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André Roberfroid's Retirement
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CF/EXD/MEM/2002-016

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Global

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2 July 2002

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English

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2002

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07/02/2002

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GLOBAL

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English

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Bellamy, Carol

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EXD

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UNICEF

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Dear
Colleagues,

André
Roberfroid's Retirement

As
some of you may already know, André Roberfroid has decided to retire after
many years of remarkably dedicated service to UNICEF and the cause of
children. In his 28 years with UNICEF, André served in numerous duty
stations and positions. I personally appointed him as Representative in
Mali, as UNICEF first Regional Director for Europe and ultimately as
Deputy Executive Director. Over the last seven years, I have tremendously
enjoyed working with him and always appreciated the quality of his
advice.

As UNICEF Regional Director for Europe, André
led our effort to clarify and streamline UNICEF role in industrialized
countries, as mandated by the Convention on the Rights of the Child. He
has notably improved our partnership with National Committees, thanks to
the preparation of a new kind of recognition and cooperation agreement, as
well as the introduction of a joint planning process. André has also been
an active participant in the management reform I have introduced in
UNICEF, and a forceful advocate of strengthening the strategic focus of
the organization. In appointing him as Deputy Executive Director, I had
asked André to take responsibility for the overall direction and oversight
of UNICEF programmes and strategic planning, pulling together our
programme response in all contexts, from emergency and humanitarian
response to development support and national capacity building.

Clearly, a major initial challenge was the
design, preparation and approval process of the new Medium Term Strategic
Plan (MTSP) of UNICEF, ensuring that it would produce specific and
identifiable results and that it reflected both the wealth of experience
UNICEF has accumulated over the years, as well as our new fundamental
commitment to the rights of the child. The MTSP also had to be fully
integrated with the basic strategic orientations of the World Fit For
Children document and the Millennium Development Goals, in order to ensure
that UNICEF will continue to be a partner of choice and a global force for
children.

I am deeply grateful to André for the
remarkable leadership he has demonstrated in the preparation of the MTSP
and its strong endorsement by the Executive Board and all of our partners.
The MTSP is now UNICEF's corporate plan and its roll-out remains the top
priority for our organisation. I plan to personally attend most of the
RMTs this fall to follow up its implementation process at the Regional and
Country office levels.

I know that all UNICEF staff joins me in
thanking André for his unique contribution over the years and in wishing
him all the best for the future.

Carol Bellamy [signed]

Executive Director

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