UNHCR Uses Iris Biometrics to Register Displaced Syrian Refugees
Biometrics News – Iris Recognition The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has reported that more than 1,600 Syrian refugees have been…
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Internal Document Reveals Scope of UNHCR’s Ambitions for Biometric ID
Biometrics News “…the assessment puts some hard numbers behind biometric ID programs that the UNHCR has championed through specific examples like Bangladesh’s…
UNHCR Deputy Highlights Digital Identity, Biometrics in Roosevelt Speech
A senior executive with the United Nations’ refugee agency has taken another high-profile opportunity to highlight the benefits of the biometric identification…
NEC Shares Biometrics Expertise with UN to Fight Global Hunger
NEC has agreed to share its biometrics expertise with the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP). Through the partnership, the WFP will be able to upgrade…
DHS and UNHCR are Sharing Biometric Data of Refugees
The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has been discreetly gathering the biometric information of tens of thousands of refugees, many of whom may never…
UNHCR Seeks Help as Biometrics-driven ID Efforts Ramp Up
“The UNHCR has proven to be an enthusiastic proponent of biometric identification in recent years, deploying such technologies in major refugee camps and…