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The Administration of President Barack Obama believes that
奥巴马政府认为
Women are crucial to ending conflict and building lasting security
妇女对结束冲突和建立持久安全至关重要
A growing body of evidence shows
越来越多的证据表明
How women around the world contribute to making and keeping peace
世界各地的妇女如何为缔造和维护和平作出贡献
And that these contributions lead to better outcomes for entire societies
这些贡献会给整个社会带来更好的结果
We have enough anecdotal evidence and research that demonstrates women in peacekeeping is both the right thing to do and the smart thing as well
我们有足够的传闻证据和研究表明，妇女参与维持和平既是正确的事，也是明智的事
It's right
没错
Because after all women are affected by conflict
因为毕竟女人会受到冲突的影响
They deserve to participate in the decisions that shape their own lives
他们有权参与决定自己的人生
And it's the smart thing
这就是聪明之处
Because we have seen again and again that women participating in these processes builds more durable peace
因为我们一次又一次地看到，参与这些进程的妇女建立了更加持久的和平。
Hundreds of peace treaties have been signed in the past 20 or so years
在过去20年左右的时间里，已经签署了数以百计的和平条约。
But a sampling of those treaties shows only 3 of the signatories were women
但是对这些条约的抽样调查显示只有3个签署国是女性
So President Obama recently launched the first-ever U S National Action Plan on Women Peace and Security
因此，奥巴马总统最近启动了有史以来第一个美国妇女和平与安全国家行动计划
Which will accelerate and institutionalize efforts across the United States government to advance women's participation in making and keeping peace
这将加速美国政府推动妇女参与缔造和维护和平的努力并使之制度化