In a digital world, there's no excuse for more than a billion people to lack an official identity

Dec 2, 2016

Ihab, a 30-year-old Syrian migrant from Deir Al Zour, reacts as he talks on the phone with his mother, who has been a refugee in Germany for two months, at the beach after arriving on the Greek island of Lesbos September 11, 2015. The crossing from Turkey and the eventual trip to Athens is only the beginning for Ihab and other families. Ahead lies a trek north through Greece, up via Macedonia and Serbia to Hungary and on to Austria, Germany and more industrialised countries. Picture taken September 11, 2015. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra - RTS1518

Attempts to free identity from pieces of paper and bring it into the digital age are proliferating around the world. Image: REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra

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