Honduras in the News

Tribute to a Slain Honduras Environment Activist Berta Caceres

Tribute to a Slain Honduras Environment Activist Berta Caceres

Berta Isabel Cáceres Flores, was in her early 20s when she co-founded the Council of Popular and Indigenous Organisations of Honduras (Cophin), a group that campaigned for the rights of indigenous communities in the South American nation. Influenced by a mother, who took in fleeing El Salvadorian refugees, Cáceres was fully committed to her cause. […]

Honduras receives Chilean experts to improve exports

Honduras receives Chilean experts to improve exports

In order to strengthen the agricultural exports chain, the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (SAG) organized a workshop given by Chilean experts on how to improve the phytosanitary measures of the products shipped abroad. The workshop also aims at improving the Food Safety Assurance System. This week, the authorities of the SAG and the Federation […]

Honduras Minister of Education outlines key challenges and policies

Honduras Minister of Education outlines key challenges and policies

On the occasion of the Policy Forum of Mobile Learning Week, the Minister of Education of Honduras, Marlon Oniel Escoto Valerio, held a bilateral meeting with the Director-General Irina Bokova at the Organization’s headquarters. Minister Escoto thanked UNESCO for the fruitful cooperation between his country and the Organization. He described the Government’s commitment to harness […]