93 RECOMMENDATIONS CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS (CSOs) Short-term recommendations • Raise public awareness of the issue of statelessness in Lebanon, particularly within the public administration, healthcare, and education sectors. • Raise awareness among the military and security forces about statelessness and the importance of recognizing stateless persons’ identification documents and upholding their human rights and dignity. • Raise awareness of the responsibilities and rights of mukhtars while dealing with stateless people. Help mukhtars in staying up-to-date regarding new laws and regulations regarding statelessness, and provide them with enhanced training. • Empower organizations helping MDWs to provide them with the adequate legal aid for cases with non-registered children. ACADEMICS Short-term recommendations • Conduct research related to the minority populations within stateless cases, such as the Dom populations or MDWs, in order to better understand the unique aspects of statelessness they hold. • Continue to raise awareness of the issue of statelessness in Lebanon and bring academic perspectives to the conversation about statelessness with decision-makers. • Use, foster, promote and coordinate research with local actors on statelessness through the MENA statelessness platform under the UNHCR #IBelong campaign, which is part of the global alliance working towards ending statelessness. MEDIA Short-term recommendations • Raise awareness about statelessness in order to fight prejudice and discrimination, and support those who are stateless in their fight for citizenship. • Raise awareness about the gravity of the statelessness issues and struggles, while also raising awareness about the prevention of nonregistration. • Improve access to information regarding statelessness, so that stateless individuals can learn about their rights. © 2023 Siren Associates. All Rights Reserved.