A high-level event on cotton will be held on the eve of the 14th Ministerial Conference in Yaoundé, Cameroon, on 25 March to highlight cotton’s importance to global trade and investment opportunities, particularly for Central and West African countries looking to move up the value chain. The event will feature the launch of the Partenariat pour le Coton Investment Platform, spotlighting of fashion and textile/garment entrepreneurs, and unveiling by FIFA representatives and Cameroon football legends of FIFA’s tee-shirts and polo shirts to be distributed under the FIFA Football for Schools programme.World Trade Organization — Latest news