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UNHCR Says Biometric Registration is Integral to Refugee Relief Plans

June 21, 2019

“The organization specifically highlighted the expansion of its Population Registration and Identity Management EcoSystem (PRIMES), an identity management tool that has now been deployed in 58 countries to register 10.5 […]

Canadian Immigration Minister Proposes Biometric Tracking of Refugee Claimants

May 30, 2018

Canada’s Immigration Minister, Ahmed Hussen, is proposing the use of biometric identification to his American counterparts as a means of better managing refugee claims between the countries. It’s part of […]

In Uganda, UNHCR Launches Biggest Biometric Refugee Project Yet

March 2, 2018

Uganda has become the latest country to launch a biometric refugee identification program in collaboration with the UNHCR, the United Nations’ refugee agency. With additional assistance from the World Food […]

UN Agency Uses Biometrics to Assist Cameroonian Refugees in Nigeria

January 24, 2018

The UN’s refugee agency will continue to register the biometrics of Cameroonian refugees in Nigeria, the organization says. In an update concerning a recent visit of United Nations High Commissioner […]

Catholic Sect Refuses Biometric Registration in DRC

December 8, 2017

While the United Nations and partner nations are increasingly recognizing the advantages of biometric registration for refugees, a group of displaced people in the Democratic Republic of Congo are refusing […]

UN, Ethiopian Agencies Leverage Biometrics to Help Refugees

November 30, 2017

A new biometric registration system for refugees is rolling out across Ethiopia. The Biometric Identity Management System is the product of a partnership between the UNHCR – the United Nations’ […]

UN’s Biometric Registration Yields Valuable Data Amid Rohingya Refugee Crisis

November 13, 2017

The United Nations’ refugee agency has just completed the first phase of a family counting initiative at a Rohingya refugee camp in Bangladesh, with a major assist from biometric technology. […]

UN Members Show Growing Appreciation for Biometric Refugee Registration

October 10, 2017

The growing importance of biometric technology to the UN’s refugee agency was increasingly prominent at last week’s 68th Executive Committee Meeting of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. Commenting […]

Malaysian Gov’t Considering Biometric Refugee Registration to Counter Islamic State Threat

July 31, 2017

Authorities in Malaysia are urging the United Nations’ refugee agency to share its data on refugees in the country. As Channel News Asia reports, Deputy Home Minister Nur Jazlan framed […]

UNHCR Reiterates Support for Biometric Registration of Refugees After Bangladesh Visit

July 20, 2017

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) continues to promote biometric solutions for the management of refugee populations with UNHCR head Filippo Grandi’s recent visit to a refugee camp […]

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