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…
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Biometric IDs Issued to Half a Million Rohingya Refugees: UNHCR
Over half a million Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh have now received biometric identity documents, the United Nations’ refugee agency has announced. Speaking…
UNHCR Celebrates Biometric Registration of Over a Quarter of Bangladesh’s Rohingya Refugees
“And as the UNHCR has previously outlined, the biometric ID cards themselves can help refugees to access critical services, and can be used for resettlement…
UNHCR’s Biometric IDs Help Protect Refugees from Itself
The United Nations’ refugee agency has been vocal about the benefits of biometric identification for those in its charge for years, but recently the…
UNHCR Official Calls Biometric IDs ‘a Big Milestone’ in Refugee Aid
After a high-level tour of refugee centers in Bangladesh, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees is more convinced than ever of the importance of…
Distilled Identity and Emerge Unveil New Refugee Identity Technology
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has repeatedly called for the adoption of biometric platforms that make it easier to manage refugee…
Nigerian Gov’t Looks to Biometrics to Help Flooding Victims
“Nigeria’s National Emergency Management Agency is deploying automated biometric identification systems to camps housing the displaced individuals, with…
New Biometric Screening Requirements Take Effect in Canada
Today, July 31, 2018, marks the official start of Canada’s expanded biometric border screening program that mandates all European, African and Middle Eastern…
Canadian Authorities Prepare for Biometric Border Screening Expansion
Canadian immigration authorities are preparing for an administrative challenge as the country expands its biometric screening program, announcing that they…
Canada to Dramatically Expand Biometric Border Screening This Year
Canada’s biometric border screening program is going to expand dramatically this year with new requirements applying to visitors from Europe, the Middle East,…