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"Designated official", DO

French translation: responsable désigné


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English term or phrase:\"Designated official\", DO
French translation:responsable désigné
Entered by: mirella naumburg
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12:10 Jan 31, 2012
English to French translations [PRO]
International Org/Dev/Coop
English term or phrase: "Designated official", DO
Again this is a UN/peacekeeping related document. I have not been able to find the proper term used in French for Designated official.
sentence:

"the Secretary-General will appoint a senior official as the Designated Official (DO) with the responsibility for security and protection of staff members",
mirella naumburg
Local time: 16:15
responsable désigné
Explanation:
cf. http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0018/001834/183462f.pdf (page 3)

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Isabelle Cluzel
Poland
Local time: 16:15
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Merci!
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5 +5responsable désigné
Isabelle Cluzel
4 +5fonctionnaire désigné
Justine Piette


  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +5
"designated official", do
responsable désigné


Explanation:
cf. http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0018/001834/183462f.pdf (page 3)

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Note added at 3 minutes (2012-01-31 12:14:40 GMT)
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en charge de... (pour éviter la répétition responsable/bilité)

Isabelle Cluzel
Poland
Local time: 16:15
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Merci!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  BGT: Responsable désigné. Oui.
3 mins

agree  Nathalie Ohana
18 mins

agree  Daniel Marquis
41 mins

agree  alain dubreuil
1 hr

agree  enrico paoletti
1 day8 hrs
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
\"designated official\", do
fonctionnaire désigné


Explanation:
Sur le terrain, un fonctionnaire supérieur des Nations Unies est nommé
dans chaque pays pour s'occuper des questions de sécurité.

a senior United Nations official is appointed in each country to serve as
designated official for security
http://www.unjiu.org/data/reports/1995/en95_06.pdf

Justine Piette
Belgium
Local time: 10:15
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  AllegroTrans
5 mins

agree  Françoise Vogel: oui, selon le lexique général des Nations-Unies (official : fonctionnaire, haut fonctionnaire, représentant officiel, personnalité)
47 mins

agree  GILLES MEUNIER
1 hr

agree  mimi 254
1 hr

agree  Emiliano Pantoja
4 hrs
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