A Ukrainian Translator Moved To Tears

[Catseye3]

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[Renauda]

I cannot imagine how difficult it must be for these simultaneous interpreters.

[taiwan_girl]

I think that is a super tough job, even during normal times.

I think to be a UN translator, you have to be able to simultaneous translate at least three of the six official languages.

[George K]

@taiwan_girl said in A Ukrainian Translator Moved To Tears:

I think to be a UN translator, you have to be able to simultaneous translate at least three of the six official languages.

https://www.asta-usa.com/united-nations-translations-accreditation/

The UN considers the main language to be the language of an internal candidate’s post-secondary education. For external linguists, this generally means the “target language” into which an individual works. Each of the six official United Nations languages – Arabic, English, French, Mandarin-Chinese, Russian and Spanish – are tested.

The United Nations Translation Accreditation process is stringent.

• At minimum, a Bachelor’s degree in the relevant area is required, but an advanced degree is preferred.

• Most candidates have additionally earned a degree from an accredited translation school.

• All candidates usually must be able to translate into their main language from at least two of the other official UN languages.