Director-General's Consultative framework mechanism on Cotton 34rd Round of consultations on cotton development assistance

AGENDA

1. Introductory Remarks – Chairperson, DDG Alan Wm. Wolff

World Cotton Day 2020 (max. 3 minutes each)

• Presentation by the WTO Secretariat
  Presentation
• C-4 remarks and update on the UN resolution proposal
• International Cotton Advisory Committee – ICAC
  Presentation
• United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization – FAO
  Presentation
  Presentation
• United Nations Conference on Trade and Development – UNCTAD
• United Nations Industrial Development Organization – UNIDO
• International Trade Centre – ITC
• Brazil (WT/CFMC/W/81)
• China
• Mali
• Exchange of views

2. Statement by the C-4 Coordinator (10 minutes)

• H.E. Mr. Dieudonné Sougouri, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Burkina Faso to the WTO

3. Recent Developments in the Global Cotton Market

• Presentation by ICAC, Mr. Kai Hughes, Executive Director (10 minutes)
  Presentation
• Exchange of views

4. Director-General's Evolving Table on Cotton Development Assistance (WT/CFMC/6/Rev.29)

• WTO Secretariat remarks (5 minutes)
  Presentation
• Update by the Development Community

5. South-South Cotton Cooperation

• Update by South-South partners

6. Cotton Development Assistance Projects

Presentation by the C-4 Coordinator (10 minutes)

• H.E. Mr. Dieudonné Sougouri, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Burkina Faso to the WTO
• Exchange of views

Presentation by Cameroon (10 minutes)
Presentation

• Exchange of views

Review of the proposed updates of item 6 of the DGCFMC agenda (WT/CFMC/W/80)

7. Domestic Cotton Sector and Other Reforms/National Cotton Focal Points:

• Update by the Proponents of the Sectorial Initiative on Cotton (5 minutes each)
• Other updates
• Exchange of Views

8. Any Other Business