IOM using biometrics to facilitate aid for displaced persons in South Sudan
Authorities of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) say the use of biometrics has proved to be a reliable way…
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Biometric data collection avoided in Ukraine aid delivery over human rights concerns
From Ukraine to the Indian states of Manipur and Mizoram, the collection of biometric data for those seeking asylum raises…
Can biometrics put a dent in humanitarian aid theft? Nothing else has
A pattern for international food aid has been set. Biometric checks that to date have been marketed as a nice-to-have…
IrisGuard to verify IDs for aid recipients in Iraq
Biometric registration and payment authentication company IrisGuard will help over 280,000 refugees in Iraq receive humanitarian cash assistance by scanning…
Groups creates ‘survival’ digital wallets for those in US recovering from disaster
A mission-specific blockchain wallet – for people who have survived a disaster — has been launched with funding from the…
Harvard introduces new resources and tools for digital identity
Harvard University has introduced a new set of research and tools aimed at exploring digital identity under a program titled…
Exploring how lives are saved through humanitarian stack, decentralized ID
The second and third segments of the latest ID4Africa Livecast delved into how non-governmental organizations, governments and other international outfits…
ID4Africa Livecast: Digital identity in the service of social protection
ID4Africa Livecast: Digital identity in the service of social protection Online March 22, 2023 On March 22nd, join ID4Africa for…
World Bank is helping the displaced in Mozambique get IDs, birth certificates
There has been respite for thousands of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Mozambique as a civil registration and ID card…
Global lessons from digitally identifying the poor for health in Cambodia, India, Rwanda
Digital technologies help in the development of health schemes, according to the findings of a new publication from the WHO….
