12. Clarify, in a transparent manner before the competent institutions and affected persons, the terms in which Decrees 262-20 and 297-21 will be applied. The Executive Branch should proceed to authorize the naturalization of the rest of those registered in Group B For International Organizations: 13. In the development plan for the border region, include efforts to strengthen institutions with the mandate to guarantee the rights to identity, health, and social protection. 14. Continue collaborating with NGOs to deliver humanitarian aid to groups of migrants and stateless persons who may be excluded from the official measures to mitigate the impact of the pandemic, advocating for the just and necessary inclusion of these segments of the population within disaster risk reduction plans for both natural and healthrelated disasters. 15. Continue collaborating with the government in the improvement of its social protection regime, with a view to making it more inclusive of the people who are most in need, notably the people affected by the slow implementation of Law 169-14. 16. Continue collaborating with the government in the strengthening of the Civil Registry, on condition that all financial or technical contributions be used respecting the principle of non-discrimination. For Civil Society Organizations: 17. Continue working with key actors to facilitate access to hard-to-reach groups in the context of the COVID-19 response. 18. Redouble awareness-raising efforts with these groups to overcome any vaccine hesitancy. In particular, work with older adults and people with low levels of education within the groups of migrants and their descendants, in order to create a less hostile environment for vaccine compliance. 19. Follow up on the Central Electoral Board’s proposal to modify the Civil Registry, circulated in February 2021, on the understanding that it is appropriate to implement change as long as it is done on the basis of non-discrimination. 36 Research Brief: COVID-19 Impacts on Haitian Migrants and their Descendants on the Southern Border of the D.R.