"...This chapter has described aspects of forced migration in Burma that are under-researched, including the phenomenon of serial displacement, and has proposed a three-part typology. Many internally displaced persons and others move repeatedly, sometimes for a combination of reasons; others have been displaced for some time and have found at least semi-durable solutions to their plight; many are living mixed with communities who are not—or have not recently been—displaced. Forced migrants? needs can be assessed and appropriate interventions planned only if the full complexity of displacement situations in Burma is understood. Humanitarian (and political) actors should therefore respect and respond to the voices and agency of forced migrants and enrol their participation in all aspects of program planning and myanmar ? the state, community 78 and the environment implementation. In most cases, forced migrants and communities threatened by displacement have special protection vulnerabilities related to the causes of migration (especially armed and state?society conflict). These concerns link humanitarian needs to explicitly political issues. Ultimately, substantial and sustained protection from forced migration, as well as the rehabilitation of displaced populations and reconstruction of communities, depends on resolutions to the conflicts that cause displacement in Burma. Unfortunately, efforts at conflict resolution have thus far met with only limited success.,,"