In Honduras, widespread violence and climate-related disasters are forcing tens of thousands of people to flee their homes. Many people across the country face urgent protection needs.
NRC in Honduras
The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is working to reach families across Honduras and provide protection, legal assistance, and education to people affected by violence and disasters.
What’s happening in Honduras?
Honduras has one of the highest homicide rates in Latin America and is the most violent country in Central America. Women are particularly affected – Honduras has the highest femicide rate in the region. Levels of sexual violence far exceed those globally, and gangs threaten and blackmail people, forcing many of them to flee their homes. Violence, internal displacement and climate disasters create urgent protection needs for families across the country, while many displaced people are left without the support they need.
Honduras is also repeatedly hit by droughts, devastating hurricanes and tropical storms, many of which result in flash flooding, landslides, serious damage to homes and infrastructure and widespread loss of life. These climate-related disasters add to the pressures already facing communities affected by violence and poverty.
Together, these factors drive many families to leave their homes in search of safety, both in Honduras and abroad. At the same time, cuts to humanitarian funding have reduced the capacity of local and international organisations, weakening support for people in need.
Honduras ranked sixth on the NRC’s 2026 list of the 10 most neglected forced displacement crises, marking the fourth time the country had appeared on the list.
Our response
We’re working with our local partners in the following areas:
- Education – helping teachers in areas affected by violence and displacement, better support their students, and helping returned and internally displaced children and young people develop social and emotional skills they need to reintegrate and stay in school.
- Protection from violence – providing emergency support to forcibly displaced people to reduce their exposure to violence, and help them access their rights, while working with communities to indentify protection risks and develop ways to keep themselves safe.
- Information, counselling and legal assistance – providing guidance and support on housing, land and property rights, asylum procedures and other options for people in need of international protection, whilst training officials and recommending ways to improve support for displaced people.
- Livelihoods and food security - providing training to help displaced people and returnees develop skills and start small businesses.
Download the factsheet for NRC in North of Central America and Mexico
Our operations
NRC office established: 2014
Areas of operation: Atlántida, Choluteca, Colón, Comayagua, Copán, Cortés, El Paraíso, Francisco Morazán, Gracias a Dios, Intibucá, Islas de la Bahía, La Paz, Lempira, Ocotepeque, Olancho, Santa Barbara, Valle and Yoro departments
Country Director: Giorgio Lentini
Contact: nrc.ncaym@nrc.no
Our impact
In 2025, we assisted 12,998 people through our programmes in Honduras:
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2,535Education
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185Livelihoods and food security
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6,123Protection from violence
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4,832Information, counselling and legal assistance
Note: some people received more than one type of assistance.
