CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS GENERAL PROSECUTOR OFFICE (GPO) Short-term recommendations to settle current stateless cases • Instruct the competent judiciary chambers to prioritize ongoing stateless suits and demonstrate understanding and leniency. → MoJ and GPO should enforce the standards and conditions for solving personal status registration suits before individual judges, while instructing them to accelerate the pending cases, and only refer problematic claims to the case commissions. Judicial courts should also systematically grant legal aid status under such suits. MINISTRY OF PUBLIC HEALTH (MOPH), MINISTRY OF SOCIAL AFFAIRS (MOSA), MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND HIGHER EDUCATION (MOEHE) Short-term recommendations to end current stateless cases • Recognize and provide access to relevant rights and services to all stateless individuals on the basis of their given identification documents (ta’arif certificates or other documentation). • Introduce digital case management tools to better coordinate with stakholders and provide relevant rights and services. → Contrary to the current situation where most stateless struggle with access to services, MoPH, MoSA and MoEHE should ensure access to basic rights, such as healthcare, social services and education for all stateless individuals. MINISTRY OF FINANCE (MOF) Short-term recommendations to settle current stateless cases • Provide financial resources to guarantee access to rights and social services for stateless communities. • Provide financial support for free legal aid for stateless individuals who are in the midst of their judicial proceedings. → Legal aid regulations in Lebanon acknowledge the opportunity of state funding through the MoJ, but have never been enforced. GENERAL DIRECTORATE OF THE GENERAL SECURITY (GDGS) Short-term recommendations to settle current stateless cases • Consider ongoing legal proceedings pertaining to stateless suits as a matter of high priority in order to accelerate relevant investigations and speed up the administrative process. © 2021 Siren Associates. All Rights Reserved.