Director-General's Consultative framework mechanism on Cotton 33rd Round of consultations on cotton development assistance

AGENDA

1. Introductory Remarks – Chairperson, DDG Alan Wm. Wolff
   • World Cotton Day:
     • Report by the WTO Secretariat (TN/AG/SCC/W/33; WT/CFMC/61) and highlight video (10 minutes)
     • C-4 remarks and update on the UN resolution proposal (5 minutes)
     • Updates and initiatives by the International Cotton Advisory Committee – ICAC, Mr. Kai Hughes, Executive Director (5 minutes)
       Presentation
     • 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.28):
   • 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 (15 minutes)
     • H.E. Mr. Dieudonné Sougouri, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Burkina Faso to the WTO
     • Exchange of Views
   • Presentation by the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) (15 minutes)
     Presentation
     • Exchange of Views
   • Presentation by Better Cotton Initiative (BCI), entitled: "BCI’s 2030 goals and cotton sustainability post-Covid", Mr. Alan McClay, Executive Director (15 minutes)
     Presentation
     • Exchange of Views
   • Presentation by Gherzi Textil Organisation Zurich, entitled: "African cotton & textile value chain – a contemporary focus and emerging trends", Mr. Navdeep Singh Sodhi, Partner (15 minutes)
     Presentation
     • Exchange of Views
   • Update on the WTO-UNCTAD-ITC Cotton by-products Project by the WTO Secretariat (10 minutes)
     • Exchange of Views
   • Review of the proposed updates of item 6 of the DGCFMC agenda (WT/CFMC/W/80)
     • Presentation by the WTO Secretariat (10 minutes)
     • Exchange of Views
7. Domestic Cotton Sector and Other Reforms/National Cotton Focal Points:
   • Update by the Proponents of the Sectorial Initiative on Cotton (5 minutes for each Member intervening)
   • Exchange of Views
8. Any Other Business