New Translations of SCR 1820!

The PeaceWomen Project is pleased to announce that the successful translation of SCR 1820 into Urdu and Bengali as part of the ongoing "Speak Local" campaign of the Translation Initiative! Established to tackle language barriers and to increase awareness of the United Nation's resolutions on women, peace and security around the world, the Translation Initiative aims to promote local ownership and women's participation in conflict prevention and peace-building. SCR 1325 has already been translated into over 100 languages and we are eager to collaborate with translators and continue disseminating this important resolution to activists and communities worldwide. Under the "Speak Local" campaign, work is also being done to translate Resolution 1820; for a list of translation opportunities, please peacewomen.org/translation_initiative. We welcome communication from experienced translators who would like to support this Initiative by volunteering their skills towards this important work. Please write to translations@peacewomen.org.