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Collage of photos of Jean Todt (top), UN Special Envoy for Road Safety; (l to r) Saul Billingsley, FIA Foundation; and Olga Algayerova, UNECE.

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New fund takes on 'public health emergency' of global road deaths

18 April 2018

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Every six seconds, somebody is killed or seriously injured on the road, adding up to 1.25 million deaths each year.

Robert Opp, Director of WFP's Innovation and Change Management Division.

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Digital innovation powering WFP efforts to end refugee hunger

13 April 2018

The Lid is On

Digital cash vouchers powered by the revolutionary technology behind the Bitcoin cryptocurrency are helping the UN ensure that food aid is getting to where it’s needed most.

For our latest Lid Is On podcast, Dianne Penn talks to the World Food Programme’s (WFP) innovation chief, Robert Opp, about the new, cost-effective and secure technology that’s making a difference to the lives of thousands of refugees.