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
Sessions and Events
- 22 June–10 July 2026, New York
- Using resources allocated to Working Group I, the Secretariat is organizing a Colloquium on Digital Payments and Paperless Trade (19-22 January 2026, Vienna).
- 16-20 February 2026, New York
- 28 September-2 October 2026, Vienna (tentative)
- 12-16 January 2026, New York
- 23-27 March 2026, Vienna (to be confirmed)
- 12-16 October 2026, Vienna (tentative)
- 20-24 October 2025, Vienna
- 23-27 March 2026, New York
- 5-9 October 2026, Vienna (tentative)
- 8-12 December 2025, Vienna
- 13-17 April 2026, New York
- 16-20 November 2026, Vienna (tentative)
- 15-19 December 2025, Vienna
- 20-24 April 2026, New York
- 9-13 November 2026, Vienna (tentative)
Events
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).
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
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
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The European Union has approved the United Nations Convention on Transparency in Treaty-based Investor-State Arbitration, also known as the "Mauritius Convention on Transparency", on 25 September 2025. The European Union becomes the tenth party to the Mauritius Convention on Transparency, which will enter into force for the European Union on 25 March 2026. Read the full press release here.
Spain has ratified the United Nations Convention on the International Effects of Judicial Sales of Ships, also known as the “Beijing Convention on the Judicial Sale of Ships”. The ratification by Spain was effected on 21 August 2025 and the convention will enter into force on 17 February 2026. Read the full press release here.
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