UNCITRAL Events and Colloquia
MGIMO UNCITRAL Days 2026
Date: May 25–26, 2026 Venue: MGIMO University, Moscow MGIMO University is pleased to announce the international conference MGIMO UNCITRAL Days 2026, dedicated to the work of the United Nations Commission on International…
UNCITRAL Colloquium on the Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Dispute Resolution and Remote Hearings in Arbitration and Mediation
Dates and Time: Monday, 16 February -15:00-18:00 EST Tuesday, 17 February 2026 -10:00-13:00 and 15:00-18:00 EST Venue: United Nations Headquarters, New York, Conference Room 3 At its fifty-eighth session, the Commission…
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UNCITRAL Colloquium on "Harmonizing law in the age of digital trade and finance", 10-13 February, New York
At its fifty-eighth session (Vienna, 7–23 July 2025), the Commission requested the UNCITRAL secretariat (i) to continue exploratory work on secured transactions using new types of assets and (ii) to commence exploratory work…
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UNCITRAL Colloquium on Digital Payments and Paperless Trade, 19-22 January 2026, Vienna
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…
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UNCITRAL Colloquium on possible updates to the Guide to Enactment and Interpretation of the UNCITRAL Model Law on Cross-Border Insolvency
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…
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UNCITRAL–UAE Global Summit on Digital Trade and Digital Platforms, 8–9 December 2025, Dubai
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…
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6th UNCITRAL Asia Pacific Judicial Summit 2025: Judicial Conference – “Building towards End-to-End Digitalization”
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…
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6th UNCITRAL Asia Pacific Judicial Summit 2025: Judicial Conference – “Building towards End-to-End Digitalization”
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…
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8th Conference on International Coordination of Secured Transactions Reform
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…
The 4th Tokyo Forum 2025 – “Tokyo Forum on Dispute Resolution”
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…
News Articles
Spain ratifies the Beijing Convention on the Judicial Sale of Ships
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…Brazil ratifies the Singapore Convention on Mediation
Brazil becomes the nineteenth State party to the Singapore Convention on Mediation, which will enter into force for Brazil on 6 February 2026. Read the full press release here.Ecuador ratifies the “Hamburg Rules”
Ecuador deposited its instrument of ratification for the United Nations Convention on the Carriage of Goods by Sea (1978) at the United Nations Headquarters in New York on 31 July 2025. Read the full press release here.