14th WTO Ministerial Conference (MC14)
The 14th WTO Ministerial Conference was held from 26-30 March 2026 in Yaoundé, Cameroon.
- Aim: To negotiate global trade rules on e-commerce, agriculture, subsidies, and dispute settlement.
Organised by: World Trade Organization (WTO) [Hosted by the Government of Cameroon].
Key Outcomes
- No consensus reached due to deep divisions between developed and developing countries.
- Expiry of the e-commerce moratorium (in place since 1998).
- Lapse of TRIPS non-violation safeguard provisions.
- Continuation of negotiations on fisheries subsidies.
Key highlights
- Progress by a group of countries on a plurilateral e-commerce agreement.
- Ongoing disagreement on Public Stockholding (PSH) for food security.
- Discussions deferred to the next General Council meeting in Geneva.
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