Billions launches blockchain aid platform for Spanish Red Cross
The Spanish Red Cross has partnered with Billions Network, a decentralized proof of personhood (PoP) solution from Privado ID, to…
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UNDP showcases how blockchain complements DPI and digital transformation efforts
From Ghana to Georgia, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has implemented blockchain technology into dozens of public systems over…
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…
Build digital ID systems that address underlying causes of statelessness: Caribou
Digital identity systems that do not concretely address the legal and institutional causes of statelessness only risk reproducing or even…
Sri Lanka to further digital economy strategy despite cyclone
Sri Lanka is relentless in pursuing its digital economy strategy while being resilient in rebuilding the lives and livelihoods of…
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…
Digital detention expands under the guise of compassion, report says
A new policy report jointly produced by the Kaldor Centre for International Refugee Law, International Detention Coalition, and Refugee Law…
Civitas ID for displaced populations launches at UN General Assembly
Civitas ID, a digital identity platform developed for displaced populations, has launched. The announcement was made during the 80th session…
WFP supports digital wallet, biometric IDV program to reach 750k Nigerians with aid
A Partnership between the Nigerian government and the World Food Program (WFP) is helping more than 750,000 forcibly displaced persons…
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…
