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Honduras + 8 more

Honduras Operational Update 35 - November 2024

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Population figures

Internal displacement
+247,000 people have been internally displaced in Honduras as a result of generalized violence between 2004 and 2018. Numbers could be higher in 2024, as triggers of internal displacement persist.

Asylum
26,550 Honduran nationals sought asylum in Mexico from 1 January to 30 November 2024, continuing to rank as the first nationality of asylum requests to this country.

146 people sought asylum in Honduras from 1 January to 30 November 2024 and are mainly from Venezuela, Nicaragua, Colombia and El Salvador, among 9 other nationalities. 22% of the applications were made by women, 16% by girls, 44% by men and 18% by boys. Compared to the same period in 2023, the asylum applications in Honduras have increased by 40%. This is the highest number of asylum applications Honduras has registered in a single year.

Mixed Movements
358,682 refugees and migrants in mixed movements entered Honduras irregularly from 1 January to 30 November and registered with the National Migration Institute (INM), which represents a 29% decrease compared to the same period in 2023.

Return
42,475 Hondurans were returned to the country in 2024 until 18 November.

Refuge
196 recognised refugees are currently living in Honduras. Refugees are mainly from Nicaragua, El Salvador and Venezuela. 24% are women, 47% are men, 13% are girls, and 16% are boys.

Our response 165,421 people have been reached by November 2024 by UNHCR and its partners, mainly people in mixed movements and internally displaced individuals, but also asylum-seekers, refugees, returnees, and host community members, with services such as shelter, cash and voucher assistance, case management, protection monitoring, livelihoods activities, risk mitigation and through community-based protection activities.