Banks in Jordan are using iris scan technology to help Syrian refugees access cash assistance provided by the UNHCR.

A web platform launched by the International Rescue Committee earlier this year looks to make it easier for Syrian refugees in Lebanon to find reliable aid and commercial services.

According to figures from the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), over 51 million people are currently seeking asylum, have refugee status or are internally displaced. As a result of natural and humanitarian disasters, this nuber is growing.

Ms. Sigrid Kaag, a Dutch United Nations diplomat, has been responsible for overseeing the elimination of Syria's chemical weapons and so far, according to media, she has done the job like no one else could have.