International Cooperation

France, the agricultural research center CATIE, and the French research institute CIRAD have identified coffee, cacao, forest restoration, and biodiversity as areas for potential joint projects and funding in Honduras, building on three decades of scientific collaboration in Central America.

The United States is providing 395,000 dollars (about 10.5 million lempiras) in desks, didactic materials, and educational equipment across 22 containers to 166 schools in Yoro, Santa Bárbara, Cortés, and Comayagua.

Honduras was unanimously elected to host the Ibero-American Summit of Heads of State and Government in 2028, a gathering of leaders from 22 nations that officials say positions the country as a destination for investment and cooperation.

Israeli and Honduran ophthalmologists launched a weeklong surgical brigade at San Felipe Hospital to perform over 200 cataract surgeries, part of a broader effort to clear a multiyear waiting list and reduce Honduras's surgical backlog.

The Honduran government and World Pediatrics agreed to pursue a cooperation accord aimed at speeding complex children's surgeries, securing medical supplies, and strengthening public hospital capacity.