UNHCR lauds role of Fayda digital ID in facilitating life for Ethiopia refugees
Thanks to the Fayda digital ID, access to services for refugees hosted by Ethiopia has become much easier, a development…
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IrisGuard’s iris biometrics to support Syrian refugees return under UNHCR agreement
IrisGuard and the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) will enable secure cash assistance for eligible Syrian refugees returning home after years…
UNHCR’s biometric LISA kiosk enabling self-service refugee identity verification
UNHCR’s Regional Bureau for the East and Horn of Africa and the Great Lakes (EHAGL) has begun piloting a new…
UNHCR biometric verification standoff leaves 400 refugee families off food aid list
Some Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh are reported to be unable to access food rations and other humanitarian services for months…
Chad issues biometric IDs to thousands of refugees with Idemia tech, UNHCR’s help
Refugees in Chad can now apply for a legal identity to bring them an important step closer to social and…
UNHCR praises Cameroon’s move towards inclusive legal identity
A recent action by the government of Cameroon to spell out modalities for the issuance of new-generation national ID cards…
UNHCR concerned about slow registration of refugee children for Ethiopia’s digital ID program
The enrollment of refugees and other forcibly displaced persons for digital ID in Ethiopia has been ongoing since March, but…
UNHCR adopting biometric face image quality standard for refugee ID documents
The UNHCR wants to strengthen the quality of the identity documents it issues by improving the quality of their facial…
UNHCR, WFP data sharing collaboration yielding results for refugee management in Tanzania
Food distribution for refugees in Tanzania is getting easier with the use of a data sharing tool recently introduced by…
UNHCR to seek provider for BIMS lightweight fingerprint and iris scanners
Biometrics firms should be aware of a forthcoming procurement opportunity with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), which…
