Back to Contents 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 Background on the research project 13