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Nigeria: 100,000 internally displaced receive biometric ID Cards

Dec 15, 2017 | Digital inclusion

The registration and issuance of tokens to 100,000 persons has started in Maiduguri (Borno State) in North-Eastern Nigeria.

Modernizing Registration and Identity Management in UNHCR: Introducing PRIMES

Dec 15, 2017 | Digital inclusion, Digital Inclusion Featured

UNHCR is launching PRIMES, a new and innovative ecosystem of interoperable tools and applications, to provide better access to opportunities and services for refugees and other forcibly displaced persons.

UNHCR launches mobile money in Niger

Dec 13, 2017 | Digital inclusion

UNHCR in Niger launches a project providing access to cash via mobile phones to 2500 Malian refugee households.

Refugee camp AppFactory grooming software developers

Dec 11, 2017 | Digital inclusion

An AppFactory established at Dzaleka Refugee Camp in Dowa is developing information, communication and technology (ICT) skills for refugees, enabling them to become software developers.

ID2020 and UNHCR Host Joint Workshop on Digital Identity

Dec 4, 2017 | Digital inclusion

ID2020 and UNHCR brought together representatives from government, public, and private sectors at the World Food Programme Accelerator in Munich to discuss digital identity opportunities for refugees.

Ethiopia rolls out new biometric system to enhance registration of refugees

Dec 1, 2017 | Digital inclusion

The new system is another step forward for Ethiopia towards its commitment to deliver better protection and assistance to refugees.

Refugees in the Digital Age

Nov 30, 2017 | Digital inclusion, Digital Inclusion Featured

Kelly Clements, Deputy High Commissioner for Refugees at UNHCR and Karl Steinacker, Deputy Director, Division of Programme Support and Management, offer their view on how this new era will bring innovative digital solutions for refugees.

Meeting refugees’ basic needs thanks to Cash Assistance in Greece

Nov 30, 2017 | Digital inclusion

In 2017, the Greece Cash Alliance (GCA) is a partnership between UNHCR and five international NGOs, provided monthly cash assistance to more than 33,000 refugees and asylum-seekers.

3 things you need to know about blockchain

Nov 28, 2017 | Digital inclusion

We asked Doug Greene, our Chief Information Officer, everything you ever wanted to know about blockchain and how it could affect the humanitarian world and UNHCR.