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Lebanon: Stateless Palestinians

This report combines relevant and timely publicly available material with new information generated through interviews or written correspondence with five individuals with authoritative knowledge on the topic. Together these sources paint a troubling pict

List of Acronyms

AAP: Affected Populations

AUB: The American University of Beirut BBC : The British Broadcasting Company CALL : The Council for Alien Law Litigation

CERD: The International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination CERI: Consolidated Eligibility and Registration Instructions

COI: Country of Origin Information

CPINs: Country Policy and Information Notes CRC: The Convention on the Rights of the Child

CRPD: The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities DGS: Lebanese Directorate of General Security

DPRA: Directorate of Political Affairs and Refugees (some sources also refer to it as “DPAR”) DSG: Directorate of General Security

EiE: Education in Emergency

ENS: The European Network on Statelessness FGD: Focus Group Discussions

GAPAR: The General Administration for Palestine Arab Refugees GS: General Security

GSO: General Security Office

IDEA: The International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance ILO: The International Labor Organization

IOM: The International Organization for Migration ISF: Internal Security Forces

ISI: The Institute on Statelessness and Inclusion

LACC: The Lebanese : American Coordinating Committee LAF: Lebanese Armed Forces

LBP: Lebanese Pound

LGBTQI+: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans, Queer and Intersex persons LPDC: The Lebanese:Palestinian Dialogue Committee

MAP: Medical Aid for Palestinians

MCDR: The Maronite Center for Documentation and Research MCSP: Microcredit and Community Support Program

MEAL: Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, and Learning MECC: The Middle East Council of Churches

MeQ: Maktoum el Qayd

MHPSS: Mental Health and Psychosocial Support MSF: Médecins Sans Frontières

MSNA: Multi:Sectoral Needs Assessment Naba’a: Development Action Without Borders NR: Non:Registered Palestinian refugees NSSF: The National Social Security Fund

OHCHR: Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights PHRO: Palestinian Human Rights Organization

PLO: The Palestine Liberation Organization PRC: The Palestinian Return Centre

PRL: Palestine Refugees in Lebanon PRS: Palestine Refugees from Syria

PSEA: Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse PWDs: Persons with disabilities

QeD: The under study RFRLs: Refusal Letters

RPL: Registered Palestine refugees SEA: Sexual Exploitation and Abuse

SGBV: Sexual Gender Based Violence SIC: Special Identification Cards‌

TDPR: Travel Documents for Palestinian Refugees UDHR: The Universal Declaration on Human Rights UNDP: The United Nations Development Programme

UNHCR: The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees UNICEF: The United Nations Children’s Fund

UNRWA: The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East USDOS: The US Department of State