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Protecting individuals' personal data is an integral part of protecting their life and dignity. This is why personal data protection is of fundamental importance for humanitarian organizations. Recent developments in new technologies have meant that the processing of ever-increasing quantities of personal data in an interconnected world has become easier and faster, and this has given rise to enormous opportunities to make the work of humanitarian organisations more effective and efficient, in the interest of the people they serve. This, however, has also given rise to concerns about the possible harm and harmful unintended consequences generated by such new technologies and intrusion into the private sphere of individuals and to regulatory efforts worldwide to respond to these concerns. The European Centre on Privacy and Cybersecurity (ECPC), Maastricht University Faculty of Law and the Data Protection Office at the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC DPO), in cooperation with the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) Centre for Humanitarian Data, the International Organization for Migration (IOM), the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) offer this training and certification programme specifically designed for Data Protection Officers in Humanitarian Action.

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