A/HRC/31/5 132.214 Promote the registration of Syrian refugees by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in order for the international community to help Lebanon to cope with this humanitarian crisis and to allow the return of Syrians in the country when peace returns. Promote refugee access to livelihoods (France); 132.215 Improve the situation of refugees by facilitating their registration and by renewing residency permits; by setting up an effective mechanism for birth registration to avoid statelessness of newborn children; and by allowing refugees, including Palestinian refugees, access to segments of the official labour market (Germany); 132.216 Continue its laudable efforts to give shelter to refugees and, through the involvement of UNHCR, to provide an effective administrative system for their registration and protection (Holy See); 132.217 Strengthen the efforts to ensure the protection and dignity of Syrian refugees, especially with regard to health care, access to education and protection of children, women, the elderly and persons with disabilities in situation of risk (Chile); 132.218 Continue efforts in the fight against terrorism including assistance to victims of terrorism (Armenia); 132.219 Continue to fight firmly against terrorism so as to provide security guarantees to the people of Lebanon to enjoy all human rights (China). 133. Lebanon considers that the recommendations below cannot be accepted and would thus be noted. 133.1 Take concrete steps to guarantee gender equality and abolish all means of gender-based violence (Israel); 133.2 Take concrete steps to assure freedom of expression and to guarantee the protection of peaceful protesters (Israel). 134. Lebanon considers that the recommendations 133.1 and 133.2 cannot be accepted, because Lebanon does not recognize Israel, and considers that they are submitted by an occupying power to part of the Lebanese territory. 135. All conclusions and/or recommendations contained in the present report reflect the position of the submitting State(s) and/or the State under review. They should not be construed as endorsed by the Working Group as a whole. 27

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