Accenture (2015) Government website / press release

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and Accenture Deliver Global Biometric Identity Management System to Aid Displaced Persons

Accenture Newsroom

Ref: SRC-004-AFG-001

https://newsroom.accenture.com/news/2015/united-nations-high-commissioner-for-refugees-and-accenture-deliver-global-biometric-identity-management-system-to-aid-displaced-persons

Accessed: 3/24/2026

Summary

Official press release announcing the global deployment of BIMS built on Accenture's Unique Identity Service Platform (UISP). Confirms central biometric database in Geneva linking verification stations worldwide. Describes the Biometric Matching Engine as using AI to compare biometric identifiers and automatically create unique identification strategies. Reports approximately 2,500 enrollments per day capacity and successful Malawi pilot of 17,000 enrollments.

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Accenture (2015). United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and Accenture Deliver Global Biometric Identity Management System to Aid Displaced Persons. New York: Accenture Newsroom, 11 May 2015. Available at: https://newsroom.accenture.com/news/2015/united-nations-high-commissioner-for-refugees-and-accenture-deliver-global-biometric-identity-management-system-to-aid-displaced-persons (Accessed 24 Mar 2026).

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