TEGUCIGALPA, January 13, 2026 (WAFA) – A total of 135 international organizations, including human rights groups, women’s and labor organizations, and civil society bodies from various countries, have urged Honduran President Iris Sarmiento to relocate her country’s embassy from occupied Jerusalem, in line with international law and United Nations resolutions.

In their letter, the signatory organizations stressed that the status of Jerusalem is a final-status issue, and that any unilateral measures, including the transfer or relocation of embassies to the city, constitute a violation of international law and of UN Security Council and General Assembly resolutions calling on states to refrain from altering the city’s legal and political status.

The letter underscored that maintaining Honduras’s embassy in Jerusalem contradicts the country’s declared foreign policy, which is based on respect for international law, multilateralism, and the peaceful resolution of conflicts.

It further affirmed that taking such a decision at the present stage would represent a positive and meaningful step, reflecting the Honduran government’s commitment to the principles it consistently upholds in international forums, while calling for an official response from the presidency on the matter.

The delivery of the letter followed the launch of an international campaign aimed at pressing for the official relocation of Honduras’s embassy outside Jerusalem. According to the campaign coordinator, the initiative represents an urgent demand in defense of international law and historical obligations toward the Palestinian cause, warning that the continued presence of the embassy in Jerusalem contradicts the foreign policy principles repeatedly expressed by the Honduran president.

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