WTO: US-led group seeks interim e-com moratorium after MC14 failure (PRIV)
(D. Ravi Kanth, Geneva)
The United States, along with several other countries, on 2 April issued a "Joint Statement on the Moratorium on Customs Duties on Electronic Transmissions" committing to "provide each other as a temporary, plurilateral measure of support, the commitment that we had hoped to reach at MC14," a seemingly divisive step to pressure the non-signatory countries, said people familiar with the development.

GCF: Board agrees on roadmap to updated 2028-2031 strategic plan (PRIV)
(Radhika Chatterjee, New Delhi)
The Board of the Green Climate Fund (GCF) agreed on the roadmap to its updated strategic plan for the period 2028-2031 (USP 3) at its 44th meeting (B.44), held in Songdo, South Korea, from 25-28 March 2026.

UN: Global food prices rise amid energy shock from Mideast conflict (PRIV)
(Kanaga Raja, Penang)
World food commodity prices rose for the second consecutive month in March, driven mainly by higher energy costs stemming from the escalating conflict in the Middle East, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).