UNCITRAL Events and News

UNCITRAL Events and Colloquia

31 October 2018

Columbia Center for Sustainable Investment, Centre for International Environmental Law and International Institute for Sustainable Development host a session for Stakeholders on the UNCITRAL ISDS Reform Process.  

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30 October 2018

A presentation of the Application of the New York Convention in Austria, Belarus, Russian Federation and Ukraine This event is organised by the Russian Arbitration Association.

29 October 2018 to 02 November 2018

Events for the week of 29 October to 2 November can be found on the UNCITRAL events page and viewed on the Working Group III page, along with the seating and speaking arrangements for the 36th session.

29 October 2018

Martina Polasek, Deputy Secretary-General, and Prof. Christoph Schreuer, lecturer at the University of Vienna and Of Counsel with Zeiler Partners, will lead a conversation on Amending the ICSID Rules.

29 October 2018

Presentation of a draft multilingual Glossary of ISDS terms. Open to all WG III delegations and observers

28 October 2018

Délégations / Observateurs francophones au sein du Groupe de travail III.  Pour plus d’informations sur les modalités pratiques et l’inscription, veuillez contacter Benjamin Hérisset, Benjamin.herisset@un.org

Remarque : Le Secrétariat de la CNUDCI fera une présentation de la CNUDCI et des travaux du Groupe de travail III 

News Articles

13 October 2025

The Islamic Republic of Iran has ratified the United Nations Convention on the Use of Electronic Communications in International Contracts (2005) (the “Electronic Communications Convention”). With its ratification, Iran becomes the twenty-first State party to the Convention. The Electronic Communications Convention will enter into force for Iran on 1 May 2026. Read the full press release here.

29 September 2025

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.

25 August 2025

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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