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Honduras

WFP Honduras Country Brief, May 2025

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In Numbers

USD 480k of cash distributed

USD 40.3 m six months (June to November 2025) net funding requirements, representing 58 percent of total

38,672 people assisted

Operational Updates

  • As part of its capacity strengthening strategy for Municipal Emergency Committees, WFP facilitated three technical workshops on the development of Municipal Emergency Plans, Anticipatory Action, and Shock-Responsive Social Protection in the departments of Gracias a Dios, Santa Bárbara, and Copán. Notably, 40 representatives from six municipalities in Gracias a Dios, a department classified as highly vulnerable to climate shocks, actively participated in the sessions. These efforts aim to enhance local preparedness and coordination mechanisms in the face of increasing climate-related emergencies.

  • As part of WFP’s resilience and livelihoods programme, 4,260 people in Atlántida, Colón, and Gracias a Dios received food assistance through commodity vouchers under the Peacebuilding Fund-supported project, marking the completion of the assistance cycle. This intervention contributes to strengthening sustainable livelihoods, promoting the right to food, and improving food and nutrition security in communities affected by conflict and climaterelated shocks.

  • WFP completed the second cycle of food assistance through cash-based transfers to 10,000 people in the municipalities of Piraera, Virginia, and San Francisco in Lempira, under the US funded project. The assistance targeted families affected by recurrent drought and economic hardship, helping them meet their essential needs while supporting the recovery of assets and livelihood activities to enhance community resilience.

  • WFP distributed 20 days’ worth of fresh rations—including vegetables, fruits, eggs, and milk—to complement the basic ration provided by the Government of Honduras. This assistance benefited a total of 17,299 schoolchildren across the departments of Choluteca, and Copán, Ocotepeque, and Lempira, with funding from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints and France.

  • WFP completed the distribution of the second 2025 cycle of specialized nutritious food under the nutritional support programme, reaching 1,852 pregnant and breastfeeding women and 5,261 children under five. The 60-day assistance was delivered in the departments of La Paz, Intibucá, and Santa Bárbara to prevent and treat malnutrition among vulnerable groups.