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UNCHR Uses Biometrics to Register Afghan Refugees in Pakistan

September 29, 2021

The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) is moving forward with a large-scale refugee registration drive in Pakistan. The Documentation Renewal and Information Verification Exercise (DRIVE) is being carried out in collaboration […]

UNHCR to Issue Biometric ID Cards to Afghan Refugees in Pakistan

April 23, 2021

The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) is looking to outfit Afghan refugees in Pakistan with new smart identity cards through a six-month Documentation Renewal and Information Verification Exercise (DRIVE). During the […]

UN Refugee Agency Looks to Contactless Biometrics to Mitigate COVID-19

April 17, 2020

“The UNHCR has been increasingly vocal about the advantages of biometric identification in recent years, primarily for its utility in establishing identity for displaced individuals who often lack official documentation.” […]

UNHCR and WFP Conduct First Virtual Bootcamp

March 23, 2020

The World Food Programme (WFP) and the United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) recently came together to address various operational challenges during their United Nations Digital Solutions Bootcamp. Though the Bootcamp […]

UNHCR Uses IrisGuard’s EyePay Tech to Distribute Funds to Refugees in Egypt

February 24, 2020

The United Nations Refugee Agency (UNCHR) will be utilizing IrisGuard’s EyePay Cash mobile iris recognition platform to distribute financial aid to refugees in Egypt. The targeted remittances program is being […]

UNHCR Issues Call for Interoperability Coordinator

November 15, 2019

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has put out a call for an Interoperability Coordinator. The Coordinator will work at the organization’s headquarters in Copenhagen, Denmark, and will […]

UNHCR Uses Iris Biometrics to Register Displaced Syrian Refugees

October 18, 2019

Biometrics News – Iris Recognition The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has reported that more than 1,600 Syrian refugees have been transported to the Bardarash Refugee Camp in […]

Internal Document Reveals Scope of UNHCR’s Ambitions for Biometric ID

October 4, 2019

Biometrics News “…the assessment puts some hard numbers behind biometric ID programs that the UNHCR has championed through specific examples like Bangladesh’s settlements for Rohingya refugees from Myanmar.” The United […]

UNHCR Deputy Highlights Digital Identity, Biometrics in Roosevelt Speech

September 18, 2019

A senior executive with the United Nations’ refugee agency has taken another high-profile opportunity to highlight the benefits of the biometric identification of displaced persons. The executive in this case […]

Biometric IDs Issued to Half a Million Rohingya Refugees: UNHCR

August 14, 2019

Over half a million Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh have now received biometric identity documents, the United Nations’ refugee agency has announced. Speaking at a press conference at the Palais des […]

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