At its 58th session (Vienna, 7-23 July 2025) (see A/80/17, para. 245, 270 and 347), the Commission requested the UNCITRAL secretariat to undertake exploratory and preparatory work on digital payments and paperless trade respectively, including by holding colloquiums on these topics. In line with that request, the secretariat is organizing a Colloquium in two parts: Part I on digital payments (19-20 January 2026) and Part II on paperless trade (21-22 January 2026). The Colloquium is intended to advance the exploratory and preparatory work, consistent with UNCITRAL’s efforts to provide an enabling legal framework and guidance supportive of end-to-end trade digitalization, of which digital payments and paperless trade are two key components. The outcomes of the Colloquium will be presented to the Commission for consideration at its fifty-ninth session (New York, 22 June – 10 July 2026). For further information: https://uncitral.un.org/en/paymentspaperlesstrade
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At its fifty-eighth session, in 2025, the Commission endorsed the proposal to hold a colloquium to discuss possible updates to the Guide to Enactment and Interpretation of the UNCITRAL Model Law on Cross-Border Insolvency (A/80/17, paras. 250, 256 and 347).
The colloquium will take place on 11-12 December 2025, in the Vienna International Centre, after the sixty-seventh session of Working Group V. A report of the colloquium will be submitted to the Commission for consideration at its fifty-ninth session.
This is the first in a series of events being organized by the UNCITRAL secretariat to advance exploratory work on digital platforms and private law that was requested by the Commission at its 58th session (Vienna, 7–23 July 2025) (see A/80/17, para. 22(e)(iv)). The event is being co-organized by the Ministry of Economy and Tourism of the United Arab Emirates, which, together with Spain, submitted a proposal to the Commission on possible future work on legal aspects of digital trade, with a special focus on digital platforms (A/CN.9/1227).
联合国国际贸易法委员会亚洲及太平洋区域中心及中国香港特别行政区政府律政司将于2025年12月1至2日举办第六届联合国国际贸易法委员会亚太司法高峰会2025。亚太地区的司法人员，政府官员，法律界同业，学术专家以及来自不同界别的专家将一同出席这两年一度的旗舰活动，并将探讨司法界在促进国际商事法律协调的角色，特别是联合国国际贸易法委员会法规的统一解释及应用。 更多信息请访问：uncitral.un.org/en/SixthJudicialSummit2025ZH
Jointly organised by UNCITRAL RCAP and the Department of Justice of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, the 6th UNCITRAL Asia Pacific Judicial Summit will take place from 1 to 2 December 2025. A biennial flagship event, this year’s theme is “The Future is Now: Legally Enabling Digitalization of International Trade.” The Summit brings together senior members of the judiciary, legal professionals, policymakers and international experts in the region to discuss the role of the judiciary in promoting progressive harmonization of international commercial law, particularly through uniform interpretation and application of UNCITRAL legal instruments. Further information available at: https://uncitral.un.org/en/SixthJudicialSummit2025
The Asian Institute of International Financial Law (AIIFL) and the Faculty of Law of the University of Hong Kong are co-organising with the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) the 8th Conference on International Coordination of Secured Transactions Reform.
Jointly organised by UNCITRAL and the Japan Ministry of Justice, the 4th Tokyo Forum will take place on 26 November 2025. An annual flagship event, this edition of the Forum includes two UNCITRAL sessions bringing together legal professionals, practitioners and international experts to discuss the use of AI in dispute resolution and remote hearings in arbitration and mediation. For further information, please visit: uncitral.un.org/en/FourthTokyoForum
Co-hosted by UNCITRAL, KMOJ, KCAB INTERNATIONAL, and ICC Dispute Resolution Services, this year’s Conference will focus on the theme “Unveiling Excellence in Arbitration.” Expert discussions on critical topics, including the user experience in arbitration, innovation driven by arbitral tribunals, and a forward-looking debate on the necessity of an appellate system, will be featured.
For registration and programme details please visit: https://adrconference.com/
The ADR Special Session (ADRSS) is an annual flagship event focusing on UNCITRAL dispute settlement texts and related developments in the Asia-Pacific region.
At its upcoming fifty-eighth session, the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) is expected to finalize a draft convention on negotiable cargo documents. The draft convention establishes negotiable cargo documents as new negotiable documents of title representing goods in transit across all modes of transport, which could be used to enhance flexibility in trade, bridge the trade finance gap and support the digital transformation of global trade. Once finalized, the draft convention will be submitted to the United Nations General Assembly for adoption in late 2025. To raise awareness of the draft convention, the UNCITRAL secretariat is organizing a conference entitled “Shaping the Future: The Impact of Negotiable Cargo Documents on Trade Finance, Regional Connectivity and Digital Evolution”, in partnership with the International Trade Centre (ITC), the United Nations Centre for Trade Facilitation and Electronic Business (UN/CEFACT), and the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP).