Wording of agreements --- It seems in reality that it takes huge amounts of time to agree final wording of agreements eg for agreements such as the MDGs/SDGs and the inclusion (or exclusion) of women's rights for reproductive health including abortion. There seem (to an outside observer) that huge time goes into trying to find a form of wording that keeps everyone happy but not always found. But also I wonder how the language of documents is negotiated in the first place - is it a multi-language process and if so how many languages for multi-lateral agreements (only the UN official languages?).

Source author: Teresa Hanley thanley7@gmail.com