Biometrics news span issues of self-reliance, politics and counter-terrorism across Africa this week. Nigeria and Ghana continue to make progress…
Privacy International is calling for new guidelines on biometrics from the UN to protect human rights in a new briefing…
An exchange of biometric information between the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP)…
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has reported major gains in biometric registration in 2018, reaching 60 operations…
Food aid distribution in Yemen by the World Food Programme(WFP) is likely to end this week, Executive Director David Beasley…
A United Nations high-level panel on digital cooperation has lauded India’s financial inclusion efforts, including its Aadhaar national biometric system…
Bringing in digital ID across Africa and registering the continent’s 500 million undocumented citizens would bring about significant benefits to…
Houthi leaders in Yemen asked the World Food Programme (WFP) to stop biometric registrations after realizing the process bypasses the…
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) may be forced to abandon its aid delivery in areas of Yemen controlled…
Digital identity systems backed by biometrics are proving powerful means for bringing social assistance to millions across the world, but…
