Outreach Support for UNCITRAL’s Work on Negotiable Cargo Documents

In an increasingly economically interdependent world, the importance of an improved legal framework for the facilitation of international trade and investment is widely acknowledged. The United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL), established by the United Nations General Assembly by resolution 2205 (XXI) of 17 December 1966, plays an important role in developing that framework in pursuance of its mandate to further the progressive harmonization, unification and modernization of the law of international trade by preparing and promoting the use and adoption of legislative and non-legislative instruments in a number of key areas of commercial law. These areas include dispute resolution, international contract practices, transport, insolvency, electronic commerce, international payments, secured transactions, procurement and public-private partnerships as well as sale of goods. These instruments are negotiated through an international process involving a variety of participants, including member States of UNCITRAL, non-member States, and invited intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations. As a result of this inclusive process, these texts are widely accepted as offering solutions appropriate to different legal traditions and to countries at different stages of economic development. In the years since its establishment, UNCITRAL has been recognized as the core legal body of the United Nations system in the field of international trade law.

UNCITRAL is seeking motivated online volunteers to support outreach activities for the newly adopted UN Convention on Negotiable Cargo Documents. This Convention establishes negotiable cargo documents as new negotiable documents of title representing goods in transit across all modes of transport, which could be used to enhance flexibility in trade, bridge the trade finance gap and support the digital transformation of global trade. It is expected to complement efforts to simplify trade processes and reduce transactional costs. More information (including a short video) can be found via the link: https://uncitral.un.org/en/ncdconvention

We are looking for two online volunteers to contribute to a range of activities designed to raise awareness and promote adoption of the Convention, including: - Translating outreach materials from English into Portuguese, and gathering information related to the Convention in Portuguese - Assisting with social media (Linkedin) and digital communications