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…
Digital ID solutions for displaced populations addressed at UN
Civitas ID, the digital identity platform developed for displaced populations, launched during the 80th session of the UN General Assembly…
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…
Niger to accelerate legal ID reforms in bid to eliminate statelessness
The Republic of Niger has taken the firm commitment to speed up reforms aimed at facilitating access to legal identity…
New biometric ID card center opens for citizens in northern Cameroon
Citizens in the three northern administrative regions of Cameroon have begun receiving new national ID cards following the opening of…
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…
