Gabon pens deal with UNCDF to accelerate financial inclusion
The United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) has agreed to support Gabon in modernizing its national financial services ecosystem and…
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UN’s first cybercrime convention sparks concern over data requests
The UN’s Convention against Cybercrime (UNCC), which strengthens international cooperation in combating online crime, was officially signed by 72 countries…
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…
50-in-5 campaign celebrates new DPI milestones, more members join
Representatives from the 26 countries which are a part of the 50-in-5 campaign attended an event Tuesday September 22 in…
UN agencies unveil blockchain breakthrough in global pension digital ID verification
The United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund (UNJSPF) and the United Nations International Computing Centre (UNICC) have released a white…
Children’s rights must be at center of civil registration governance frameworks: UN Human Rights
For countries to make substantial progress on birth registration, there is the need to expedite the implementation of reforms and…
MOSIP highlights the UN DPI Safeguards Initiative
The United Nations’ DPI Safeguards Initiative has released 259 recommendations designed to guide regulators, advocates, donors, technology providers and governments…
EU moves forward on age verification with release of guidelines, software
The European Commission has released both its guidelines for protecting kids online and its “white label” age verification software, which…
UN initiative unites standards bodies to tackle global deepfake threat
You may have heard a friend or relative proclaim recently, “I can’t even tell what’s real anymore.” Generative AI is…
IOM unveils methodology to assess performance of legal ID systems
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has unveiled what it calls the Legal Identity System Assessment Maturity Methodology to gauge…
