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Biometric IDs Issued to Half a Million Rohingya Refugees: UNHCR
Over half a million Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh have now received biometric identity documents, the United Nations’ refugee agency has announced. Speaking at a press conference at the Palais des...
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DHS and UNHCR are Sharing Biometric Data of Refugees
The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has been discreetly gathering the biometric information of tens of thousands of refugees, many of whom may never make it to America. According to a recent...
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NEC Shares Biometrics Expertise with UN to Fight Global Hunger
NEC has agreed to share its biometrics expertise with the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP). Through the partnership, the WFP will be able to upgrade the SCOPE digital identity management...
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New ID2020 Project to Build Biometric ID Program Around Infant Immunization
“The project will involve the exploration of multiple biometric identification technologies for infants, with the aim of building a biometric ID program based on the most successful approaches.”...
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Internal Document Reveals Scope of UNHCR’s Ambitions for Biometric ID
Biometrics News “…the assessment puts some hard numbers behind biometric ID programs that the UNHCR has championed through specific examples like Bangladesh’s settlements for Rohingya refugees from...
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UNHCR Issues Call for Interoperability Coordinator
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has put out a call for an Interoperability Coordinator. The Coordinator will work at the organization’s headquarters in Copenhagen, Denmark,...
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UNHCR Uses IrisGuard’s EyePay Tech to Distribute Funds to Refugees in Egypt
The United Nations Refugee Agency (UNCHR) will be utilizing IrisGuard’s EyePay Cash mobile iris recognition platform to distribute financial aid to refugees in Egypt. The targeted remittances program...
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UNHCR and WFP Conduct First Virtual Bootcamp
The World Food Programme (WFP) and the United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) recently came together to address various operational challenges during their United Nations Digital Solutions Bootcamp....
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UN Refugee Agency Looks to Contactless Biometrics to Mitigate COVID-19
“The UNHCR has been increasingly vocal about the advantages of biometric identification in recent years, primarily for its utility in establishing identity for displaced individuals who often lack...
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UNHCR’s Interim Report Highlights Biometric Aid Efforts in Egypt
The United Nations is once again celebrating the benefits of biometrics in providing assistance to refugees. In a newly-published interim report for January to March of 2020, The UNHCR touts its...
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