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In December 2009, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said of Veneman, “ She has fulfilled her mandate with immense dedication, and I have been impressed by her extraordinary energy and determination to improve children ’ s health, education and well-being around the world.

Under her leadership, UNICEF has become a catalyst for global action to help children reach their full potential, promoting collaborations that deliver the best possible results for children based on expert knowledge, sound evidence and data.

She has been a champion of United Nations coherence and a strong voice for children as well as Millennium Development Goal implementation.

Her legacy is an organization that is financially and intellectually strong and well-equipped to meet the challenges children face in the twenty-first century .”