AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoEl Niño Drought Hits Honduras Hard: In San Lorenzo, southern Honduras, families report failed corn fields and livestock carcasses as the Central American Dry Corridor faces the worst drought in living memory, with UN figures warning that 80% of small producers are poor and more than 10 million people are affected. Food Aid Push: Guatemala announced it will deliver drought food assistance to over one million families, with maize, beans and rice distributions expected to reach 1.2 million by year’s end—an early sign of how the crisis is spreading across the region. U.S.-Drug Policy Moves: The U.S. removed Venezuela from its “failed” drug-control blacklist for FY27, while keeping 23 countries on its major drug transit/production list that includes Honduras, and Trump urged leaders to address trafficking and precursor flows. Environmental Defenders Under Pressure: A Global Witness report says 124 land and environmental defenders were killed worldwide in 2025, with Latin America responsible for 85%—and Honduras among the countries with 12 killings. Honduras-Taiwan Diplomacy: Taiwan’s foreign minister said the country is open to “all possibilities” for relations with Honduras after a rare visit by an opposition lawmaker, following the 2023 severing of formal ties.
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