NRC I Displacement, HLP and access to civil documentation in the north west of the Syrian Arab Republic Mukhtar1 declarations etc.). Additional information should be sought on current practices relating to the reported requirement of identification papers by humanitarian agencies. 6. Protection and education actors should consider paying particular attention to access to education for students without national ID cards, since proof of identification is a prerequisite for enrolment for the 9th and 12th grade exams. 7. Health and protection actors should consider the value of providing birth and death notifications, which can be issued by medical staff. These may support later applications for birth certificates and/or the registration of children in family booklets, as well as assisting in proving death which is important, inter alia, for inheritance. Additional information should be sought on the current practices of medical staff in relation to the issuance of birth and death notifications. 1 Mukhtar – A local leader appointed by Syrian central government in an executive function at community level in Government of Syria controlled areas. Since 2011, sub-districts outside the control of the government may have appointed their own mukhtars in the absence of central government control. 6 I NRC Assessment Report