The United Nations has partnered with the World Identity Network (WIN) to develop a blockchain identity pilot aimed to help curb child trafficking.
Announced during the Humanitarian Blockchain Summit in New York on Friday, the pilot involves participation from the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) and the United Nations Office of Information and Communications Technology (UN-OICT), a press release indicates.
Storing digital identities on a blockchain, the release states, provides a “significantly higher chance of catching traffickers.” Additionally, securing identity data on an immutable ledger will make trafficking attempts “more traceable and preventable.”
According to Dr. Mariana Dahan, co-founder and CEO of WIN, “invisible” children under the age of five and who do not possess a birth certificate are at “risk” and can fall into the hands of child traffickers. These children are often missed by social programs offered by governments or development agencies…
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