Government and UNHCR complete huge biometric refugee registration program in Uganda
A countrywide biometric identity verification program for more than a million asylum-seekers and refugees in Uganda has been completed by…
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UNHCR working with Ecuador to support issuance of biometrics-based ID cards to refugees
Ecuador’s government is providing its refugee population with Ecuadorian ID cards to facilitate access to jobs, banking, and other services…
Uganda launches biometric program to verify identities of 1 million refugees
The government of Uganda has launched a program to verify the identities of the more than 1 million refugees in…
Ethiopia to enroll all refugees in new biometric system by end of 2018
Ethiopia is carrying out a large-scale biometric enrollment project for refugees to deliver better protection and assistance to them in…
Biometric ID program for displaced Rohingya completes first phase
A UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) program to count families among displaced Rohingya refugees from Myanmar and identify individuals with biometric…
Malaysia asks UNHCR for refugee biometric data
The Malaysian government has called on the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) to share its database of approximately…
UN using IrisGuard ethereum blockchain payment platform for refugees
The United Nations High Commissioner of Refugees (UNHCR) is using IrisGuard’s private Ethereum blockchain technology to enable streamlined payment services…
UNHCR, EU working with Chad on biometrics registration program for refugees
UNHCR and the European Union is working in Chad to help children of refugees fleeing war to receive ID cards….
WFP, UNHCR using iris recognition for Syrian refugee food program in Zaatari
The World Food Programme (WFP) has partnered with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) to provide an iris…
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