People displaced in Myanmar during decades of civil conflict, as well as more recently displaced persons, need accessible legal pathways and its civil wars and displacement. assistance to regain access to their land and properties. Myanmar needs a clear vision on restitution to end the still far too common problem of forced displacement. In this short piece, Scott Leckie and Jose Arraiza argue for the need to enact a national restitution programme as a core component of a country-wide strategy to end forced displacement. The full edition of FMR 57 is available here: www.fmreview.org/syria2018. Scott and Jose’s article is available here: arraiza-leckie