Global Humanitarian Overview 2024

Honduras

  • Current People in Need
    2.8 million
  • Current People Targeted
    1.3 million
  • Current Requirements (US$)
    $203.2 million
People in Need at launch (Dec. 2023)
2.8 million
People Targeted at launch (Dec. 2023)
1.3 million
Requirements (US$) at launch (Dec. 2023)
205 million
Total population
9.8 million
Income level
Lower middle income
INFORM Severity Index
4 / High
Consecutive appeals
2021 - 2024

Crisis overview and projections

In Honduras the primary humanitarian needs stem from

  1. the impacts of violence;
  2. human mobility, including forced displacement, mixed movements and the return of Honduran migrants, many of them with protection needs;
  3. impacts of climate change and disasters such as drought, flash floods and more recently El Niño; and
  4. food insecurity and malnutrition.

Around 25 per cent of the population (2.4 million people) faced food insecurity during the lean season (June to August 2023), according to estimates from the Integrated Phase Classification (IPC). Of these, 2.07 million people were in crisis levels of food insecurity (IPC 3) and 352,000 people in an emergency situation (IPC 4). While the situation has slightly improved in comparison to 2022, food insecurity may worsen in 2024 in case of a worsening of drought conditions caused by El Niño.

Honduras

Tegucigalpita, Honduras

Magda, a 31-year-old mother of three who lives in the southern Honduran department of Choluteca, is among the millions of people who live in Honduras’ Dry Corridor. Families like Magda’s that do not have regular access to water often have to make do with informal sources for consumption, cooking and sanitation, which elevates their vulnerability to El Niño’s potential impact.

OCHA/Marc Belanger

A threefold increase in human mobility in 2023 (compared to 2022), rising to over 400,000 people so far, has resulted in rising demands for assistance in almost all humanitarian response sectors. The average daily influx of more than 6,000 people during the third quarter of 2023 has stretched the already limited national reception capacities. Refugees and migrants face a high level of vulnerability given the condition of routes, the distance from protection networks, and the risks and multiple scenarios they face that violate their rights.

High levels of crime-related violence continue to be the main cause of forced displacement within the country, with forced recruitment and gender-based violence identified as primary triggers. In 2023, at least 247,000 people have been forced to move internally to safeguard their lives, security, freedom and personal integrity.

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Danlí, Honduras

Honduras has seen an overwhelming number of migrants entering the country through its eastern border with Nicaragua, placing local response resources under enormous strain.

OCHA/Marc Belanger

Response priorities in 2024

The 2023 Honduras HRP is currently the most underfunded response plan globally, with a funding gap of over 80 per cent. Despite this limited funding and the threefold increase in human mobility, the Humanitarian Country Team was able to provide multi-sectorial assistance to over 200,000 people.

In 2024, humanitarian partners in Honduras will seek to respond to the needs of 1.3 million people, requiring US$205 million. The response is based on collectively identified shocks that drive humanitarian needs - climate change, violence, human mobility and food insecurity. The response activities are designed to provide an intersectoral response to these shocks and their humanitarian consequences, focusing on the most vulnerable populations. These response activities are designed to complement ongoing development projects and government efforts.

Aid in Action

Responding to regional and country specific needs though anticipatory action

Honduras
Terrero, Choluteca, Honduras
Gregorio is a subsistence farmer. He is among the millions of people in Honduras’ Dry Corridor, vulnerable to erratic rainfall patterns that factor into protracted periods of crippling drought and severe storms. Both extremes often lead to failed maize and bean harvests. Food Security partners, including FAO and WFP, are working with Gregorio to replicate best practices such as constructing and using ferrocement 60-barrel water tanks that cost a fraction of traditional plastic tanks that can hold water for up to 60 day’s use for irrigation and livestock.

Humanitarian response plans can provide opportunities to work more efficiently, as is the case with the anticipatory action (AA) framework for the countries affected by the Central American Dry Corridor, three of which have HRPs (El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, in addition to Nicaragua). Given the high probability of El Niño persisting in 2024, the Emergency Relief Coordinator has approved a regional and country-specific AA framework focused on agreed triggers in food security, agriculture, WASH, nutrition, and health sectors. The framework will enable timely response to the foreseen needs of the population, in line with the risks identified in the HNO, reducing the possibility of an increased need for humanitarian assistance, mitigating the impact of El Niño on the most vulnerable populations, and allowing for a joint approach with more significant impact. The approach aims to address needs as they arise and prior to their significant impact, on the people and on costs.