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