UNHCR Gains Accolades for Using Blockchain to Help Displaced Ukrainians
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Last week, the UNHCR received an award at the Paris Blockchain Week for its pilot project that uses blockchain to distribute money to those affected or displaced by the Ukrainian war. This award honors blockchain-based initiatives that have had a significant positive social impact and recognizes UNHCR’s dedication to finding revolutionary ways to help refugees and internally displaced people. Last year, the UNHCR successfully piloted the distribution of cash aid to persons displaced by the Ukrainian war using the stablecoin USD Coin, with money delivered into the recipient’s smartphone-accessible digital wallet. This was done in collaboration with the UNICC, SDF
The United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) recently unveiled a blockchain payment solution for the distribution of digital cash to Ukrainians impacted by the ongoing Russian invasion in collaboration with the Stellar Development Foundation, a company that supports Stellar, the blockchain network. In a statement issued on Dec. 15, 2022, the…
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