The World Food Programme (WFP) is presenting seven new technologies – one of which is UNHCR’s biometric system used in Jordan – that have the power to transform humanitarian assistance. Watch this clip with Robert Opp, Director of Innovation and Change for WFP.
On 28 September, a delegation comprised of the World Bank Group, UNHCR and the Government of Denmark representatives visited UN City to discuss the establishment of a Joint Data Centre on forced displacement.
The High Commissioner’s OpEd in the Financial Times on why the private sector is vital in the refugee response focuses on innovative mobile network operators that together with UNHCR, national regulators and development actors have brought connectivity to some of the world’s most remote refugee settlements.
Identity management, including refugee registration, is the responsibility of UNHCR country offices. Each office has dedicated staff for business and technology. Sometimes, when there is mass influx situations or large-scale verification exercises, local capacity is insufficient and needs to be beefed-up. Here is where special training kicks in.
A new strategy note from UN Secretary General, António Guterres, explains on how the United Nations system will support the use of new technologies, such as artificial intelligence, biotechnology, material sciences and robotics.
UNHCR transitions responsibility for refugee registration to national counterparts.
Australian researchers learn from experiences in Germany when designing an ecosystem of digital services that will help refugees resettle in Australia. This article was published by the CONVERSATION.
New rules remove need for costly court process for unregistered births, easing access to education, health and other services for more than 50,000 children.
ID2020 Alliance will host its annual Summit on September 14 in New York City at Convene and the United Nations.
In August, an ambitious data collection exercise was jointly launched by UNHCR, the Government of Cote d’Ivoire, and the National Institute of Statistics (INS) to map and improve data on statelessness in the country.