Honduras Humanitarian Needs and Response Plan Summary 2024 (December 2023)

2.8M PEOPLE IN NEED

1.3M PEOPLE TARGETED

$203M REQUIREMENTS (US$)

Needs

In Honduras, the primary humanitarian needs arise from the impacts of widespread violence, human mobility (including forced displacement, mixed movements, and the return of Honduran migrants, many with protection needs), climate change and disasters such as drought, flash floods, and, more recently El Niño, and food and nutrition insecurity.
Overall, some 2.8 million people are in need of humanitarian assistance heading into 2024, 63 per cent of whom are women and 37 per cent of whom are men.

During the seasonal food shortage period from June to August 2023, about 25 percent of the population (2.4 million people) faced food insecurity, as estimated by the Integrated Phase Classification (IPC). Of these, 2.07 million people experienced crisis levels of food insecurity and 352,000 faced emergency situations. Although there was slight improvement since 2023, food insecurity may worsen in 2024 due to further drought conditions caused by El Niño.

Human mobility in 2023 tripled compared to 2022, leading to increased demands for assistance in almost all humanitarian response sectors. The daily average of over 6,000 people arriving during the third quarter of 2023 has overstretched the already limited national reception capacities. From January 1 to October 18, 2023, 400,115 people entered Honduras with an irregular status. Refugees and migrants are highly vulnerable due to the conditions of their routes, distance from protection networks, and the risks and multiple scenarios that violate their rights.

Continued high levels of violence remain the main cause of forced displacement within the country, with forced recruitment and genderbased violence being primary triggers. In 2023, at least 247,000 people have had to move internally to protect their lives, security, freedom, and personal integrity.

Response

In 2023, the Humanitarian Country Team was able to provide multisectorial assistance to over 200,000 people, 62 per cent of whom were women and girls. This assistance was delivered despite the Honduras Humanitarian Response Plan (HRP) 2023 having a funding gap of more than 85 per cent - the most underfunded response plan in the world.

Through the HRP 2024, humanitarian partners in Honduras will seek to respond to the needs of 1.3 million people (63 per cent women and 37 per cent men). To accomplish this, the HRP 2024 is seeking more than US$203 million. The response is based on collectively identified shocks that drive humanitarian needs, which are mainly climate change, violence, human mobility and food insecurity. Response activities will provide an intersectoral response to these shocks and their humanitarian consequences, focusing on the most vulnerable populations. The response activities are designed to complement ongoing development projects and government efforts.

The target population for 2024 is 800,000 people fewer than in 2023, while requirements are $77 million less. These reductions owe to a global shift to a more disciplined focus on urgent needs for a more efficient response, as well as updated joint analysis frameworks.