
Head of the ICRC's mission in Honduras

Humanity should know no bounds. Even in prisons, people must be treated with dignity, regardless of the reason they were incarcerated.

READ: "A DECADE OF PROMOTING HUMANITY IN DETENTION"

ICRC delegate talking to a man in Honduras.

Our work in numbers

9.000

migrants received information on self-care to reduce risks along the migratory route.

194

internally displaced people received mental health and psychosocial support from ICRC-trained psychologists.

3.838

people were identified by their fingerprints thanks to the automated system supported by the ICRC

10

assistance points helped migrants get back in touch with their families

6.693

patients received emergency medical care at the Tegucigalpa University Hospital

11.370

detainees were visited by the ICRC at five places of detention

"We have not lost hope of one day finding our loved ones. We have faith that this law will be implemented and provide us with support and assistance to continue our fight for our missing family members ... that the government will fulfil its provisions to help the families of missing people."

Mexico and Central America: "The urgent need for a coordinated response to silent violence"

Olivier Dubois
Head of the ICRC's regional delegation for Mexico and Central America

It is this silent violence that worries us the most, because whole families and communities are no longer able to live in peace and follow their dreams, but this violence may go unnoticed. Only those who sit at a comfortable distance can act like nothing is happening and convince themselves that this silence is peaceful rather than fearful.

READ: "THE URGENT NEED FOR A COORDINATED RESPONSE TO SILENT VIOLENCE" 

 Learn more about our work in Mexico and Central America

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