90 RECOMMENDATIONS MINISTRY OF INTERIOR AND MUNICIPALITIES (MoIM) Short-term recommendations • Standardize the requirements for issuing ta'arif certificates to stateless people while instructing mukhtars to follow current law and provide ta'arif certificates to anyone who meets the criteria and has Lebanese ancestry. • Coordinate with other pertinent ministries, such as the MoPH, MoEHE, and MoSA, to guarantee that ta'arif certificates are a nationally recognized identification document. • Enforce a waiver of the under-study card renewal enabling those living with under-study status to get legitimate identification documents. Medium-term recommendations • Conduct a comprehensive mapping of all stateless people living on Lebanese grounds and provide adequate paperwork so that those who are stateless can get official identification documents and access fundamental rights. • Implement the use of digital management systems that help all necessary parties to work more cooperatively and effectively; that promote transparency when dealing with stateless people; and that provide a working framework for the government, security agencies, local governments and mukhtars. • Offer mukhtars ongoing training on the many rules, processes and regulations related to statelessness and nationality acquisition. MUNICIPALITIES Short-term recommendations • Recognize the fundamental rights of stateless people and assist them in their efforts to get citizenship. • Encourage mukhtars to map statelessness in their area and contact stateless persons to offer support. • Advocate on behalf of the stateless with the appropriate national authorities. MUKHTARS Short-term recommendations: • Retain a thorough understanding of all the services and rights available to stateless people and uphold their responsibilities towards them. • Retain a good relationship with stateless people to provide them with informed advice. • Inform people about the value of birth registration in order to prevent future non-registration cases. © 2023 Siren Associates. All Rights Reserved.