On 29 May, the United Nations Department of General Assembly and Conference Management (DGACM) announced the winners of the 15th St Jerome Translation Contest, which was organized by ESCWA.
Professional translators, amateurs and students from across the world tested their linguistic prowess and eloquence in telling other people’s stories in a different language. They had the option to choose between an article in either English or French, both overflowing with cultural peculiarities that have a historically complicated translation, and instigated many debates, theories and books. The translations were rendered in the six official languages of the United Nations plus German.
ESCWA had launched the contest in September 2019 as part of its #PowerOfLanguages campaign to celebrate International Translation Day.
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2 Jun 2020
Winners of 15th St Jerome Translation Contest announced
