Among some of the uses the United Nation’s is exploring is a process to distribute funds to Syrian refugees using iris scans verified via blockchain. Further, United Nations secretary-general António Guterres recently advocated for the intergovernmental organization to “embrace blockchain.”
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U.N. Looks to Blockchain As It Strives to Improve Humanitarian Efforts
The United Nations, recently recognized on Forbes’ Blockchain 50 List, is increasingly looking to leverage the technology toward “global humanitarian efforts.” So reports Forbes.
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