Note to Correspondents - on the Course of Talks on Anticorruption Initiative for Honduras
Notes to correspondents
The UN Secretariat and the Government of Honduras continue discussing the text of a possible bilateral agreement to create an anti-impunity mechanism. To that effect, they extended for an additional six months the Memorandum of Understanding initiating work towards the establishment of an International, Impartial, Independent and Autonomous Mechanism against Corruption and Impunity in Honduras, which was set to expire on 15 June 2024.
The UN Secretariat shared with the Government comments on the text of the bilateral agreement. A technical working group of the UN Secretariat and Honduran authorities will continue discussing the terms of the proposed bilateral agreement to establish the mechanism.
As already agreed, the Secretariat and the Government must concur, in writing, on the existence of minimum legal guarantees and requirements for the establishment and operation of the anti-corruption mechanism before concluding the bilateral agreement.
The Secretariat remains committed to supporting the people and the Government of Honduras in the strengthening of the rule of law and the fight against corruption and impunity.