This file photo shows United Nations Special Envoy on Myanmar, Noeleen Heyzer (center) visits a Rohingya refugee camp in Ukhia on August 23, 2022. (PHOTO / AFP)

UNITED NATIONS - A UN spokesman on Wednesday confirmed that Noeleen Heyzer, special envoy of the UN secretary-general on Myanmar, will conclude her assignment on June 12, the date of the end of her contract.

"The secretary-general is thankful to Ms. Heyzer for her tireless efforts on behalf of peace and the people of Myanmar," Stephane Dujarric, spokesman for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, told reporters.

Heyzer was the first woman to serve as the executive secretary of the UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific from 2007-2014

Following the end of Heyzer's tenure, the secretary-general will appoint a new special envoy, said the spokesman.

Guterres appointed Heyzer of Singapore as his special envoy on Myanmar in October 2021.

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Heyzer was the first woman to serve as the executive secretary of the UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific from 2007-2014. She was the UN secretary-general's special adviser for Timor-Leste from 2013 to 2015.