United Nations Special Envoy on Myanmar Ms Noeleen Heyzer visits a Rohingya refugee camp in Ukhia, Bangladesh on August 23, 2022. (AFP)

Special envoy for Myanmar to step down, confirms UN chief spokesman

The United Nations special envoy for Myanmar will step down in June, a spokesman for the UN chief said on Wednesday, after an 18-month tenure in which she was criticised by the junta and its opponents.

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