Back to Contents 4. New registration applications may be presented by persons who lack any of the documents listed above, but who are registered as “Palestinian Refugees” by the relevant governmental authorities in the Field in question, according to the criteria applied by such authorities. Such persons may be registered by UNRWA as Palestine Refugees if they present original certificates from: • The Directorate General for Political and Refugee Affairs (DPRA) in Lebanon. This document should show the date of the applicants’ inclusion in the first census of 1951/52 in Lebanon. [...]” (Source: UNRWA, “Consolidated Eligibility and Registration Instructions”, 1 January 2009, pp. 9-11) 2. History of UNRWA and its mandate 29