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NEWS ITEM Members discuss progress on WTO-FIFA cotton initiative, trade trends, World Cotton Day At the WTO's Cotton Day on 7 May, the Cotton-4+ countries (Benin, Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali and Côte d'Ivoire), and other cotton-producing developing economies reviewed the progress made in implementing the WTO-FIFA Memorandum of Understanding on Cotton, notably the launch of the “Partenariat pour le Coton” in the margins of the 13th Ministerial Conference (MC13) in February. Participants also discussed the latest market trends in cotton trade, negotiations on cotton and plans for World Cotton Day 2024. News item   ⟶

NEWS ITEM Committee on Market Access hosts second thematic session on supply chain resilience The Committee on Market Access held a thematic session on supply chain resilience on 6 May, building on a session held on this topic in November of last year. The session featured presentations from China, the European Union, India, the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS), Pakistan, the United Kingdom and the United States, with speakers outlining their domestic experiences in bolstering supply chain resilience. News item   ⟶   NEWS ITEM Preparations for upcoming 2024 Global Review of Aid for Trade intensify In preparation for the 2024 Global Review of Aid for Trade on 26-28 June, international financial institutions, observer organizations and WTO members updated the Committee on Trade and Development on 30 April on their recent Aid-for-Trade activities. A workshop held on 29 April presented preliminary findings from the joint 2024 Aid-for-Trade monitoring and evaluation exercise of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the WTO. News item   ⟶   NEWS ITEM Cambodia formally accepts Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies Cambodia deposited its instrument of acceptance of the Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies on 6 May. Minister of Commerce Cham Nimul presented Cambodia's instrument of acceptance to Deputy Director-General Angela Ellard. News item   ⟶