UNCITRAL Events and Colloquia
UNCITRAL meets in New York to consider possible reform of investor-State dispute settlement
A working group entrusted by the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) with a broad, three-phase mandate to work on the possible reform of investor-State dispute settlement (ISDS) is meeting this…
Bolivia (Plurinational State of) signs the United Nations Convention on Transparency in Treaty-based Investor-State Arbitration
On 16 April 2018, Bolivia (Plurinational State of) signed the United Nations Convention on Transparency in Treaty-based Investor-State Arbitration ("The Mauritius Convention on Transparency"). The Convention entered into…
UNCITRAL deliberates possible reform of investor-State dispute settlement
Working Group III of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) has begun its deliberation on possible reform of investor-State dispute settlement (ISDS). At its fiftieth annual session, in July 2017…
Sudan accedes to the New York Convention
With its accession, Sudan becomes the 159th State party to the Convention. The New York Convention is widely recognized as a foundation instrument of international arbitration. It requires courts of contracting States to give…
Cabo Verde accedes to the New York Convention
Cabo Verde has deposited its instrument of accession to the Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards, commonly known as the New York Convention. With its accession, Cabo Verde becomes the 158th…
UN-Habitat, Committee of Permanent Representatives, Sixty-first meeting
The Committee of Permanent Representatives (CPR) serves as the Governing Council’s permanent inter-sessional subsidiary organ to address issues arising between the biennial Governing Council meetings. The CPR’s main functions…
Executive Board of UNDP/UNFPA/UNOPS, Annual session
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Committee on Contributions, Seventy-sixth session
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Economic and Social Council, Substantive session, Coordination and management meeting
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News Articles
10th Intersessional meeting of UNCITRAL Working Group III
UNCITRAL Working Group III’s 10th Intersessional meeting on Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) reform, jointly organized by UNCITRAL and the Government of Viet Nam, concluded successfully after three days of productive…Uzbekistan accedes to the Singapore Convention on Mediation
Uzbekistan has acceded to the "Singapore Convention on Mediation." The accession by Uzbekistan was effected on 28 August 2026. Uzbekistan becomes the twenty-fourth State party to the Singapore Convention on Mediation, which…Mauritius ratifies the Singapore Convention on Mediation
Mauritius has ratified the United Nations Convention on International Settlement Agreements Resulting from Mediation, also known as the “Singapore Convention on Mediation.” The ratification by Mauritius was effected on 17…