Sam Jefferies @SamAJefferies

Head of UNHCR's HQ biometrics team. Follow for updates. All views are my own. uk.linkedin.com/in/samjefferies UNHCR Copenhagen Joined June 2011

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UNHCR Afghanistan @UNHCRAfg

a year ago

🚀 #UNHCR's new automated data collection solution for effective disbursement of assistance at encashment centers cuts data entry from 3 mins to 3 secs, strengthens accuracy and maintains data protection for #Afghan returnees! Watch 📹

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UNHCR Ethiopia @UNHCREthiopia

5 years ago

Thanks to the new digital platform, refugees can have access to all registration services in a more efficient manner. With a 📲, refugees can request services, such as 👶registration & receive an SMS with appointment date. Thanks to the support of @EUHomeAffairs #AMIF

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UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency @Refugees

6 years ago

Fingerprints please! 🖐🏿 We register every single refugee that comes into Democratic Republic of the Congo. Why? Because the first step to safety is having an identity.

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UNHCR Southern Africa @UNHCRSouthernAF

6 years ago

In partnership with @WFP we have launched biometric verification for cash based assistance for people forced to flee living in Tongogara refugee camp in #Zimbabwe 🇿🇼 #WithRefugees #StepWithRefugees #DoItLuQuLuQu

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Biometrics Institute @BiometricsInst

7 years ago

Important discussion on social enablement & #biometrics with @UNDP @Oxfam @unhcr @UNICEF & silver sponsor @truststamp #biometricsCongress

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Sam Jefferies @SamAJefferies

7 years ago

Congratulations to the #unhcr and government team in #uganda for reaching the historic milestone of #1M #Refugees verified with #biometrics

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UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency @Refugees

7 years ago

This is a first for one of the world's most persecuted groups.

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UNHCR United Kingdom @UNHCRUK

7 years ago

Volker Türk and @Refugees thank @DFID_UK @PresidentKE @IDA_CRPD_Forum for hosting a successful #DisabilitySummit and pushing those with specific needs up the international agenda #nowisthetime

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Sam Jefferies @SamAJefferies

7 years ago

“The full circuit: How WFP and UNHCR are enabling biometric verification in Uganda” by Timothy Charlton insight.wfp.org/the-full-circu…

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UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency @Refugees

7 years ago

Everyone has the right to life and liberty. Everyone has the right to freedom from fear. Everyone has the right to seek asylum from persecution. This #WorldRefugeeDay, stand #withrefugees.

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UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency @Refugees

7 years ago

#TEDxKakumaCamp - the world’s first TED event in a refugee camp - takes place 9 June under a tent at a school, before an audience of refugees + guests from Kenya and beyond. You can join too - here’s how: trib.al/aOyRHDd

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Sukru Cansizoglu @S_Cansizoglu

7 years ago

Preparations for the world's first TED event in a refugee camp - #TEDxKakumaCamp is underway. Join us on 9 June 2018.

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency @Refugees

7 years ago

Preparations for the world's first TED event in a refugee camp - #TEDxKakumaCamp is underway. Join us on 9 June 2018.

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Elon Musk @elonmusk

8 years ago

Nothing will affect the future of humanity more than digital super-intelligence. Watch Chris Paine’s new AI movie for free until Sunday night at doyoutrustthiscomputer.org/watch

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WFP Africa @WFP_Africa

8 years ago

WFP welcomes this very important milestone in our joint plan to bio-metrically verify all refugees in Uganda so we ensure we are accountable to the families we serve.

Andrew Harper @And_Harper

8 years ago

WFP welcomes this very important milestone in our joint plan to bio-metrically verify all refugees in Uganda so we ensure we are accountable to the families we serve.

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Andrew Harper @And_Harper

8 years ago

#OpenDataDay

Andrew Harper @And_Harper

8 years ago

#OpenDataDay

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UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency @Refugees

8 years ago

👍 Fingerprinting 👀 Iris scans ☑️ Everyone counts In Uganda we've launched a massive biometric data verification to o fix any discrepancies in refugee data trib.al/5VpblCg