Honduras - Operational update - March 2026
Country: Honduras Source: UN High Commissioner for Refugees Please refer to the attached file. Context March was marked by continued violence, the Violence Observatory of the National Autonomous University of Honduras (UNAH) reported an average of six homicides per day during the first quarter of 2026, alongside five multiple homicides and more than 40 violent deaths of women. The Observatory also reported that extortion continued a ecting around 300,000 households nationwide, particularly transport operators. Protection concerns a ecting children and adolescents remained significant. The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) and national child protection organisations warned about the exposure of children to organised crime and forced recruitment by criminal groups, noting that children and adolescents who refuse to join or attempt to leave such groups may be forced to flee to protect their lives and those of their families. Women continued to face elevated protection risks. CONADEH reported receiving 4,743 complaints related to internal displacement a ecting women between 2016 and 2025. Civil society organisations and observatories continued documenting violent deaths a ecting LGBTIQ+ persons nationwide, including reports indicating more than 560 killings since 2008 and continued cases registered during 2026. Humanitarian needs and displacement-related vulnerabilities also remained significant during the month. Honduras presented its 2026 Humanitarian Action Plan, which seeks to support more than 825,000 people across 33 prioritised municipalities a ected by violence, climate-related shocks and other humanitarian needs.