The paragraph is pending. Delegates also agreed to placement under national actions. The contact group facilitated by Vice-Chair Misako Kaji reached consensus on text on trafficking, but delegates unable to attend the meeting later reported that they would not be able to accept the text once it is presented to the larger group. One of the most vocal of the latter was reportedly exiled to the corridors, and filibustering is no longer the order of the day. Observers note hot political disputes have flared over any suggestion to drop sections of the document as a means to reach agreement by next Friday.
Some groups simply favor deletion within the sections wherever possible.
One delegate quipped that the PrepCom should republish the PFA, bound in a different cover, naturally. With four sessions a day to clear hundreds of brackets away, that s one idea that might rapidly gain multilateral consensus. The opinions expressed in the Earth Negotiations Bulletin are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of IISD and other funders. Excerpts from the Earth Negotiations Bulletin may be used in non-commercial publications only and only with appropriate academic citation. For permission to use this material in commercial publications, contact the Managing Editor.