A National Unified Registry for Lebanon. A Tool of State Building?

Writers: Nizar Hariri, Iskandar Boustany

This policy brief advocates for the creation of a National Unified Registry (NUR) for Lebanon that supports outreach, intake, and registration of beneficiaries and validates their eligibility for welfare programmes, as well as for emergency programmes. Comprehensive knowledge and data on the Lebanese population is particularly vital in times of crisis, where needs are greater, resources are scarcer, and the number of social protection service providers increases, often in a chaotic and uncoordinated manner. This brief investigates the challenges hindering the creation of such a unified registry and explores different reform options. It also clarifies various social protection paradigms that could impact the design and the establishment of this database.

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