[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.25.2″ _module_preset=”default” min_height=”728.7px” custom_padding=”0px||0px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.25.2″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”0px||4px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.25.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/www.unhcr.org\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2024\/09\/RF1311341_12-scaled.jpg” title_text=”Panama. Refugees and migrants continue crossing the Panama-Costa Rica border in search of safety.” _builder_version=”4.25.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.25.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n
Refugees and migrants continue crossing the Panama-Costa Rica border in search of safety. \u00a9 UNHCR\/Melissa Pinel<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n <\/em><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.25.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.25.2″ _module_preset=”default” min_height=”373.5px” custom_margin=”-48px|auto||auto||” custom_padding=”||0px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.25.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.25.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n By Anna Gallinat<\/a> and Conor Flavin<\/a><\/p>\n At the end of September 2024, world leaders are coming together in New York City to convene a variety of high-level events. Between 22-23 September, the Summit of the Future<\/a> will take place, which has been described as a once-in-a-generation opportunity to mend eroded trust and demonstrate that international cooperation can effectively tackle emerging threats as well as opportunities.<\/p>\n It is preceded by Action Days<\/a> (20-21 September), that are an opportunity for broad engagement and inclusion with diverse stakeholders. The flagship engagement of UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, throughout the Summit is centered around \u201cyouth empowerment and leadership\u201d, with young refugee leaders attending various sessions. Building on this momentum, Saturday\u2019s programme will focus on three priority themes: peace and security, sustainable development and financing, and digital and technology. UNHCR\u2019s Global Data Service will be involved in the latter by sharing information and experiences of two key projects leading us into the future.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.25.2″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”||0px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.25.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.25.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”4.25.2″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”4px||0px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.25.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/www.unhcr.org\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2024\/09\/Movilidad-Segura-4-treated-scaled.jpg” title_text=”Movilidad-Segura-4-treated” _builder_version=”4.25.2″ _module_preset=”default” width=”76%” custom_padding=”|0px|0px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.25.2″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”|117px||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n An asylum-seeker creating her Movilidad Segura account. \u00a9 UNHCR\/Ana Carolina Tome Pires<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.25.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.25.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n UNHCR key projects like the Digital Gateway<\/a> and PRIMES Interoperability Gateway<\/a> (PING) showcase how data and technology can support those forced to flee. The Digital Gateway<\/a> enables secure and reliable remote two-way communication with refugees and stateless people, while PING facilitates secure data sharing between UNHCR\u2019s digital Population Registration and Identity Management Ecosystem (PRIMES) and partners\u2019 data systems, improving the protection and assistance to refugees.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.25.2″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”||0px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.25.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.25.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n The Summit of the Future should result in the adoption of the Pact for the Future<\/a>, which will include a Declaration for Future Generations<\/a> and a Global Digital Compact<\/a>, aiming to serve as an inclusive global framework to overcome digital, data and innovation divides. It is expected to outline principles, objectives, and actions to advance an open, free, secure, and human-centered digital future for all, one that is anchored in universal human rights and that enables the attainment of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_3,2_3″ _builder_version=”4.25.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.25.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.25.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n While PING<\/a> offers clear links to many of the 17 SDGs, for example, the Digital Gateway is also a clear advance to providing a digital future for all, including some of the world\u2019s most vulnerable populations \u2013 people forced to flee. The Gateway\u2019s vision is to ensure that forcibly displaced and stateless people have greater autonomy over their own data.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_3″ _builder_version=”4.25.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/www.unhcr.org\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2024\/09\/8W8A9273-scaled.jpg” title_text=”8W8A9273″ align=”center” _builder_version=”4.25.2″ _module_preset=”default” width=”71.6%” custom_margin=”|||1px||” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.25.2″ _module_preset=”default” width=”72.7%” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Tigisti Aninia Zeray, an Eritrean refugee, received a digital ID card in Ethiopia, thanks to data transfers between UNHCR and the government, using PING technology. \u00a9UNHCR\/Lucrezia Vittori<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.25.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.25.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.25.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Another important initiative, which will be discussed in the coming weeks and months is UN 2.0<\/a>.<\/span> It will be presented as an important steppingstone to modernize the UN system through enhanced skills and a forward-thinking culture for stronger results. The initiative revolves around the quintet of change which consists of data, digital, innovation, strategic foresight, and behavioral science \u2013 topics that continue to evolve in UNHCR\u2019s work, particularly in operational contexts.<\/p>\n With UNHCR\u2019s <\/a><\/a> the organization has already embarked on a journey towards future-proofing not only the way we work but also the way we carry out our mandate to protect forcibly displaced and stateless people.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”4.25.2″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”-21px|auto||auto||” custom_padding=”0px||0px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.25.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.25.2″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”-26px|||||” custom_padding=”2px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Data is key to modern systems and delivering efficient responses for forcibly displaced and stateless populations. UNHCR\u2019s data work is underpinned by data protection<\/strong>. With personal data of over 18m forcibly displaced people, around 20,000 UNHCR colleagues, and thousands of partners, contractors, donors and others, UNHCR places the utmost importance on the protection of the personal data it is entrusted with. We take this responsibility seriously and apply the highest, international data protection standards to guarantee the safety of those we work with and for.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.25.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.25.2″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”69px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Furthermore, UNHCR\u2019s Data Academy<\/strong> enhances the data literacy of all UNHCR personnel, with topics ranging from registration and identity management to data science, from data analysis to population statistics. Since its launch in April 2024, over 1,500 colleagues have enrolled in one or more of the 14 available courses with nearly 800 completions.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_3,1_3,1_3″ _builder_version=”4.25.2″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”||0px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.25.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.25.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n On digital, we are increasing digital capabilities of our workforce. For example, UNHCR’s Orion Analytics Center<\/strong> is an enterprise platform that establishes a connected data landscape by bringing together data from multiple enterprise systems. In a highly automated way, it has curated the most accurate population figures by standardizing and consolidating 15 million records from across 199 countries, allowing all colleagues to see a clearer picture at the country, regional and global levels, thereby enabling evidence-informed decision making.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.25.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.25.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n To reduce misinformation among Venezuelan refugees and migrants in Boa Vista, Brazil,\u00a0UNHCR launched the La Chama chatbot<\/strong><\/a> in 2021. Today, this automated WhatsApp messaging tool is providing essential, reliable, and timely information to more than 10,000 displaced people.\u00a0In addition to the chatbot, La Chama also enables refugees and migrants to ask questions directly to UNHCR, enabling them a quick route to stamping out potential falsehoods.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.25.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.25.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n The Digital Gateway is a community-driven development<\/strong>. During extensive consultations with forcibly displaced and stateless communities worldwide the use of the existing digital services, challenges users have had in using and adopting to the use of digital services have been carried out. Findings revealed a strong preference for digital self-service solutions, despite\u00a0challenges related to connectivity and digital literacy<\/a>\u00a0in some regions. These valuable inputs have all been taken into consideration while developing the Digital Gateway.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.25.2″ _module_preset=”default” min_height=”180.8px” custom_padding=”||23px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.25.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.25.2″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”-40px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n In the area of strategic foresight, UNHCR\u2019s Data Science team is quickly advancing. In late 2023, we started releasing \u201cnowcasting<\/strong><\/a>\u201d estimates for global refugee and asylum-seeker populations. These nowcasted figures help to estimate numbers in situations where statistics are not sufficiently timely with estimates produced for the previous month on a rolling basis.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”4.25.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.25.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.25.2″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”-39px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\nProjects of the Future<\/h1>\n
A compact to tackle the digital divide<\/h1>\n
The future of the United Nations<\/h1>\n
UN 2.0 \u2013 Data<\/h2>\n
UN 2.0 \u2013 Digital<\/h2>\n
UN 2.0 \u2013 Innovation<\/h2>\n
UN 2.0 \u2013 Behavioral science<\/h2>\n
UN 2.0 \u2013 Strategic Foresight<\/h3>\n