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Combat Antisemitism Movement (CAM) Executive Director of Latin American Affairs Shay Salamon visited Honduras this week for a series of high-level meetings focused on strengthening institutional cooperation and advancing shared regional priorities.
The itinerary included a sit-down with Honduran Minister of the Secretariat of State for Risk Management and National Contingencies (COPECO) Reinaldo Sanchez.
Salamon, a former emergency responder himself, took part in a professional seminar with senior COPECO leaders on national preparedness, disaster response, coordination, and institutional resilience.
CAM thanks COPECO for its openness and collaboration.
In Tegucigalpa, Salamon also met with First Vice President of Honduras María Antonieta Mejía, who has attended two past CAM regional summits.
The agenda included several important issues, including the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) Working Definition of Antisemitism and the potential for Honduras to adopt it in the future; the representation of Honduras at CAM’s sixth-annual Latin American Forum Against Antisemitism in the Dominican Republic in August; and other avenues to deepen cooperation between the Honduran government and CAM.
CAM is deeply appreciative of Vice President Mejía’s commitment to the collective effort against antisemitism.
CAM also extends sincere gratitude to Israeli Ambassador to Honduras Nadav Goren and his staff at the embassy in Tegucigalpa for their assistance in facilitating the trip.
Coming less than three months after Salamon’s first official visit to Honduras, highlighted by a meeting with President Nasry Asfura, the latest trip marked an important step in expanding CAM’s engagement in the country across government and civil society.
CAM’s outreach in Latin America began five years ago, and since then it has worked diligently to build meaningful partnerships and friendships with influential leaders, legislators, diplomats, community organizations, and civil society activists from a diverse assortment of religious, political and cultural backgrounds in the region to combat antisemitism together.
During this time, CAM en Español has emerged as a key player in the battle against Jew-hatred in Latin America, with a growing coalition involved in impactful activities in countries including Uruguay, Brazil, Argentina, Peru, Colombia, Panama, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Mexico, Ecuador, Bolivia, and Honduras, among others.
CAM en Español has organized regional summits in Brazil in 2025, Costa Rica in 2024, Uruguay in 2023, Panama in 2022, and Guatemala in 2021, with the Dominican Republic next in line later this year.
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