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 […]

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 […]

IrisGuard is the latest member of the Million Lives Club (MLC). IrisGuard is an iris recognition specialist best known for its EyePay platform, while the Million Lives Club is an […]

The United Nations is once again celebrating the benefits of biometrics in providing assistance to refugees. In a newly-published interim report for January to March of 2020, The UNHCR touts […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

This week’s roundup of FindBiometrics’ most popular articles once again offers a varied assortment of topics, sectors, and technologies. First up is IDEX Biometrics’ news that it is preparing to […]

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 […]

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 […]