Singapore Mediation Convention

The Singapore Convention on Mediation, formally the United Nations Convention on International Settlement Agreements Resulting from Mediation which was adopted on 20 December 2018 and opened for signature on 7 August 2019[2], is an international agreement regarding the recognition of mediated settlements. Following the UN General Assembly adopting it on 18 December 2018, the Convention was opened for signature by all States as of 7 August 2019, when it was signed by 46 states.[1]. The Convention will enter into force on 12 September 2020, that is six months after the deposit of the third ratification instrument.

Singapore Convention on Mediation
States that signed the convention (yellow)
Signed7 August 2019 (first signatories)
LocationSingapore
Sealed20 December 2018 (adopted by the UN)
Effective12 September 2020
Condition3 ratifications
Signatories52[1]
Parties3
DepositarySecretary-General of the United Nations
LanguagesArabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish

List of States Signatory to the Convention

As of 12 March 2020, 52 states have signed the convention and 3 states have ratified it.[3] [4]

Countrysignatureratificationentry into force
 Afghanistan7 August 2019--
 Armenia26 September 2019--
 Belarus7 August 2019--
 Belize7 August 2019--
 Brunei7 August 2019--
 Chad26 September 2019--
 Chile7 August 2019--
 China7 August 2019--
 Colombia7 August 2019--
 Republic of the Congo7 August 2019--
 Democratic Republic of the Congo7 August 2019--
 Ecuador25 September 2019--
 Kingdom of Eswatini7 August 2019--
 Fiji7 August 201925 February 202012 September 2020
 Gabon25 September 2019--
 Georgia7 August 2019--
 Grenada7 August 2019--
 Guinea-Bissau26 September 2019--
 Haiti7 August 2019--
 Honduras7 August 2019--
 India7 August 2019--
 Iran7 August 2019--
 Israel7 August 2019--
 Jamaica7 August 2019--
 Jordan7 August 2019--
 Kazakhstan7 August 2019--
 Laos7 August 2019--
 Malaysia7 August 2019--
 Maldives7 August 2019--
 Mauritius7 August 2019--
 Montenegro7 August 2019--
 Nigeria7 August 2019--
 North Macedonia7 August 2019--
 Palau7 August 2019--
 Paraguay7 August 2019--
 Philippines7 August 2019--
 Qatar7 August 201912 March 202012 September 2020
 South Korea7 August 2019--
 Samoa7 August 2019--
 Saudi Arabia7 August 2019--
 Serbia7 August 2019--
 Sierra Leone7 August 2019--
 Singapore7 August 201925 February 202012 September 2020
 Sri Lanka7 August 2019--
 Timor Leste7 August 2019--
 Turkey7 August 2019--
 Uganda7 August 2019--
 Ukraine7 August 2019--
 United States of America7 August 2019--
 Uruguay7 August 2019--
 Venezuela7 August 2019--

References
  1. "United Nations Convention on International Settlement Agreements Resulting from Mediation". United Nations Treaty Series. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
  2. "U.N. members sign mediation convention to settle trade disputes". Reuters. 7 August 2019.
  3. "Status: United Nations Convention on International Settlement Agreements Resulting from Mediation". United Nations Commission on International Trade Law. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
  4. "Singapore, Fiji first 2 countries to deposit instruments of ratification for Singapore Convention on Mediation". CNA. Retrieved 26 February 2020.


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