Reconciliation has to begin with the truth: we are neighbors who were taught to be enemies. That is a difference that matters." — Rakhine youth researcher, Roots of Arakan dialogue session, Cox's Bazar, May 2026 7. Policy Recommendations: Evidence-Based Framework The four recommendations below are derived from the empirical work of preceding sections. Table 9 maps each recommendation to its evidence base, responsible actors, and implementation priority. Table 9: Policy Recommendations — Evidence Base, Responsible Actors, and Priority Level Recommendation Evidence Base Responsible Actors Priority 1. Legal Reform: Repeal discriminatory provisions of the 1982 Citizenship Law; grant citizenship to all Rohingya with documented connection to Myanmar; develop formal statelessness determination procedures in Bangladesh ICJ provisional measures (2020); UN FFM (2018); CERD (2019); Comparative analysis Table 2; 91% return aspiration in archive Table 8 UN Security Council; ASEAN; ICJ enforcement; bilateral diplomacy; Government of Bangladesh URGENT 2. Direct and sustained funding for refugee-led organizations: Minimum 25% of Rohingya humanitarian response to community-led actors; simplified compliance; multi-year institutional core funding RYU governance quality Table 5; program impact Table 6; Betts et al. (2017) on RLO effectiveness; Grand Bargain localization commitments (2016, unmet) UNHCR; bilateral donors (US, UK, EU, Japan); foundations; INGOs as pass-through or direct partners HIGH 3. Non-negotiable Rohingya representation in all Myanmar-related political processes and humanitarian governance Table 7 advocacy record; archive aspirations data Table 8; comparative evidence from South Africa, Colombia, and Northern Ireland on community participation improving peace durability UN Special Envoy on Myanmar; ASEAN Chair; ICJ proceedings; bilateral peace process facilitators HIGH 4. Fund cultural preservation as transitional justice: Support oral history, 3D heritage documentation, and intercommunal dialogue as justice mechanisms in transitional justice funding frameworks Archive thematic analysis Table 8; Rakhine youth testimony Section 6.3; Hayner (2011) on truth commissions and peace sustainability Transitional justice funds; EU justice instruments; development banks; human rights foundations MEDIUM-HIGH Note: Recommendations are mutually reinforcing; most sustainable impact achieved through simultaneous implementation across all four dimensions. 15