UNV - United Nations Volunteers
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Mission and objectives
The UN Food Systems Coordination Hub (“the Hub”) will act as the catalyst inside the UN system in relation to food systems and the 2030 Agenda. Following the 2021 UN Food Systems Summit (FSS), the Hub will take on essential coordination functions to bring together food systems knowledge and expertise from diverse constituencies to support national progress on the SDGs in response to country priorities.
The Hub’s role is to support countries to further develop and/or implement their national food systems transformation pathways, relevant dialogues and other processes, through the coordination of technical and policy support as requested by countries. The Hub will focus on leveraging the broad range of assets of the UN system – particularly within the context of the repositioning of the UN development system – and existing SDG reporting structures to demonstrate progress. The Hub will act as a coordinator and connector among diverse constituencies to support national progress on the SDGs and will be responsive to country priorities.
The following AFPs have committed to provide human or/and financial resources to support initial operations of the Hub:
• Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
• International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
• United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
• United Nations Secretariat (DCO)
• World Food Programme (WFP)
• World Health Organization (WHO)
Context
The UN Food Systems Coordination Hub launched its new website one year ago and is currently in the process of translating it into the 6 official UN languages. Volunteer support is required to proofread the translations and ensure they are correct.
Task description
The UN Food Systems Coordination Hub has published a new website and is currently in the process of translating it. The selected volunteer will receive the text upon selection. Each volunteer will receive an estimated 30,000 words of translated text (English to Russian), to be completed within two weeks of receiving the text.
The task is to proofread the Russian translations and ensure they are translated correctly, free of any grammatical errors, following the same formatting and maintaining the correct UN-style tone. A glossary of specific terms used by the Hub will also be provided, please ensure the translations use these terms correctly.
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