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Lebanon has kept civil records since about 1920. Before that, they were part of the Ottoman Record, where records were kept as well. | Lebanon has kept civil records since about 1920. Before that, they were part of the Ottoman Record, where records were kept as well. | ||
*The civil registration system in Lebanon is centralized. The ... Ministry of Interior and Municipalities is responsible for the registration of vital events such as births, deaths, marriages and divorces.... There are 52 registry offices working under the central office through regional departments in 6 provinces. The primary registration unit is the mayor’s office in the village. The appointed civil registrars records vital events and issue certificate or permit (burial permit for deaths). The local registrar also reports civil registration data to higher level offices.<ref>Technical Report on the Status of Civil Registration and Vital Statistics in ESCWA Region, | *The civil registration system in Lebanon is centralized. The ... Ministry of Interior and Municipalities is responsible for the registration of vital events such as births, deaths, marriages and divorces.... There are 52 registry offices working under the central office through regional departments in 6 provinces. The primary registration unit is the mayor’s office in the village. The appointed civil registrars records vital events and issue certificate or permit (burial permit for deaths). The local registrar also reports civil registration data to higher level offices.<ref>United Nations, [https://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic-social/crvs/documents/Technical_report_ESCWA_Final.pdf Technical Report on the Status of Civil Registration and Vital Statistics in ESCWA Region], ESA/STAT/2009/9, March 2009 (accessed 21 July 2020).</ref> | ||
==Coverage and Compliance== | ==Coverage and Compliance== | ||