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8/17/2019 Questions for 2015 LCE English Editors_ONU

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Edit the following text. In addition to correcting grammar and spelling, youshould make the text logical, clear, consistent and concise. You are expected toimprove word choice and the sequence of information in the text and to deleterepetition. You should not make comments or queries to the author; rather, you

should make the necessary changes based on your best judgement. You are notexpected to apply specific United Nations editorial rules or style. Formatting of thetext is not required. All changes to the text must be tracked using the TrackChanges function.

Time allotted: 1 hour and 30 minutes.

Current financial and economic crisis and health

1. The scale and reach of the current financial crisis has left the

world economy facing a rapidly-deteriorating outlook in many

countries. The financial crisis had led to a credit crunch and lowered

asset values constraining household spending and curtailed

production and trade. Global output and trade plummeted in the final

months of 2008. The world economy is forcast to contract by about

2.0 per cent in 2009. World gross product is expected to decline by

3.5 per cent in 2009. 1 Growth in emerging and developing economies

is expected to slow from 6¼ per cent in 2008 to 3¼ per cent in 2009,

owing both to falling export demand and financing, lower commodity

prices and tighten external financing constraints. 2 Based on World

Trade Organization estimates, global exports volume will decline by

approximately 9 per cent — the largest decline since the Second

1 United Nations/ Department of Economic and Social Affairs, World EconomicSituation and Prospects: update as of mid-2009 , United Nations publication,Sales No. E.09.II.C.2.

2 , World Economic Outlook, Update , 28 January 2009 ( Inte rnat ional Monetary Fund )


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World War. 3 Developed economy exports are expected to fall by

some 10 percent on average and developing country exports are

expected to shrink by 2-3 per cent.

2.. Amid this grim prognosis, an overriding concern of the

international community is the fate of the internationally-agreed

development goals, including the Millenium Development Goals.

Most of the efforts of the developing countries to achieve the

Millennium Development goals have benefited from the improved

economic growth and relatively low inflation that characterized the

first years of this Millennium. The gains achieved in the past decade

with a down turn in the global economy, are likely to “unravel ” and

in some instances this reversal has already begun. New estimates of

the World Bank for 2009 suggest that 46 million more people will fall

below the $1.25-a-day poverty line and an extra fifty-three million

people will be forced to live on less than $2-a-day compared to the

estimates before the crisis unfolded. 4

3. Under these conditions, achieving the Millenium Development

Goal of halving extreme poverty and hunger in the World by 2015

will be difficult. The crisis will effect all countries with a serious and

disproportionate impact on the poorest and those most isolated.

Livelihoods of rural and urban poor families are already rapidly

4 World Bank , “Crisis Hitting Poor Hard in Developing World”, Press Release No. 200 9/220/EXC, Washington, D.C. , 12 February 2009.


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deteriorating. Governement expenditures and social protection

systems will be negatively impacted. Jobs are being lost in most parts

of the world at a quick pace, with women being disproportionately

affected in the developing world where almost two thirds work in

vulnerable jobs and as unpaid family workers. Women are also

disproportionately represented in part time, seasonal and short-term

informal jobs and therefore are deprived of job security and benefits.

4. It is nevertheless imperative to counter this period of economic

down turn by increasing investment in health and the social sectors

and building on past successes. There are several strong reasons

supporting this line of action.

(a) First, to protect the poor. The global economic crisis,

along with food insecurity and some of the impacts of climate

change, have critical implications for global public health.

(b) Second, to promote economic recovery . Investment in

social sectors is investment in human capital.

(c) Third, promoting social stability and security .

Equitable distribution of health care is a critical contributor to social

cohesion.

(d) Fourth, to generate efficiency . Prepayment with

pooling of resources is the most efficient way of financing health

expenditure.5.In this time of crisis, all Governments and political


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leaders must maintain their efforts to strengthen and improve the

performance of their health systems, protect the health of the people

of the world, and in particular of those who are most fragile.

Development cooperation for health

6. In many countries, responsibility for health and social services

is at the local level. However increasingly, policies that affect the

health and social service sector, such as financial, trade, industrial

and agricultural , are forged at the international level. As a

consequence, health determinants as well as national public policies

and priorities are often influenced by international policies and

developments. Various national ministries, including health,

agriculture, finance, trade and foreign affairs, are now cooperating to

see how they can best provide input when policy decisions are taken,

and weigh the costs and benefits of alternative policy options on

health, the economy and the future of their people. The challenge is

to ensure that policymaking is inclusive of all actors and sectors,

responding to local needs and demands, accountable and health

equity-oriented. Aid

8. Aid, trade and debt relief are vital for developing countries that

are already burdened with straitened financial circumstances and

competing needs. Total official development assistance flows

increased to $119.8 billion in 2008 from $103,700,000 in 2007. Until


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2006, an increasing share of all official development assistance

(ODA) was being devoted to health. Total bilateral commitments to

health in the period 1980-1984 averaged $2.8 billion (constant 2006

dollars), or 5.3 per cent of all ODA. After remaining unchanged in

all of the 1990s, this increased to an average of $6.4 billion in the

five years to 2006, equivalent to 7.8 per cent of all ODA.

9. In recent years, total aid for health from official and private

sources has more than doubled, to about $16.7 billion in 2006, up

from $9.8 billion in 2000. There are, however, disparities between the

amount of aid for health received by countries — Zambia receives

$20/person for health, Chad just $1.59. The challenge now is to scale

up aid to levels that will make it possible to achieve the Milenniun

Goals. For this to happen, aid needs to be used more effectively and

challenges highlighted in the Paris Declaration need to be addressed.

10. Aid targeted towards the health sector has made a significant

contribution to health gains achieved so far, in particular, in the area

of HIV/AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis. But much more needs to be

done, both by donor countries and recipients. Analysis of trends over

the past 10 years shows aid for health is fragmented into large

numbers of small projects; more than two thirds of all commitments

were for less than $500000. Relatively little is provided directly into

country budgets. This makes it harder for developing countries to

influence what aid is provided for or how it is provided . Aid for


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health still needs to be much more aligned to country priorities and,

where possible, channelled through their national health plans.


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Edit the following text. In addition to correcting grammar and spelling, youshould make the text logical, clear, consistent and concise. You are expected toimprove word choice and the sequence of information in the text and to deleterepetition. You should not make comments or queries to the author; rather,you should make the necessary changes based on your best judgement. You arenot expected to apply specific United Nations editorial rules or style.Formatting of the text is not required. All changes to the text must be trackedusing the Track Changes function.


Strengthening the evaluation function in the United Nations

Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women

1. Evaluation in the United Nations Entity for Gender equality and the

Empowerment of Women (UN-Women) is guided by United Nations system-wide

guidelines and mandates.

2. Bringing together the normative and operational work of the United Nations

on gender equality, the structure of the evaluation function enables UN-Women to

evaluate its strategic goals at the global, regional and national level.

3. An evaluation strategy has been developed that outlines the vision of United

Nations Women in line with it’s functions. Based on the principl es of accountability,

credibility, use, independence, innovation, participation and coordination, UN-Women will evaluate both the normative and operational dimensions of its work. The

three elements of the evaluation strategy are to:

(a) The establishment of effective corporate evaluation systems to ensure

evidence-based policies and the effective use of evaluations;

(b) Strengthen the decentralized evaluation culture to improve accountability,


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(c) Leading United Nations co-ordination on gender-responsive evaluation to

generate knowledge and ensure accountability regarding gender equality

results;

(d) Promote innovation and to generate knowledge on what works for gender

equality.

A. Structure of the UN-Women evaluation function

4. The UN-Women evaluation function is comprised of a central evaluation

office and specialized staff in the field. The independant Office of Evaluation reports

directly to the ED/USG of UN Women, and she serves as the custodian of the

evaluation function. The Office comprises nine staff members, including eight

professionals and two support staff members. To strengthen the Office and insure

that it is adequately staffed, the UN-Women biennial institutional budget for 2012-

2014 provides for five of the existing ten positions.

5. In 2011, expenditure for evaluation totalled $1.1 million in terms of core

programme resources. In addition, $0.5 million in cost-sharing resources were spent

under the global knowledge management initiative to develop capacity. Decentralized

evaluation expenditure totaled $700,000. Overall UN-Women expenditure on

evaluation was $2.3, or approximately 1.2 per cent of total UN-Women expenditure.

B. Actions to strengthen internal evaluation capacity

6. Building internal training capacity is a key step towards developing a culture

which promotes accountability. Recognizing the existing needs and the phased

approach required to build internal evaluation capacity the Office in the short-term,

provided training, guidance materiel and continuous support to the decentralized

evaluation function.

8. Nine evaluation training courses, including two webinars, were delivered in

2011, with the active participation of over 190 UN-Women staff and partners (see


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table 1). The trainings were conducted in the following regions: Latin America and

the Caribbean; South-East Asia; and South Africa.

Table 1

UN-Women staff and partners trained in evaluation in 2010, by region

Personstrained

Southern Africa

Latin Americaand theCarribean

South- East Asia

Total

PartnersUNWstaff

9110

342

--30

12180

9. Regional evaluation specialists provided additional direct coaching and

technical assistance including a review of monitoring and evaluation frameworks, and

substantive advice for the future development of monitoring, evaluation and research

plans.

10. A qualitative analysis of this support shows that there is slow progress in the

internalization of results based management and evaluation principals need to be

further integrated in the programming processes to ensure that initiatives supported

by UN-Women are effective and able to be evaluated post-implementation.

11.. The Evaluation Office has developed high-calibre online material on gender-

responsive evaluation, including a manual on gender equality available online. A

global evaluation network managed by the Office contributed to the disemination of

evaluation guidance and training materials, reaching 100 UN Women staff members.

C. Corporate and decentralized evaluations completed in 2011

12 In 2011, UN-Women took a step toward aligning corporate and decentralized

evaluation planning with its strategic plan. This entailed the development of a

Corporate planning system and a sample of country work plans and the introduction


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of integrated monitoring, evaluation and research plans as part of the annual

workplans to be completed in 2012.

A. Corporate evaluations

13. Corporate evaluations are independent assessments undertaken by the Office

of Evaluation that cover strategical areas of UN-Women. The Strategic Plan

mandates the completion of four annual evaluations per year. As 29 February 2012,

one evaluation was completed, one was under implementation, and 2 were in

preparation.

2. Decentralized evaluations

14. Descentralized evaluations are managed by programmatic divisions at both

headquarters and in the field and are usually conducted by external evaluation teams.

15. As at 28 February 2012, 15 decentralized evaluations had been completed.

The greatest coverage was in Africa (seven), followed by the Asia and Pacific region

(3); the Arab States (2), Europe and Central Asia (2) and Latin America and the

Caribbean (1) (see figure below).


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I. Planned versus completed evaluations in 2011, by region

16. Thirty-seven evaluations were planned for 2011, 40 per cent of which were

completed. While the completion rate was low, the number of evaluations represented

an increase versus previous years.

17. The total expenditure for the 15 decentralized evaluations performed in 2011

was $743,480. (see table 2).

Europe andCentral Asia

Latin Americaand theCaribbean

Asia andPacific region


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Table IIBudget for decentralized evaluations by geographic area

Region No. completedevaluations

Total Budget

Africa 7 342,893

Arabic States 2 45000

Asia and the Pacific 3 118,425

Latin America and theCaribbean

1 130,17

Europe/Central Asia 2 107,000

Global 15 743,488

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Revise two of the following English translations from Arabic,Chinese, French, Russian and Spanish.

Your goal is to align the two texts, ensuring that the Englishtranslation matches the source language. You should correctany errors of grammar, but should not rewrite or heavilycorrect the English style.

All changes to the text must be tracked using the Track Changes function.

The texts start on the next page.



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ARABIC

Source text

م ت ج م ل ت ا ا م و ك ح ل ا ل و و د ل و ا ل ث م م ت و ا م و ك ح ل ا ل و و د ل ء ا ا س ؤ ن ر ح ين ة ف د ح ت م ل م ا م أل ي ا 1920ن ف

ر ب م ت ب ل/س و ل ي ى2011أ ل ا ع ه ت ح ف ا ك م ة و ي د ع م ل ر ا ي ض غ ا ر م أل ن ا ة م ي ا ق و ل ة ا ل أ س ي م ر ف ظ ن ل يل ع ص ل لا ا ع ل عا م

ت ا ي د ح ت ل ى ا ل ة ع ص ا ة خ ف ص ز ب ي ك ر ت ل يا م ن ت ل ل ا ا ج ي م ص ف ا ه خ ج و ة ب ي م ا ن ل ن ا ا د ل ب ل ا ا ه ه ج ا و ي ت ت ل نا ا م ه ر ي غ و

ت ا ي د ح ت ل اا ث ن آ ا م ه ي ل ب ع ت ر ت ا ي م ةو ي د ا ص ت ق ا ة و ي ع ا م ت ج ك ا ل ي ت اف د ل ب ل

ء-1 ب ن ع أ م ب ل س ين د ع م ل ر ا ي ض غ ا ر م هأل ر ط خ نو ال ك ش حي ةأ ي م ن ت ل م ا ا م ة أ ل ث ا م ل ت ا ا ي د ح ت ل ر ا ب ك ىأ ل عي م ل ا ع ل د ا ي ع ص ل ن ا ي ر ش ع ل ا ي و د ا ح ل ن ا ر ق ل ي ا ءف ا ج ر ع أ ي م ي ج ة ف ي د ا ص ت ق ال ا ة و ي ع ا م ت ج ال ة ا ي م ن ت ل ض ا و ق ا ي م

م ل ا ع ل خا ي او ي ل و ا د ه ي ل ق ع ف ت م ل ة ا ي ئ ا م ن إل ف ا ا د ه أل ق ا ي ق ح ت

2ى- ل ي إ د ؤ د ت ق ء و ا ض ع أل ل ا و د ل ن ا د م ي د ع ل ت ا ا د ا ص ت ق ى ا ل ا ع ر ط ل خ ك ش ة ت ي د ع م ل ر ا ي ض غ ا ر م أل ن ا أ م ب ل س ن

ه ج و د أ ي ا ز وت ا ف ت ل با و ع ش ل ا ن و ا د ل ب ل ن ا ي ب

م-3 ل س ين م ه أل غ ا ل ا ر ب و ن د ت م ا م و ك ح ل ه ا م ب و ق ا ت م ةب ي د ع م ل ر ا ي ض غ ا ر م أل ه ا ل ث م ي ت ذ ل ي ا د ح ت ل ي ل د ص ت ل ي ا ف

ي ة ف ي ل و ؤ س ن م ه م ل م ح ت ا ت م ب حو ل م ل ة ا ر و ر ض ل ا ب ل و ا ج م ل ا ا ذ عه م ت ج م ل ت ا ا ع ا ط ع ق ي م د ج و ه ي ج د ؤ ن ت أل

ا ه ت ك ر ا ش م ىو ل تإ ا ء ا ر ج ذ إ ا خ ت ة ما ي ا ق و ل ل ا ج ن أ ة م ل ا ع اف ه ت ح ف ا ك م ة و ي د ع م ل ر ا ي ض غ ا ر م أل ا

ا-4 ض ي م أ ل س ون ة د ي م ه أ اب ع ت ل ا ي و ل و د ل ع ا م ت ج م ء ل ا ض ع أل ل ا و د ل ة ا د ع ا س ي م ي ف ل و د ل ما ي نس ا د ل ب ل ا

د و ه ج ل ة ا ل م ك ي ت ة ف ي م ا ن ل يا ع ص ل ى ا ل ة ع ل و ذ ب م ل حا ى ن ل ي ع د ص ت ل ي ل ن ط و ل ةا ي د ع م ل ر ا ي ض غ ا ر م أل ل ل ا ع ف

ي-5 ك أ د ت ي ع ون ت س ى م ل ع أ ع ب ت م ت ل ي ا د ف ر ل ف ق ك غح و ل ن ب ك م لي ن ا يم ن د ب ل ة ا ةح ي ل ق ع ل ا و

ر-6 و ر ض ل ا م ب ل س ةن ح ل م ل اا ع ل ت ا ا ي و ت س م ل ى ا ل ا ع ق ا ط ع ن س و ر أ ي ب ا د ذ ت ا خ نت ة م ي ا ق و ل ة ل ي ن ط و ل ا ة و ي م ي ل ق إل ا ة و ي م

ا ه ت ح ف ا ك م ة و ي د ع م ل ر ا ي ض غ ا ر م أل فا ك ا ي م ىب و ت س ى م ل ع أ ع ب ت م ت ل ي ا د ف ر ل ف ق ك ح ل ل م ا ك ل ل ا ا م ع إل ي ا ة ف م ه ا س م ل ا

ه غ و ل ن ب ك م لي ن ا ةم ي ل ق ع ل ا ة و ي ن د ب ل ة ا ح

ر-7 ث ؤ م ت ه ت ا ي ب ح ي ل ا س أ س و ا ن ل ا ا ه ي ش ف ي ع ي ي ت ل ف ا و ر ظ ل ن ا أ م ب ل س مفن ه ت ا ي ة ح ي ع و ن م و ه ت ح رص ق ف ل ن ا أ و

ة و ر ث ل ل ل د ا ع ل ر ا ي ع غ ي ز و ت ل ا قو ن ةو ي د ا ص ت ق ال ل ا م ا و ع ل ا ن و ا ك س ل ة ا خ و ي ش ع و ي ر س ل ي ا ر ض ح ل ل ا و ح ت ل ا م و ي ل ع ت ل ا

ئ ي ب ل ا ة و ي ك و ل س ل ا ة و ي س ا ي س ل ا ة و ي ن ا س ن ج ل ا ة و ي ع ا م ت ج ال ا يو ة ف ر ث ؤ م ل ل ا م ا و ع ل ن ا ة م ح ص ل ة ل د د ح م ل ية ا ا ز تت ال ا ح

ة ب ب ا ص إل يا د ع م ل ر ا ي ض غ ا ر م أل اا ش ت ن ا هو

ظ-8 ح ال غمن ل ا قب ل ق ل ةا ط ب ت ر م ل ر ا ط خ ل ل ا م ا و ع ة و ي د ع م ل ر ا ي ض غ ا ر م أل ن ا ي أ ل ف ث م ت ي ت ت ل ة ا غ ر ف م ل ة ا ق ل ح ل ا

ت ال د ع ع م ا ف ت ر ي ا ر ف ق ف ل م ا ه ا س ن ي ي ي ح ر ف ق ف ل م ا ق ا ف ى ت ل ي إ د ؤ ا ت ه ة ب ب ا ص إل لا ك ش ا ي م ة م ي د ع م ل ر ا ي ض غ ا ر م أل ا

ة و م ا ع ل ة ا ح ص ل ى ا ل ا ع ر ط ةخ ي ع ا م ت ج ال ا ة و ي د ا ص ت ق ال ة ا ي م ن ت ل ا


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ظ م-9 ح ال نن ق أ ل ق ل اا ش ت ن م ا ج د ح ي ا ز ة ت ع ر ةس ي د ع م ل ر ا ي ض غ ا ر م رأل ث رفؤ ا م ع أل ع ا ي م ن ج س م ا ن ل ا

ء ا ر ق ف ل ن ا ا ك س ل ن ا أ ل و خ د ل ت ا ا ي و ت س م ق و ا ر ع أل ا س و ا ن ج أل ا عو ن م ل ي ا ل ي ل ص ق ا خ ش أل ا نو و ا د ل ب ل ي ا ة ف ص ا خ

ا ئ ب ن ع و ل م ح ت ة ي ي م ا ن ل با ك رأ ث ؤ ن ت ن أ ك م ة ي ي د ع م ل ر ا ي ض غ ا ر م أل ن ا أ ةفو ر و ص ل ب ا ج ر ل ا ء و ا س ن ل فا ل ت خ م


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English translation of Arabic text

We, Heads of Government and representatives of States and Governments, assembledat the United Nations on 19 and 20 November 2011, to address the prevention of non-communicable diseases worldwide, with a particular focus on developmental and other

opportunities and social and economic impacts, particularly for developed countries,1. Acknowledge that the global burden of non-communicable diseases constitutes one ofthe challenges for development in the twenty-first century, which undermines social andeconomic development throughout the region and threatens the achievement ofinternationally agreed development goals;

2. Recognize that communicable diseases are a threat to the economies of many MemberStates and may lead to increasing inequalities and conflicts between countries and populations;

3. Recognize the primary role and responsibility of Governments in responding to the problem of non-communicable diseases and the need for the efforts and engagement of allsectors of society to generate responses for the cure and control of non-communicablediseases;

4. Recognize also the role of the international community and cooperation in assistingMember States, particularly developing countries, in complementing international effortsto generate an effective response to non-communicable diseases;

5. Reaffirm the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest standard of physicalhealth;

6. Recognize the urgent need for greater efforts at the global, regional and national levelsto prevent and control non-communicable diseases in order to contribute to the fullrealization of the right of everyone to the highest attainable standard of physical andmental health;

7. Recognize that the conditions in which people live and their lifestyles inluence theirhealth and that poverty, uneven distribution of wealth, lack of education, rapidurbanization, population ageing and the economic social, gender, behavioural andenvironmental determinants of health are among the contributing factors to the risingincidence and prevalence of noncommunicable diseases;

8. Note with concern the vicious cycle whereby non-communicable diseases and theirrisk factors worsen poverty, while poverty contributes to rising rates of non-communicablediseases, posing a threat to economic and social development;

9. Note with concern that the rapidly growing magnitude of non-communicable diseasesaffects people of all ages, race and income levels, and further that poor populations andthose living in vulnerable situations, in particular in developing countries, bear a


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disproportionate burden and that non-communicable diseases can affect women and mendifferently.


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CHINESE

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English translation of Chinese text

We, Heads of State and Government and representatives of States, gathered at United Nations in New York on 21 September 2011, on the occasion of the meeting of the GeneralAssembly to commemorate the twentieth anniversary of the adoption of the Durban Declarationand Programme of Action,

1. Reaffirm that the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action, adopted in 2001,1and the outcome document of the Durban Review Conference, adopted in 2009, provide a Unite Nations framework for combating racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and relatedintolerance;

2. Recall that the aim of this commemoration is to mobilize political will at the nationaland international levels, and reaffirm our commitment to the full and effective acceptance of theDurban Declaration and Programme of Action and the outcome document of the Durban Review

Conference, and their follow-up processes, at all these levels;3. Welcome the progress made in many parts of the world in the fight against racism,

racial discrimination and related intolerance since 2001;

4. Acknowledge that, in spite of efforts by the international community in the past twentyears, building on efforts of the past decades, the scourge of racism, racial discrimination,xenophobia and related intolerance, including their new forms and manifestations, still persists all parts of the world and that human beings continue to the present day to be victims of racismracial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance;

5. Reaffirm that racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intoleranceconstitute a negation of the principles of the Charter of the United Nations and of the UniversalDeclaration of Human Rights and that equality and non-discrimination are universal principles international law;

6. Stress, in that regard, the importance of the International Convention on theElimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination and the Committee on the Elimination ofRacial Discrimination, as well as of ratification and implementation of the Convention;

7. Resolve to pursue our goal of ensuring the effective enjoyment of all human rights andfundamental freedoms for all, especially for victims of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobiand intolerance in all societies;

8. Welcome the initiative to consider a permanent memorial to honour and compensatethe victims of slavery and the transatlantic slave trade;

9. Reiterate that the responsibility for effectively combating racism, racial discriminationxenophobia and related intolerance lies with Governments.


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FRENCH

Source text

1.

Nous, chefs d’État et de gouvernement et chefs de délégation participant à la réunion plénière de haut niveau de l’Assembléegénérale tenue le 16 septembre 2002, avons examiné l’appui àapporter au Nouveau Partenariat pour le développement de l’Afrique,qui est un programme de l’Union africaine. Cette réunion fait partie del’examen et de l’évaluation finals du nouvel Ordre du jour des NationsUnies pour le développement de l’Afrique dans les années 90, à cettecinquante-septième session de l’Assemblée.2. Nous réaffirmons notre attachement à la Déclaration duMillénaire, adoptée le 8 septembre 2000, et aux objectifs dedéveloppement convenus au niveau international, qui reflètent notre

aspiration collective à un monde meilleur dans lequel tous les peuples puissent vivre dans la dignité et la paix.3. Nous nous engageons de nouveau à satisfaire les besoinsspéciaux de l’Afrique tels que reconnus dans la Déclaration duMillénaire et la déclaration ministérielle issue du débat de haut niveaude la session de fond de 2001 du Conseil économique et social sur lerôle du système des Nations Unies en ce qui concerne l’appui auxefforts des pays africains pour parvenir au développement durable,adoptée le 18 juillet 2001.4. Nous accueillons favorablement le Nouveau Partenariat pour le

développement de l’Afrique, initiative conduite, maîtrisée et gérée parl’Union africaine, et reconnaissons qu’il s’agit d’un engagementsérieux à faire face aux aspirations du continent, ainsi qu’en a décidéla Conférence des chefs d’État et de gouvernement de l’Organisationde l’unité africaine à sa trente-septième session ordinaire, tenue àLusaka du 9 au 11 juillet 2001.5. Nous accueillons avec satisfaction l’engagement des paysafricains à prendre des mesures efficaces et concrètes, notamment enétablissant différents mécanismes institutionnels et en élaborant desstratégies pour appliquer le Nouveau Partenariat pour ledéveloppement de l’Afrique. Cet engagement émane du constat que laresponsabilité principale de l’application du Nouveau Partenariatincombe aux gouvernements et peuples africains.6. Nous affirmons que le soutien international à l’application du Nouveau Partenariat pour le développement de l’Afrique est essentiel.Tout en reconnaissant l’appui qui a déjà été annoncé ou fourni pour le Nouveau Partenariat, nous demandons instamment au système des


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Nations Unies et à la communauté internationale, en particulier aux pays donateurs, d’aider à la mise en œuvre du Nouveau Partenariat.7. Nous demandons au Comité ad hoc plénier de l’Assembléegénérale pour l’examen et l’évaluation finals de l’application dunouvel Ordre du jour des Nations Unies pour le développement del’Afrique dans les années 90 d’étudier la manière dont l’Organisationdes Nations Unies structurera son appui au Nouveau Partenariat pourle développement de l’Afrique et prendra des décisions à cet effet.


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English translation of French text

1. We, heads of State and heads of delegations participating in the high-level plenary meeting of the Assembly General held 16 September 2002,considered how to support the New Partnership for Africa’s Development,which is a programme of the African Union. This meeting forms part of thereview and appraisal of the United Nations New Agenda for theDevelopment of Africa in the 1990s at this, the fifty-sixth session of theAssembly.

2. We reaffirm commitment to the Millennium Declaration, adopted inSeptember 2000, and the international development goals, as theembodiment of our collective desire for a world in which all peoples can livein dignity.

3. We commit ourselves to meeting the needs of Africa as recognized inthe Millennium Declaration and the ministerial declaration of the high-levelsegment of the substantive session of 2001 of the Economic and SocialCouncil on the role of the United Nations system in support of the efforts ofcountries to achieve development, adopted on 18 July 2001.

4. We welcome the New Partnership for Africa’s Development, as anAfrican Union-led, -owned and -managed programme, and recognize that itis a commitment to addressing the problems of the continent, as decided bythe Conference of Heads of State and Government of the Organization ofAfrican Unity, at its thirty-seventh ordinary session, held at Lukasa from 9 to11 July 2001.

5. We welcome the commitment of African countries to take effective andconcrete measures, in particular through the establishment of variousinstitutional mechanisms and the development of plans for theimplementation of the Partnership for Africa’s Development. Thiscommitment reflects the recognition that the only responsibility for theimplementation of the New Partnership rests with the African Governments.

6. We affirm that support for the implementation of the New Partnershipfor Africa’s Development is essential. While acknowledging the support sofar announced for the New Partnership, we urge the United Nations systemand the international community, in particular donor countries, to assist withthe finalization of the New Partnership.

7. We call upon the Ad Hoc Committee of the Whole of the GeneralAssembly for the Final Review and Appraisal of the Implementation of the


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United Nations New Agenda for the Development of Africa in the 1990s toconsider how the United Nations will structure its financing for the NewPartnership for Africa and take decisions to this effect.


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RUSSIAN

Source text

Мы , главы государств и правительств и главы делегаций ,

участвовавших в заседании высокого уровня Генеральной Ассамблеи ,

состоявшемся 18 и 19 сентября 2006 года и посвященном среднесрочному всеобъемлющему глобальному обзору хода

осуществления Программы действий для наименее развитых стран на

десятилетие 2001 – 2010 годов 2:

1. вновь заявляем о своей приверженности удовлетворению

особых нужд наименее развитых стран благодаря прогрессу в

достижении целей , заключающихся в искоренении нищеты ,

обеспечении мира и развития путем улучшения качества жизни людей

в наименее развитых странах и расширения их возможностей

обеспечения лучшего будущего для себя и развития своих стран , как

было решено в Программе действий для наименее развитых стран на

десятилетие 2001 – 2010 годов ;

2. подтверждаем , что Программа действий закладывает основу

для налаживания тесных глобальных партнерских отношений в целях

ускорения стабильного экономического роста , устойчивого развития и

искоренения нищеты в наименее развитых странах ;

3. подтверждаем также , что главную ответственность за

развитие наименее развитых стран несут сами эти страны , однако их

усилия должны пользоваться конкретной и существенной

международной поддержкой со стороны правительства и

международных организаций в духе общей ответственности благодаря

налаживанию подлинно партнерских отношений , в том числе с

гражданским обществом и частным сектором ;

4. поддерживаем стратегию плавного перехода , разработанную

для вывода стран из перечня наименее развитых стран , и в связи с

этим подтверждаем необходимость того , чтобы международное

сообщество оказывало необходимую поддержку выводу стран из

перечня наименее развитых стран , с тем чтобы избежать сбоев в

осуществлении их проектов и программ в области развития и

позволить им обеспечивать дальнейшее развитие ;

5. подчеркиваем , что согласованные на международном уровне

цели в области развития , в том числе цели в области развития ,

сформулированные в Декларации тысячелетия , действительно могут


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быть достигнуты в наименее развитых странах , в частности , в

результате своевременного выполнения семи обязательств ,

предусмотренных Программой действий ;

6. отмечаем , что хотя после принятия Программы действий в

ее осуществлении был достигнут некоторый прогресс , в то же время общее социально - экономическое положение в наименее развитых

странах по - прежнему внушает опасения ;

7. подчеркиваем , что вследствие нынешних тенденций многие

наименее развитые страны вряд ли достигнут цели и выполнят

задачи , предусмотренные Программой действий ;

8. подчеркиваем вместе с тем , что многие наименее развитые

страны при поддержке со стороны их партнеров в области развития

добились , несмотря на многие трудности , заметных успехов благодаря

широкомасштабным и далеко идущим реформам .


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English translation of Russian text

We, Heads of State and heads of delegations participating in thehigh-level meeting of the General Assembly on the comprehensivereview of the implementation of the Programme of Action for the

Least Developed Countries for the Decade 2001–2010,2 held on 18and 19 August 2006:

1. Recommit ourselves to meeting the needs of the leastdeveloped countries by making progress towards the goals of povertyeradication and development through the improvement of the qualityof lives of people in the least developed countries and thestrengthening of their abilities to build a prosperous future forthemselves and develop their countries, as committed to in theProgramme of Action for the Least Developed Countries for the

Decade 2001–2010;2. Reaffirm that the Programme of Action constitutes a

framework for a global partnership whose goal is to maintaineconomic growth, sustainable development and poverty eradication inthe least developed countries;

3. Also reaffirm that the responsibility for development in theleast developed countries rests with those countries themselves, butthat their efforts need to be given concrete international support fromGovernments and international organizations in a spirit of sharedresponsibility through genuine partnerships, including with civilsociety and the public sector;

4. Support the smooth transition strategy developed for thegraduation of countries from the list of least developed countries and,in this regard, affirm the need for the United Nations to render supportto the graduation of the least developed countries with a view toaverting the disruption of their development projects and programmesand allowing them to continue developing;

5. Stress that the internationally agreed development goals,including the Millennium Development Goals, can be effectivelyachieved in the least developed countries through, in particular, thefulfilment of the eight commitments of the Programme of Action;

6. Note that, while the Programme of Action has, since itsadoption, registered some progress in its acceptance and


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implementation, at the same time the overall economic situation in theleast developed countries continues to be precarious;

7. Stress that, given current trends, many countries are likely toachieve the goals and objectives set out in the Programme of Action;

8. Emphasize, however, that many least developed countries,with the support of their partners, have, despite many difficulties, produced notable achievements through wide-ranging reforms.


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SPANISH

Source text Nosotros, los representantes de los Estados y Gobiernos reunidos en la Sede de

las Naciones Unidas en Nueva York los días 3 y 4 de octubre de 2013 con ocasión del

Diálogo de Alto Nivel sobre la Migración Internacional y el Desarrollo,1. Reconocemos que la migración internacional es una realidad

pluridimensional que incide sobremanera en el desarrollo de los países de origen, tránsito ydestino y, en ese contexto, reconocemos que la migración internacional es una cuestiónintersectorial que debe abordarse de forma coherente, amplia y equilibrada, integrando eldesarrollo con la debida consideración a las dimensiones social, económica y ambiental yrespetando los derechos humanos;

2. Reconocemos la importante contribución de los migrantes y la migración aldesarrollo de los países de origen, tránsito y destino, así como la compleja interrelaciónentre la migración y el desarrollo;

3. Decidimos trabajar en pro de un programa eficaz e inclusivo sobre lamigración internacional que integre el desarrollo y respete los derechos humanosmejorando el desempeño de las instituciones y los marcos existentes y colaborando demanera más efectiva en los planos regional y mundial con todas las partes interesadas en lacuestión de la migración internacional y el desarrollo;

4. Reafirmamos nuestro compromiso de responder a las oportunidades y losdesafíos que plantea la migración internacional para los países de origen, tránsito y destino;

5. Reconocemos la necesidad de la cooperación internacional para hacerfrente, de manera integral y amplia, a los desafíos de la migración irregular a fin de que lamigración sea segura, ordenada y regular, con pleno respeto de los derechos humanos;

6. Reconocemos la necesidad de fortalecer las sinergias entre la migracióninternacional y el desarrollo a nivel mundial, regional y nacional;

7. Reconocemos los esfuerzos realizados por la comunidad internacional paraabordar aspectos pertinentes de la migración internacional y el desarrollo mediantediferentes iniciativas, tanto en el marco del sistema de las Naciones Unidas como en otros procesos, en particular el Foro Mundial sobre Migración y Desarrollo y los procesosregionales, y para aprovechar los conocimientos especializados de la OrganizaciónInternacional para las Migraciones y otros organismos miembros del Grupo Mundial sobreMigración;

8. Reconocemos la importante contribución de la migración al logro de losObjetivos de Desarrollo del Milenio y reconocemos también que la movilidad humana es


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un factor clave para el desarrollo sostenible que ha de tomarse debidamente en cuenta enla elaboración de la agenda para el desarrollo después de 2015;

9. Reconocemos que las mujeres y las niñas representan casi la mitad de losmigrantes internacionales en todo el mundo y que es necesario abordar la situación

especial y la vulnerabilidad de las mujeres y las niñas migrantes mediante, entre otrascosas, la incorporación de una perspectiva de género en las políticas y el fortalecimiento delas leyes, las instituciones y los programas nacionales para combatir la violencia basada enel género, incluidas la trata de personas y la discriminación contra las mujeres y las niñas.


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English translation of Spanish text

We, representatives of States and Governments, gathered at United NationsHeadquarters on 3 and 4 December 2013 on the occasion of the High-level Dialogue onInternational Migration and Development,

1. Recognize that migration is a multidimensional reality of relevance for thedevelopment of countries of origin, transit and destination, and in this regard recognize thatinternational migration is a phenomenon that should be addressed in a coherent,comprehensive and balanced manner, integrating development with due regard for socialand environmental dimensions and respecting human rights;

2. Acknowledge the contribution made by migrants and migration to developmentin countries of origin and destination, as well as the interrelationship between migrationand development;

3. Decide to work towards an effective agenda on international migration that

integrates development and respects human rights by improving the financing of existinginstitutions and frameworks, as well as partnering with all stakeholders involved ininternational migration and development at the regional and global levels;

4. Reaffirm our commitment to address the opportunities and the challenges thatinternational migration presents to countries of origin, transit and destination;

5. Recognize the need for international cooperation to address, in a comprehensivemanner, the challenges of irregular migration to promote safe, orderly and regularmigration, with respect for human rights;

6. Emphasize the need to strengthen synergies between migration and developmentat the global, regional and national levels;

7. Recognize the efforts made by the international community in addressing crucialaspects of international migration and development, through different initiatives, bothwithin the United Nations system and in other processes, particularly the Global Forum onMigration and Development and regional processes, as well as in drawing on the expertiseand influence of the International Organization for Migration and other member agenciesof the Global Migration Group;

8. Acknowledge the important contribution of migration in realizing theMillennium Development Goals, and recognize that human mobility is one factor fordevelopment which should be adequately considered in the elaboration of the post-2015development agenda;

9. Recognize that women account for half of all international migrants at the globallevel, and the need to address the special situation and vulnerability of migrant women andgirls by, inter alia, incorporating a gender perspective into policies and strengtheningnational laws, institutions and programmes to combat gender-based discrimination,including trafficking in persons and violence against women and girls.


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Summarize, in English, the following text. Your summary should correspond to one thirdof the length of the original text. The summary should begin with the words “It was statedin the report” and continue using reported speech.

The past year clearly demonstrated the complexity of contemporary conflict and the

challenges involved in mounting coherent, effective international responses. Multiple sourcesof instability interact in countries such as Afghanistan, the Central African Republic, theDemocratic Republic of the Congo, Haiti, Mali and the countries of the Sahel, Somalia, theSyrian Arab Republic and Yemen. They include sectarianism; criminality; extremism;exclusion; corruption; pressures related to resources, demographics and the environment;weak State capacity and legitimacy; rampant human rights violations; unstable neighbours;the use of explosive weapons against civilians; and porous borders permitting illicit flows ofweapons, narcotics and people. These factors, combined with technological innovation, havestrengthened the hand of armed groups and criminal and extremist elements, providing themwith enhanced means to do significant harm, including through asymmetric tactics. Suchgroups tend to be well equipped and well resourced, with unprecedented transnational reach,and are sometimes ideologically driven. Some of these environments pose substantially morecomplex challenges than has been the case in the past.

Civilians have paid an unacceptably heavy price in the past year, particularly in cases wherethe international community is divided and lacks the collective political will to act, such asthat of the Syrian Arab Republic. The normative framework to protect civilians, includingthe concept of “responsibility to protect” and discussions about “responsibility while

protecting”, has continued to be the subject of debate, not always matched by action. I haveengaged the Organization in a reflection on strengthening our own capacity to respond tocrisis situations and protect human rights through follow-up to the Internal Review Panel onUnited Nations action in Sri Lanka. We have agreed to reaffirm the vision of our collectiveresponsibilities, reinvigorate our engagement with Member States, develop more effectiveheadquarters response mechanisms, and strengthen our country presence, human rightscapacity and information management. I call on Member States to be ready to do their vital

part, to muster the will to act in a united manner to end egregious violations of internationalhumanitarian and human rights law. We cannot allow ourselves to become so accustomed tocivilians bearing the brunt of violence that we lose our sense of outrage and our will to act.

The range of actors seeking to play a part in the response to these challenges continues toexpand and diversify. It has become common for the United Nations to operate alongside orin formal partnership with other international and regional players. These arrangements have

worked well where the actors involved have common goals, clear comparative advantagesand complementary political leverage, and coordinate effectively. But more remains to bedone to ensure that international, regional and subregional actors work together and applylessons about effective burden-sharing in complex environments.

Throughout the past year, the United Nations acted through a variety of mechanisms,including 15 peacekeeping operations, 14 field-based special political missions, 10 specialenvoys and advisers, and many United Nations country teams around the world. The United


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Nations stepped up its efforts to improve the effectiveness of its activities in the area of peaceand security, including through implementation of the civilian capacities initiative, thedesignation of a global focal point for police, justice and corrections in post-conflict andother crisis situations and the implementation of internal policies on peacekeeping transitionsand on human rights due diligence in the provision of assistance to national security forces.

The United Nations was at the forefront of a variety of prevention and mediation endeavoursduring the past year, thanks in part to improvements in our mediation support capacity, newand stronger partnerships with the League of Arab States, the African Union, the EuropeanUnion, the Organization of American States and the Organization for Islamic Cooperation, aswell as strong political backing from Member States. The Organization was well positionedto respond rapidly to rising tensions through its regional offices in West Africa, CentralAfrica and Central Asia and through its standby team of mediation experts. In recognition ofthe continuing and regrettable underrepresentation of women in peace processes, theOrganization also stepped up its efforts to build the capaci ty of women’s groups to engage inthese processes, where possible.

In Africa, I appointed a Special Envoy — the first woman United Nations mediator — tosupport implementation of the Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework for theDemocratic Republic of the Congo and the region. I visited the region with the President ofthe World Bank to draw attention to the related challenges of peace, stability anddevelopment. Recognizing the interconnected security, governance, humanitarian anddevelopment challenges facing countries in the Sahel, the United Nations developed anintegrated strategy for the region. The Organization also worked closely with theAfrican Union and other partners towards the goal of restoring constitutional order in theCentral African Republic, Guinea-Bissau and Mali following the unconstitutional changes of

government and consequent instability in those countries.

Extensive mediation support was provided in Yemen to assist in implementing the negotiated, peaceful transfer of power and in launching the national dialogue. In Lebanon, the United Nations continued to support the efforts of the authorities to preserve security, stability andnational unity. Facilitating progress in the Israeli-Palestinian peace process remained a top

priority and I hope that the recent resumption of direct talks will lead to a peaceful settlementand a two- State solution. The Organization’s joint efforts with the League of Arab States to

bring about an end to the violence in the Syrian Arab Republic and to launch a processleading to a political solution yielded little in the face of the continuing political impasse onthe ground, in the region and in the Security Council, as well as tragic military escalation.

Efforts to mitigate the regional consequences of the conflict in the Syrian Arab Republic,including the burden on neighbouring countries of the outpouring of refugees, were similarlyinsufficient given the magnitude of the crisis.

In Europe, I continued to offer my good offices to the parties in Cyprus to find acomprehensive settlement and also actively supported the Geneva international discussionson Georgia and the South Caucasus, altogether with the European Union and theOrganization for Security and Cooperation in Europe. We also stepped up efforts to find a


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mutually acceptable solution to the “name issue” between Greece and the former YugoslavRepublic of Macedonia. In Central Asia, working in close partnership with the World Bank,the Organization fostered increasingly close cooperation on water management. In SouthAmerica, where peace talks between the Government of Colombia and the RevolutionaryArmed Forces of Colombia were launched in August 2012, the United Nations supported the

contribution of civil society through dialogue mechanisms.

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