Palestinian refugee women................................................................................................................................................................ 38
4.5. Can Palestinian refugee women pass on their legal status to their children? ........................................................................ 38
4.6. What rights to a nationality do the children of stateless Palestinian parents have?............................................................... 39
Documentation.................................................................................................................................................................................. 40
4.7. Can stateless Palestinians legally and practically obtain identification documents? If not, why?............................................ 40
5. Freedom of movement
46
5.1. Can stateless Palestinians obtain travel documents to facilitate their movements inside and outside of Lebanon?............... 47
5.2. How do checkpoints affect stateless Palestinians’ free movement?....................................................................................... 49
5.3. Are stateless Palestinians free to leave Lebanon on a temporary or permanent basis?.......................................................... 53
5.4. Are stateless Palestinians able to re-enter Lebanon after exiting the country?...................................................................... 54
6. Access to health care
57
6.1. Do stateless Palestinians have access to any existing Lebanese public healthcare system/healthcare insurance?.................. 57
6.2. Is there evidence that stateless Palestinians have difficulties accessing health care? If so, what are the reasons?.................
59
6.3. How has Covid 19 impacted access to healthcare?................................................................................................................ 63
(Lack of) access to anti-Covid19 vaccination....................................................................................................................................... 65
6.4. Was vaccination made available for stateless Palestinians in Lebanon?................................................................................. 65
Communicable diseases other than Covid-19...................................................................................................................................... 67
6.5. Are other communicable diseases affecting stateless Palestinians in Lebanon?..................................................................... 67
Non-communicable diseases ............................................................................................................................................................. 68
Mental health and psychosocial-related disorders among stateless Palestinians................................................................................. 68
6.6. Are stateless Palestinians particularly affected by mental health disorders?......................................................................... 68
Particularly vulnerable groups............................................................................................................................................................ 70
6.7. Is there evidence that certain groups of stateless Palestinians have more difficulties accessing healthcare than others?....... 70
7. Child protection
71
7.1. Are child protection/social services available to Stateless Palestinians, who is it provided by and
what assistance do they provide?................................................................................................................................................ 71
7.2. Do Palestinians who are stateless have trouble getting access to child protection?............................................................... 73
7.3. What are the obstacles to the protection of Stateless Palestinian children?.......................................................................... 74
7.4. Are Stateless Palestinian children exposed to exploitation and other types of harm
such as physical violence, sexual abuse etc?................................................................................................................................ 76
8. Access to education for children
78
8.1. Do stateless Palestinian children have access to education? If not, what are the obstacles they face?................................... 78
Impact of economic hardship on school drop-out............................................................................................................................... 80
8.2. Is the education of stateless Palestinian children and young people free? At what level of education?................................. 80
8.3. Are there reports/evidence of additional practical challenges for certain groups of stateless Palestinian
children and young people more than others? For example, on the basis of gender, class, religion or disability?......................... 81
School drop-out and impact of Covid-19............................................................................................................................................. 82
8.4. Are data available on the impact of Covid-19 on school drop-out?........................................................................................ 82
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