Maria Louise Clausen left PRIO in 2019. The information on this page is kept for historical reasons.
Maria Louise Clausen
Visiting Researcher
Additional positions:
Senior Researcher, DIIS
News
Monday, 26 Apr 2021
MidEast Policy Brief on Humanitarian Biometrics in Yemen
In our newest MidEast Policy Brief, "Piloting Humanitarian Biometrics in Yemen: Aid Transparency versus Violation of Privacy? ", Maria-Louise Clausen addresses the challenges of using biometrics for the World Food Program's aid distribution in Yemen. She highlights the need for balanced approaches that counter fraud and aid diversion of humanitarian operations, while also safeguarding the privacy of beneficiaries.
Maria-Louise Clausen is a researcher at the Danish Institute of International Studies (DIIS), in Copenhagen.
Throughout November 2019 she was a visiting researcher at PRIO’s new Humeval project “Yemen in Context”. Maria has
a PhD in Political Science from Aarhus University with a thesis on
statebuilding in Yemen, and has extensive experience in researching in and on
the country. Her research has been published in Third World Quarterly, Small
Wars & Insurgencies, The International Spectactor, and many others.
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MidEast Policy Brief on Humanitarian Biometrics in Yemen
In our newest MidEast Policy Brief, "Piloting Humanitarian Biometrics in Yemen: Aid Transparency versus Violation of Privacy? ", Maria-Louise Clausen addresses the challenges of using biometrics for the World Food Program's aid distribution in Yemen. She highlights the need for balanced approaches that counter fraud and aid diversion of humanitarian operations, while also safeguarding the privacy of beneficiaries.
