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Top UN Official in Myanmar Recalled
United Nations announces that its top official in Myanmar is being recalled to headquarters.
The United Nations has announced that its top official in Myanmar is being recalled to headquarters. Renata Lok-Dessallien was at the centre of a BBC investigation two weeks ago that found that she had suppressed internal discussion on the Rohingya issue and tried to stop human rights officials visiting sensitive areas.
Also in the programme: Syrian film-maker stabbed in Turkey; EU Youth Orchestra to move its base from London.
(Photo: Rohingya men wait in line for UNHCR distribution at the Kutupalong camp in Bangladesh Credit: Paula Bronstein/Getty Images)
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