14^th Ministerial, Cameroon 2026

The 14^th Ministerial Conference of the WTO has taken place 26-29 March 2026 in Cameroon.

WTO MC14: what happened and what does it mean

• The WTO’s MC14 ended not with a deal, but with a walkout. Here is what that means”, by Fernando Hernandez, Head of Trade and Investment Policy, Both ENDS, 30 March 2026
• Inside the WTO, a global trade body on the precipice, by Jane Kelsey, Published in Newsroom, 7 April 2026.
• Os resultados da 14 Conferência Ministerial da OMC (in Portuguese). Written by Adhemar Mineiro, 10 April 2026. Published in Terapia Politica, 10 April 2026.
• What deadlock at Yaounde WTO Ministerial Conference means for Africa, by Jane Nalunga, Seatini, also published in The Independent, 10 April 2026.
• The night Brazil said no to Trump (and changed the internet forever), by: Sofia Scasserra, researcher TNI, advisor OWINFS. Published at TNI, 2 April 2026.
• La noche en que Brasil le dijo que no a Trump (y cambió el internet para siempre), escrito por: Sofia Scasserra, TNI Publicado en Transnational Institute (TNI), 2 de abril de 2026 (Español).
• The e-commerce plurilateral reveals the backdoor strategy to adopt JSIs, Professor Emeritus Jane Kelsey, University of Auckland, New Zealand. 21 April 2026.
• Time for a permanent TRIPS non-violation complaint moratorium: a win-win for all, by Third World Network.
• Fisheries subsidies at MC14, analysis, by Adam Wolfenden, Campaigner, Pacific Network on Globalisation (PANG), 10 April 2026.
• MC14, Concerns of Indian Farmers. Permanent Solution to PSH, by K V Biju, National Coordinator, Rashtriya Kisan Mahasangh.
• Civil society participation at MC14 was sidelined by the secretariat, by Anniken Storbakk, Co-facilitator, OWINFS, 13 April 2026.

Statement on Conclusion of MC14: WTO Attempts to Save Face With Desperate ‘To Be Continued’ Outcome as U.S. Plays Spoiler on Behalf of Big Tech. English pdf. French translation. French pdf. (30 March 2026)

• E-Commerce and digital trade.
• Process, power dynamics, and WTO “reform”.
• Agriculture.
• Fisheries subsidies.
• Investment facilitation “for development”.
• Industrial policy and development.
• Gender.
• Climate Change.

NGO press conference: Updates and reflections on day 3 of MC14. (28 March 2026)

• Moderator: Melanie Foley, Public Citizen.
• E-commerce: Parminder Jeet Singh, Just Net Coalition.
• Investment facilitation: Kinda Mohamadieh, Third World Network (TWN).
• Fisheries subsidies: Terrence Repelente, The World Forum of Fisher Peoples (WFFP).
• Agriculture: Abihjt Das, independent researcher.

WTO Secretariat's sidelining of civil society continues at MC14 in Cameroon. pdf, docx. (28 March 2026)

OWINFS press conference. (26 March 2026)

• WTO Reform and Plurilaterals / JSIs and Process Issues for MC14.
• E-Commerce.
• Agriculture and Fisheries.

Civil society statement on the WTO reform. (March 2026)
Press release. (25 March 2026)

Civil society statement: WTO Members should suspend Israel’s MFN treatment. pdf, docx. (March 2026)
Press statement: pdf docx (26 March 2026)

Letter requesting a protocol agreement securing civil society participation at MC14. (21 October 2025)