Center for International Governance Innovation
Project Title
For a project on the role of technology in support of refugees
Date
Jun. 14, 2018
Duration
13 months
Description
The number of people forcibly displaced or with refugee status has reached the highest levels on record according to the United Nations Refugee Agency. Despite efforts by various international civil society organizations, displaced persons are not receiving reliable protection, assistance, or durable solutions. In September 2016, The Leaders’ Summit on Refugees (a high-level government and intergovernmental forum) called for the development of tools and institutional structures to address the immediate and long-term challenges facing refugees and the forcibly displaced. In response, the Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI), The World Refugee Council, and the Aspen Ministers Forum is holding a number of workshops to identify technological innovations, like Blockchain, that can make the distribution of humanitarian relief, information sharing, and operational responses more effective and efficient.