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Report of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law on the Work of Its 35th Session

A/RES/57/17No PDF available

Who created this mandate?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 155Report of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law on the work of its 35th session, published in 2003.

What else is in this group?

29 documents · 1988–2025
Newer documents in this group exist (latest: 2025).
  • 2025A/RES/80/161Report of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law on the work of its 58th sessionCompare with earlier document
  • 2024A/RES/79/117Report of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law on the work of its 57th sessionCompare with earlier document
  • 2023A/RES/78/103Report of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law on the work of its 56th sessionCompare with earlier document
  • 2022A/RES/77/99Report of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law on the work of its 55th sessionCompare with earlier document
  • 2021A/RES/76/229Report of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law on the work of its 54th sessionCompare with earlier document

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What subjects does this mandate have?

20 topics
ArbitrationCommercial LawConciliationConferencesCooperation Between OrganizationsCross-Border InsolvencyDeveloping CountriesEducational AssistanceElectronic CommerceFellowshipsInternational Trade LawLeast Developed CountriesModel LawsSecurity Interests in GoodsSignatures, Accessions, RatificationsTechnical CooperationTrade AgreementsTraining ProgrammesTravel CostsTrust Funds

What does this mandate say?

11 operative paragraphs
1
Takes note with appreciation of the report of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law on its thirty-fifth session;Error: Reference source not found
2
Takes note with satisfaction of the completion and adoption by the Commission of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law Model Law on International Commercial Conciliation;
3
Commends the Commission for the progress made in its work on arbitration, insolvency law, electronic commerce, privately financed infrastructure projects, security interests and transport law;
4
Reaffirms the importance, in particular for developing countries, of the work of the Commission concerned with training and technical assistance in the field of international trade law, and in this connection:
a
Expresses its appreciation to the Commission for organizing seminars and briefing missions in Brazil, Cambodia, Ecuador, Indonesia and Viet Nam;
b
Expresses its appreciation to the Governments whose contributions enabled the seminars and briefing missions to take place, and appeals to Governments, the relevant bodies of the United Nations system, organizations, institutions and individuals to make voluntary contributions to the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law Trust Fund for Symposia and, where appropriate, to the financing of special projects, and otherwise to assist the secretariat of the Commission in financing and organizing seminars and symposia, in particular in developing countries, and in the award of fellowships to candidates from developing countries to enable them to participate in such seminars and symposia;
c
Reiterates its appeal to the United Nations Development Programme and other bodies responsible for development assistance, such as the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development and regional development banks, as well as to Governments in their bilateral aid programmes, to support the training and technical assistance programme of the Commission and to cooperate and coordinate their activities with those of the Commission;
5
Stresses the importance of bringing into effect the conventions emanating from the work of the Commission for the global unification and harmonization of international trade law, and to this end urges States that have not yet done so to consider signing, ratifying or acceding to those conventions;
6
Appeals to Governments, the relevant bodies of the United Nations system, organizations, institutions and individuals to make voluntary contributions to the trust fund established to provide travel assistance to developing countries that are members of the Commission, at their request and in consultation with the Secretary-General;
7
Decides, in order to ensure full participation by all Member States in the sessions of the Commission and its working groups, to continue, in the competent Main Committee during the fifty-seventh session of the General Assembly, its consideration of granting travel assistance to the least developed countries that are members of the Commission, at their request and in consultation with the Secretary-General;
8
Reiterates, in view of the increased work programme of the Commission, its request to the Secretary-General to strengthen the secretariat of the Commission within the bounds of the resources available in the Organization so as to ensure and enhance the effective implementation of the programme of the Commission, if possible during the current biennium and, in any case, during the biennium 2004–2005.

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