Red Cross adopts new biometric data policy
Following a significant increase in the use of biometrics in different frameworks such as forensics, family link rebuilding or digital…
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Biometric Update regularly releases news about the topic "humanitarian." The following set of links is available to assist you with finding biometrics news related to "humanitarian" and other relevant terms. Additional topics may be explored by reviewing our complete Biometrics Topics list.
Trueface biometrics to help identify and reunite Hurricane Dorian victims
Bahamas-based digital infrastructure startup Bluestone Technologies Ltd. had been in talks with facial biometrics provider Trueface for several months before…
UNHCR works toward self-managed refugee identity with biometrics to improve settlement outcomes
The UNHCR has published a lecture on refugee inclusion and the future of humanitarian response at Roosevelt University, sharing insights…
NEC shares biometrics expertise with UN’s World Food Programme
NEC Corporation has signed a strategic technology partnership with the World Food Programme (WFP) to share its know-how in biometric…
More than half a million Rohingya refugees registered for biometric ID cards with UNHCR
UN refugee agency UNHCR has completed the biometric registration of more than 500,000 Rohingya refugees from Myanmar in collaboration with…
Yemen rebels agree to biometric WFP aid distribution system
The World Food Program (WFP) and Yemen’s Houthi rebels have reached an agreement to resume the delivery of food aid…
Red Cross Norway tender seeks digital ID help for humanitarian aid
The Norwegian Red Cross has issued a tender for digital ID for remote and low-connectivity environments to improve humanitarian aid…
Oxfam weighs use of biometrics for humanitarian aid in new report
The recent Rohingya crisis response in Bangladesh illustrates the polarizing nature of a debate over the value of using biometrics…
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