UNHCR embraces blockchain, zero-knowledge proofs to improve aid systems
The UN refugee agency is working on decentralized digital ID utilizing blockchain to protect the identity of people crossing borders is risky situations.
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The UN refugee agency is working on decentralized digital ID utilizing blockchain to protect the identity of people crossing borders is risky situations.
As explored in the first installment of this two-part series, crypto funding is being used to provide small but important items to troops on the frontline. But beyond the battlelines, how can crypto help get aid to civilians in times of crisis?
The dust has settled on Paris Blockchain week, Europe’s largest gathering of thought leaders, innovators, and experts from around the world. They discussed all-things blockchain and Web3, and this year 8,500 people attended. As the agency of record, the Cognito Amsterdam team ran the PR and comms for the event, so we had a front-row seat for the proceedings. The consensus? The blockchain space is maturing.
The UN’s refugee agency has partnered with blockchain and money transfer companies to get vital aid to people displaced by conflict.