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16-20 Sep 2024
ICAO New Technology Working Group (NTWG) meeting discusses critical standards for travel documents and ID technologies
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United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) hosted a meeting for the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) New Technology Working Group (NTWG) in Copenhagen, Denmark during 16 - 20 September 2024.

With over 50 experts from 21 countries and international organizations, participants engaged in dialogues on issues such as critical standards for government-issued travel documents and ID technologies worldwide and improvement for the issuance and acceptance of Convention Travel Documents (CTDs) for refugees.

Please find more information on the New Technologies Working Group (NTWG) here. 

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