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United Nations Commission on International Trade Law Fifty-eighth session Vienna, 7 –25 July 2025

Non-legislative activities – Technical cooperation and assistance

This document contains a comprehensive list of technical cooperation and assistance activities undertaken by the secretariat from 1 January to 31 December 2024. As foreseen ( A/CN.9/1209/Add.1 , para. 1), it complements formal reports on technical cooperation and assistance activities to the Commission ( A/CN.9/1209/Add.1 and A/CN.9/1209/Add.2 ).

1. Dispute settlement (A/CN.9/1209/Add.1 , paras. 11 –13, and A/CN.9/1209/Add.2 , paras. 12 –14)

(a) Joint event with the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) “Unpacking the Code of Conduct for Arbitrators in International Investment Dispute Resolution” (Washington, D.C., 18 January 2024); (b) Lunch discussion organized by the German Arbitration Institute (DIS) “Dispute Resolution in the Digital Economy: Are UNCITRAL Rules on e -Awards and Electronic Notices of Arbitration Recommended?” (Cologne, Germany, 8 February 2024); (c) The Petersberg Arbitration Days “Arbitration in times of war and other crises” (Königswinter, Germany, 23 February 2024); (d) Fourteenth Moot Shanghai International Commercial Mock Arbitration

2024); (c) The Petersberg Arbitration Days “Arbitration in times of war and other crises” (Königswinter, Germany, 23 February 2024); (d) Fourteenth Moot Shanghai International Commercial Mock Arbitration Competition (Shanghai, China, 4 –7 March 2024); (e) Third SCCA International Conference “Dispute Resolution in a Changing

World: New Trends, New Opportunities” (Riyadh, 6 March 2024);

(f) Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot (Vis Moot) (Vienna , 22 –28 March 2024); (g) Launch of the Tribunal Secretary Platform, co -hosted by the Vienna International Arbitration Center (VIAC) (Vienna, 26 March 2024); (h) Sixteenth edition of the Frankfurt Investment Arbitration Moot Court Chinese (Mainland) National Rounds organized by China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (CIETAC) (Beijing, 8 –12 April 2024); (i) Azerbaijan Arbitration Days organized by the Azerbaijan Arbitration Association (Baku, 25 –26 April 2024);A/CN.9/LVIII/INF/2

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(j) 2024 CIETAC Greater Bay Area Summit “Seizing Opportunities in the Era of Transformation” (Hong Kong SAR, China, 5 May 2024); (k) Coffee chat “Arbitration & Beyond: Recent Developments at UNCITRAL”, co -organized with Law Asia as a side event to ICCA 2024 (Hong Kong SAR, China, 5 May 2024); (l) Roundtable on “Law, Peace and Harmonious Development”, co -organized with Shenzhen Court of International Arbitration, South China International Arbitration Center (Hong Kong), the European Chinese Arbitrators Association (ECAA), the Faculty of Law of the U niversity of Hong Kong and the International

(l) Roundtable on “Law, Peace and Harmonious Development”, co -organized with Shenzhen Court of International Arbitration, South China International Arbitration Center (Hong Kong), the European Chinese Arbitrators Association (ECAA), the Faculty of Law of the U niversity of Hong Kong and the International Dispute Resolution Academy (IDRA), as a side event to ICCA 2024 (Hong Kong SAR, China, 8 May 2024); (m) Second edition of Cyprus Arbitration Day organized by the Cyprus Arbitration Forum (Limassol, Cyprus, 20 May 2024); (n) Vienna Arbitration Days 2024 “Rock me Arbitration – Tune in to a new beat” (Vienna, 7 –8 June 2024); (o) Symposium “Cross -border Trade and Investment in times of economic uncertainty: Disputes and Arbitration”, hosted by the Vietnam International Arbitration Center, in collaboration with the United States Agency for International Development (Hanoi, 26 –27 Jun e 2024); (p) Seminar on the “CIETAC –International Arbitration Institute 2024 Summer/Fall Course on Hong Kong Arbitration Law”, co -organized by the China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission and the Hong Kong Bar Association (Hong Kong SAR, China, 19 July 2024); (q) FDI Moot Shenzhen 2024 organized by the Shenzhen Court of International Arbitration (Shenzhen, China, 27 –28 July and 3 –4 August 2024); (r) Training “Fostering Contractual Skills with Foreign Entities” organised by the National Training Academy of Egypt and the Office of the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Egypt (Cairo, 2 August 2024); (s) Workshop on the Iraqi Draft Arbitration Law organized by the U.S. Department of Commerce Commercial Law Development Program (CLDP) (Baghdad, 15 August 2024); (t) International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Russia International Trade Day

(s) Workshop on the Iraqi Draft Arbitration Law organized by the U.S. Department of Commerce Commercial Law Development Program (CLDP) (Baghdad, 15 August 2024); (t) International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Russia International Trade Day (Vladivostok, Russian Federation, 3 September 2024); (u) Presentation on UNCITRAL framework for i nternational arbitration as part of the Post -Graduate Programme on International Commercial and Investment Arbitration at Universidad Austral (Buenos Aires, 10 September 2024); (v) Conference celebrating 75 years of the Supreme Court of India and the 125th anniversary of the Permanent Court of Arbitration (New Delhi, 12–14 September 2024); (w) Second South Eastern European Arbitration Conference on “Current Trends in International Arbitration in South Eastern Europe” (Vienna, 26 September

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(x) China Arbitration Week organized by CIETAC (Beijing, 26 –27 September 2024); (y) “Mongolian Arbitration Day 2024” hosted by Mongolian International Arbitration Center, with the support of CLDP (Ulaanbaatar, 10 –11 October 2024); (z) First Lusophone Arbitration Congress hosted by the Lusophone Arbitration and Mediation Association (Macau SAR, China, 10 –12 October 2024);A/CN.9/LVIII/INF/2

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(aa) Fifth Triennial Conference: Pathways to Peace: Evolving Trends in Dispute Resolution, organized by the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIARB) Caribbean Branch (Port of Spain, 15 October 2024); (bb) International Council for Commercial Arbitration (ICCA) Roadshow on the New York Convention (Da Nang and Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam, 21 –25 October 2024);

Caribbean Branch (Port of Spain, 15 October 2024); (bb) International Council for Commercial Arbitration (ICCA) Roadshow on the New York Convention (Da Nang and Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam, 21 –25 October 2024); (cc) Seoul ADR Festival 2024: UNCITRAL ADR Special Session and AsiaPacific ADR Conference co -organized with the Ministry of Justice, Republic of Korea and KCAB International (Seoul, 29 –30 October 2024); (dd) Keynote speech on “The role of UNCITRAL in developing international trade law” at Stockholm University LL.M. program in International Commercial Arbitration Law (Stockholm, 6 November 2024); (ee) Panel discussion on “Security of Costs in International Arbitration” hosted by the Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce (SCC) (Stockholm 7 November 2024); (ff) International Arbitrator Cambridge Diploma course organized by the Israeli Bar (Tel Aviv, 10 November 2024); (gg) Forum on International Arbitration 2024 “The Future of International Arbitration: Reforms and Innovations” (Kuala Lumpur, 13 November 2024); (hh) Asia -Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Workshop on “Facilitating the Use of ODR under the APEC Collaborative Framework and in Economies Generally (and in Courts)” (Tokyo, 20 –22 November 2024); (ii) First Japan International Arbitration Week (Tokyo, 21 November 2024); (jj) UNCITRAL Days in the Arab States, Libyan Center for International Commercial Arbitration, “Overcoming challenges to the enforcement regime for foreign awards and mediated settlement agreements in Libya: Perspectives from other Model Law Countries and Oppor tunities with Mediation” (Benghazi, Libya, 26 November 2024); and (kk) Webinar on “UNCITRAL’s Model Law & Instruments”, co -organized by

foreign awards and mediated settlement agreements in Libya: Perspectives from other Model Law Countries and Oppor tunities with Mediation” (Benghazi, Libya, 26 November 2024); and (kk) Webinar on “UNCITRAL’s Model Law & Instruments”, co -organized by Ho Chi Minh City University of Law, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Viet Nam and the Vietnam International Arbitration Centre (Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam, 20 December 2024).

2. Electronic commerce (A/CN.9/1209/Add.1 , paras. 1 4–18, and A/CN.9/1209/Add.2 , para. 15)

(a) Third, fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh meetings of the Digital Trade Connect Network , co-hosted by the APEC Business Advisory Council, the ASEAN Business Advisory Council and the Thai Bankers’ Association (Bangkok, 25 January 2024, 7 March 2024, 30 April 2024, 18 June 2024 and 19 July 2024); (b) Conference organized by CREDIMPEX Italia on “Digitalisation of Trade Documents and Adoption of the UNCITRAL Model Law on Electronic Transferable Records (MLETR)” (Milan, Italy, 2 February 2024) ; (c) Conference hosted by Nagoya University “Frontiers of Law and Technology: Technical Innovation to Improve Efficiency and Fairness in the Legal Process” (Nagoya, Japan, 14 February 2024); (d) Abu Dhabi Chamber of Commerce Digital Technologies for Trade: 2024 Outlook, a side event to the WTO 13th Ministerial Conference (Abu Dhabi, 26 February 2024); (e) World Economic Forum, TradeTech Forum, panel on “From Documents to Data: Mapping the Pathway, Clearing the Hurdles” organized by the ICC DigitalA/CN.9/LVIII/INF/2

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Standards Initiative, a side event to the WTO 13th Ministerial Conference (Abu Dhabi, 27 February 2024); (f) ICC WTO Trade and Business Day, a side event to the WTO 13th Ministerial Conference (Abu Dhabi 28 February 2024); (g) Workshop organized by the Government of Viet Nam on Smart Contracts and the Digital Economy (Hanoi, 28 February 2024); (h) Hongqiao International Legal Cooperation Conference, as part of the Seventh Hongqiao International Economic Forum (Shanghai, China, 29 February 2024); (i) Workshops under the ASEAN Digital Trade Foundations Training Programme to support implementation of the ASEAN Digital Economy Framework Agreement, in collaboration with the ASEAN secretariat and ICC (Jakarta, 4, 25 and 26 March 2024); (j) Workshop on “Cross -border recognition of identity and trust services” held during the Digital Week, in the framework of the APEC Peru First Senior Official’s Meeting and related meetings (SOM1), organized by the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Tourism of Per u (MINCETUR) (Lima, 27 March 2024); (k) Eleventh Asia -Pacific Trade Facilitation Forum , jointly organized by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN/ESCAP) (Samarkand, Uzbekistan, 1–5 April 2024); (l) Second Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) Digital Trade Forum and Sixth CAREC Regional Trade Group Meeting (Astana, 17 –18 April 2024); (m) Digital Trade Conference and Awards organized by the ICC Centre for

1–5 April 2024); (l) Second Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) Digital Trade Forum and Sixth CAREC Regional Trade Group Meeting (Astana, 17 –18 April 2024); (m) Digital Trade Conference and Awards organized by the ICC Centre for Digital Trade and Innovation (London, 18 April 2024); (n) Eurasian Economic Commission side event on “Digital Solutions and Opportunities in Regional Trade: the EAEU Approach” held during the 80th session of UN/ESCAP (Bangkok, 24 April 2024); (o) ADB Trade and Supply Chain Finance Program training on MLETR for government policy makers and private sector stakeholders operating in Cambodia (Phnom Penh, 8 May 2024); (p) Workshop on “Trade digitalization and paperless trade” held during the APEC Peru 2024 : Digital Week in the framework of the Second Senior Officials Meeting and Related Meetings (SOM2) organized by MINCETUR (Lima, 10 May 2024); (q) Conference organized by the University of Leeds School of Law Centre for Business Law and Practice on “Digital Assets: Private Law, Regulation and Practice” (Leeds, United Kingdom, 13 –14 May 2024); (r) Lecture at Beijing Normal University on “Recent and current UNCITRAL work on digital trade and dataflows” (Beijing , 28 May 2024); (s) International Symposium on “MLETR and Law relating to Electronic Bills of Lading in Transition”, organized by Dalian Maritime University, with the support of the Ministry of Commerce of the People ’s Republic of China (Dalian, China, 31 May 2024); (t) Paperless Trade Week 2024 including the third session of the Standing Committee of the Framework Agreement on Facilitation of Cross -border Paperless Trade in Asia and the Pacific and the third session of the Paperless Trade Council of the Framework Agreement on Facilitation of Cross -border P aperless Trade in Asia

(t) Paperless Trade Week 2024 including the third session of the Standing Committee of the Framework Agreement on Facilitation of Cross -border Paperless Trade in Asia and the Pacific and the third session of the Paperless Trade Council of the Framework Agreement on Facilitation of Cross -border P aperless Trade in Asia and the Pacific (Bangkok, 3 –7 June 2024);A/CN.9/LVIII/INF/2

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(u) Meeting hosted by GAFTA’s International Contracts Committee on “Negotiable Cargo Documents” (London, 11 June 2024); (v) Workshop organized by ICC Netherlands “Global Momentum on Digital Trade: What’s Next for the Netherlands?” (The Hague, 27 June 2024); (w) UN Centre for Trade Facilitation and Electronic Business (UN/CEFACT) session on “Charting Sustainable Trade Futures: Exploring Innovations at the Intersection of Green and Digital Frontiers” during the 42nd UN/CEFACT Forum (Geneva, 10 July 2024); (x) High -level policy dialogue on the role of climate -smart connectivity and digital trade and transport corridors in support of regional and global integration and sustainable development during the 30th session of UN/CEFACT Plenary (Geneva, 11 July 2024); (y) Inaugural event of the project “Turkmenistan: Enhancing Trade Resilience and Integration” managed by the International Trade Centre (Ashgabat, 21 –26 July 2024); (z) Lecture to visitors from the Beijing Institute of Technology on MLETR and Rules on Transparency (Vienna, 25 July 2024) ; (aa) Lecture to visitors from Indiana University Northwest on MLETR and Rules on Transparency (Vienna, 6 August 2024) ; (bb) UN/ESCAP – ICC – World Customs Organization (WCO) – ADB Webinar Series: Accelerating Cross -border Paperless Trade Facilitation, webinar on “Trends

Rules on Transparency (Vienna, 6 August 2024) ; (bb) UN/ESCAP – ICC – World Customs Organization (WCO) – ADB Webinar Series: Accelerating Cross -border Paperless Trade Facilitation, webinar on “Trends in Digital Identity Management for Cross -Border Paperless Trade” (Bangkok, 8 August 2024) ; (cc) 2024 APEC Customs – Business Dialogue on “Digitalization end -to-end supply chain: Latest developments and next steps” (Lima, 14 August 2024); (dd) ICC Sweden Roundtable on the Digitalisation of Trade Documents (Stockholm, 29 –30 August 2024); (ee) “Dialogues with women world leaders in trade towards the future” jointly organized with ICC Mexico (Mexico City, 4 September 2024); (ff) The Society, Law, Artificial Intelligence and Robotics (SOLAIR) Conference held by the Institute of State and Law of the Czech Academy of Sciences (Prague, 11 September 2024) ; (gg) Workshop organized by the University of Aberdeen on “Intra -UK and International Dimensions of Digital Assets for Scotland: with a Focus on Private International Law Matters and Developing International Frameworks” (Aberdeen, United Kingdom, 12 September 20 24); (hh) XVII Conference of the American Association of Private International Law (ASADIPT) “Un derecho internacional privado más inteligente y menos artificial” (Buenos Aires, 25 September 2024); (ii) UN/ESCAP – ICC – WCO – ADB Webinar Series: Accelerating Crossborder Paperless Trade Facilitation, webinar on “Trust Services for Cross -Border Paperless Trade” (Bangkok, 3 October 2024); (jj) Malaysia Forum on MLETR, jointly organized with the Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (Kuala Lumpur, 23 –24 October 2024); (kk) Conference organized by the Hungarian Presidency of the EU Council on

Paperless Trade” (Bangkok, 3 October 2024); (jj) Malaysia Forum on MLETR, jointly organized with the Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (Kuala Lumpur, 23 –24 October 2024); (kk) Conference organized by the Hungarian Presidency of the EU Council on Legal Competitiveness (Budapest, 11 –12 November 2024); (ll) UNCITRAL Days in Africa, Njala University, “Tech meets law” (Freetown, 14 –15 November 2024); (mm) UNCITRAL Days in Africa, Comoros University, “Les instruments de la CNUDCI sur le commerce électronique’ (Moroni, 25 –26 November 2024);A/CN.9/LVIII/INF/2

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(nn) UNCITRAL Days in Africa, Dschang University, “Le rôle de la CNUDCI dans la mise en place d’un environnement commercial favorable en Afrique” (Dschang, Cameroon, 6 December 2024); (oo) APEC 2025 Informal Senior Officials’ Meeting Symposium “Building a

Sustainable Tomorrow: Connect, Innovate, Prosper” (Seoul, 9 December 2024);

(pp) Workshop on “Current Challenges of the Digital Economy: Reflections on the UNCITRAL Model Law on Automated Contracting” organized by the Argentina Association of International Law and the Universidad Austral (Buenos Aires, 10 December 2024); (qq) Regional Workshop on Advancing Paperless Trade Facilitation for Sustainable Development and ad-hoc session of the Standing Committee of the Framework Agreement on Facilitation of Cross -Border Paperless Trade in Asia and the Pacific, organized by the Ministry of Economy and Finance of the Republic of Korea and ESCAP Subregional Office for East and North -East Asia (Incheon, Republic of Korea, 10 –11 December 2024); and

Framework Agreement on Facilitation of Cross -Border Paperless Trade in Asia and the Pacific, organized by the Ministry of Economy and Finance of the Republic of Korea and ESCAP Subregional Office for East and North -East Asia (Incheon, Republic of Korea, 10 –11 December 2024); and (rr) High -level retreat co -organized with the National Competitiveness Center of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on “Emerging Trends in Digital Trade Law” (Vienna, 19–20 December 2024).

3. Insolvency (A/CN.9/1209/Add.1 , paras. 19–22, and A/CN.9/1209/Add.2 , para . 16)

(a) Launch of an online module on “Introduction to UNCITRAL Insolvency Texts”; (b) Lecture on UNCITRAL insolvency texts at the 2023 –2024 edition of the joint UNCITRAL – International Training Centre of the International Labour Organization (ITC ILO) Master’s of Laws in International Trade Law (Turin, Italy, 6 May 2024); (c) Panel discussion on the UNCITRAL Model Law on Enterprise Group Insolvency, on the occasion of the fifth anniversary of its adoption by UNCITRAL (New York, 14 May 2024); (d) Fourteenth Multinational Judicial Colloquium on Insolvency , jointly organized with the INSOL International and the World Bank Group (San Diego, United States of America, 21 –22 May 2024); (e) Conference on UNCITRAL Insolvency Law in the Balkan Region, jointly organized with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the Serbian Bankruptcy Law Association (Belgrade, 7 June 2024); (f) Judicial Capacity -building Workshop organized by the Bankruptcy Commission of Saudi Arabia on Cross -border Bankruptcy (Riyadh , 30–31 July 2024); (g) XVIII Congress on Insolvency Law “Addressing insolvency: strategies to

(f) Judicial Capacity -building Workshop organized by the Bankruptcy Commission of Saudi Arabia on Cross -border Bankruptcy (Riyadh , 30–31 July 2024); (g) XVIII Congress on Insolvency Law “Addressing insolvency: strategies to face current challenges” organized by the Iberoamerican Institute of Insolvency Law, Colombia Chapter (Cartagena de Indias, Colombia, 19 September 2024); (h) Eighteenth Congress on Insolvency Law organized by the Colombian Institute on Insolvency Law (Cartagena de Indias, Colombia, 20 September 2024); (i) Forum on Asian Insolvency Reform organized by the Ministry of Law of Singapore, INSOL International and the World Bank Group (Singapore, 26–27 September 2024); (j) INSOL International Seoul Seminar supported by the Insolvency Law Institution of Korea and Seoul Bankruptcy Court (Seoul, 7 October 2024); (k) UNCITRAL Days in the Arab States, University of Bahrain, “The role of UNCITRAL texts in Bahrain Bankruptcy Law: the current status and potential way forward” (Manama, 9 October 2024);A/CN.9/LVIII/INF/2

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(l) Africa Round Table organized by the INSOL International and the World Bank Group (Gaborone, 7 –8 November 2024); (m) UNCITRAL Days in the Arab States, Jordan University, “The Jordanian Insolvency Law Day: Understanding, Assessing and Forecasting” (Amman, 12 November 2024); (n) UNCITRAL pilot in-person judicial training on insolvency (Panama City, 18 November 2024); (o) UNCITRAL Days in Africa, Nairobi University, “UNCITRAL instruments and insolvency law in Kenya” (Nairobi, 28 November 2024); (p) International Conference organized by the Ministry of Justice of the

18 November 2024); (o) UNCITRAL Days in Africa, Nairobi University, “UNCITRAL instruments and insolvency law in Kenya” (Nairobi, 28 November 2024); (p) International Conference organized by the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Korea “Business Environment – Improving the Business Environment on Judicial Dispute Resolution, Business Insolvency, and Business Location” (Seoul, 3 December 2024); (q) International Bar Association (IBA) Second Annual Asset Recovery Conference and Retreat of the IBA Asset Recovery Committee (Madrid, 5–7 December 2024); and (r) Panel discussion on “Mediation as an Effective Tool in Enterprise Group Insolvencies”, co -organized with the International Insolvency Institute and the Sigmund Freud University, on the occasion of the fifth anniversary of the UNCITRAL Model Law on Enterprise Group Insolvency (Vienna, 17 December 2024).

4. Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS)

(a) Launch of the Multi -Stakeholder Platform on International Investment Agreements Reform (Geneva, 29 February 2024); (b) APEC First Investment Experts’ Group (Lima, 1 March 2024); (c) Workshop organized by Macchi di Cellere Gangemi and LCA Studio Legale on “Ethical standards for international arbitrators” (Milan, Italy, 12 April 2024); (d) Event on “UNCITRAL Code of Conduct for Arbitrators in International Investment Dispute Resolution” , co-organized with the Asian Academy of International Law as a side event to ICCA 2024 (Hong Kong SAR, China, 6 May 2024); (e) International Investor -State Mediation Competition 2024, event on “The future of ISDS and Investor -State Mediation role in it” 2024 organized by the Moot Court Bench (Colombo, 19 August 2024);

2024); (e) International Investor -State Mediation Competition 2024, event on “The future of ISDS and Investor -State Mediation role in it” 2024 organized by the Moot Court Bench (Colombo, 19 August 2024); (f) Side events to the 2024 Hong Kong Arbitration Week highlighting UNCITRAL’s work on ISDS reform (Hong Kong SAR, China, 21 –22 October 2024); (g) Annual Conference of the China International Investment Arbitration Forum (Chengdu, China, 26 October 2024); (h) Conference organized by DIS, Humboldt University and the German Chamber of Commerce and Industry on “The Rule of Law and the Future of Investment Protection” (Berlin, 31 October 2024); (i) Symposium “The Winds of Change – ICSID in the Geopolitical Arena” , co-hosted by University of Vienna, ICSID and Herbert Smith Freehills LLP (Vienna, 27 November 2024); and (j) UNCITRAL Days in the Arab States, Carthage University, “La négociation” (Tunis, 28 November 2024).A/CN.9/LVIII/INF/2

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5. Mediation

(a) UNCITRAL Academy: collaboration with the Ministry of Law of Singapore to support the “Singapore Convention on Mediation” and other UNCITRAL instruments (Singapore, 16 –18 January 2024 and 26 –30 August 2024); (b) Presentation on the Singapore Convention on Mediation and the role of UNCITRAL in the evolution of international commercial arbitration and mediation as part of the Post -Graduate Programme on National and International Commercial Arbitration at University of Chile (Santiago de Chile, 12 March 2024); (c) Discussion with the Ministry of Justice drafting group of the Republic of

UNCITRAL in the evolution of international commercial arbitration and mediation as part of the Post -Graduate Programme on National and International Commercial Arbitration at University of Chile (Santiago de Chile, 12 March 2024); (c) Discussion with the Ministry of Justice drafting group of the Republic of Uzbekistan tasked with drafting a mediation framework (Tashkent, 30 April 2024); (d) Presentation on the UNCITRAL Mediation Standards within a module of the LLM Contentieux international des affaires approfondi organized by the Faculté de droit de l’Université Paris Est Créteil Val -de-Marne (UPEC) (Paris, 23 May 2024); (e) Webinar with representatives of LATCAM (Centro Latinoamericano de Arbitraje y Mediación) on the adoption of the UNCITRAL Mediation and Arbitration Rules (Asuncion, 28 May 2024); (f) Celebratory event on the occasion of the accession of Iraq to the Singapore Mediation Convention (Vienna, 26 June 2024); (g) The IBA – VIAC Consensual Dispute Resolution Competition (CRDC) Vienna Mediation & Negotiation Moot Competition and Conference (Vienna , 5–7 July 2024); (h) Event on “UN -disputing the Dispute” to support the IBA – VIAC CDRC Mediation & Negotiation Competition (Vienna, 10 –11 July 2024); (i) Workshop on Kyrgyzstan’s Accession to the Singapore Mediation Convention (Bishkek, 7 September 2024); (j) Thailand ADR Week 2024 organized by Thailand Arbitration Center, event on “Emerging Trends in ADR: Charting the Future of Dispute Resolution through International and Regional Developments” (Bangkok, 20 September 2024); and (k) UNCITRAL Days in the Arab States, Ain Shams University, “Mediation as a dispute settlement mechanism of commercial disputes – An Egyptian

International and Regional Developments” (Bangkok, 20 September 2024); and (k) UNCITRAL Days in the Arab States, Ain Shams University, “Mediation as a dispute settlement mechanism of commercial disputes – An Egyptian Perspective” (Cairo, 16 October 2024).

6. Micro-, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) (A/CN.9/1209/Add.1 , paras. 23–24)

(a) Conference organized by the Bank of Italy to present the UNCITRAL Guide on Access to Credit with a focus on MSMEs (Rome, 8 March 2024); (b) International Dispute Resolution & Risk Management Conference 2024 organized by International Dispute Resolution and Risk Management Institute on “Utilizing Mediation Professional Services for SME” (Hong Kong SAR, China, 8 March 2024); (c) APEC Third Senior Officials Meeting MSMEs Peru (Pucallpa, Peru, 10 September 2024); (d) Annual meeting of the Corporate Registers Forum hosted by Qatar Financial Centre “Innovative Registries – Business Enablers of the Future” (Doha, 3–7 November 2024); and (e) International Workshop on Strengthening National Capacities for Enhancing the Resilience of MSMEs and Accelerating Sustainable Development in Times of Multiple Crises, organized by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (Addis Ababa, 11–13 November 2024).A/CN.9/LVIII/INF/2

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7. Payments and Trade Finance

(a) Symposium on Chinese Practice of the MLETR and the Model Law on Warehouse Receipts organized by the China Association Warehousing and Distribution ( Beijing, 29 May 2024); and (b) Roundtable discussion on the Model Law on Warehouse Receipts (Shanghai, China, 3 September 2024) .

Warehouse Receipts organized by the China Association Warehousing and Distribution ( Beijing, 29 May 2024); and (b) Roundtable discussion on the Model Law on Warehouse Receipts (Shanghai, China, 3 September 2024) .

8. Public Procurement and Public -private partnerships (PPPs) (A/CN.9/1209/Add.1 , paras. 25 –26)

(a) Presentation on UNCITRAL Instruments on PPP to Government stakeholders during a CLDP conference (Tunis, 9 January 2024); (b) Presentation on UNCITRAL Instruments on PPP during the launch of the EBRD PPP Regulatory Guidelines Collection (London, 25 March 2024); (c) Lecture on UNCITRAL e -commerce texts and their relevance for e-procurement in the framework of the ITC ILO Master ’s Programme on Public Procurement (Turin, Italy, 17 May 2024); (d) Event jointly organized with SHIAC and the Permanent Forum of China Construction Law on PPP and Dispute Settlement (Shanghai, China, 3 September

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(e) Conference on the tenth anniversary of entry into force of the WTO Agreement on Government Procurement (GPA) 2012 (Geneva, 9 October 2024); and (f) Panel discussion at Paris InfraWeek 2024 organized by Paris Europlace (Paris, 8 November 2024).

9. Sale of goods (A/CN.9/1209/Add.1 , paras. 27 –28)

(a) Conference co-organized with Prince Sultan University on “The Use and Interpretation of the CISG in light of Saudi Arabia’s Accession” (Riyadh, 5 March

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(b) Webinar hosted by Eithrai.sa on “The United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG), and the Effects of the

Interpretation of the CISG in light of Saudi Arabia’s Accession” (Riyadh, 5 March

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(b) Webinar hosted by Eithrai.sa on “The United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG), and the Effects of the Kingdom’s Accession to It” (Riyadh, 18 March 2024); (c) International Conference co-hosted with th