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Summary Information
Full Title

2018 United Nations Convention on International Settlement Agreements Resulting from Mediation
Short Title / Abbreviations

2018 Singapore Convention on Mediation / UN Convention on Mediation
CIL Subject Classification
Date of Adoption 20/12/2018
Date of Adoption Comment The Convention was adopted on 20 December 2018 by resolution 73/198 during the seventy-third session of the General Assembly of the United Nations. The Convention shall be open for signature by all States in Singapore, on 7 August 2019, and thereafter at United Nations Headquarters in New York.
Place of Adoption New York, USA
Secretariat / Relevant Authority

United Nations Commission on International Trade Law
Depository

Secretary-General of the United Nations
Entry Into Force Status In Force
Source

UN Treaty Collection
Date of Entry into Force

12/09/2020
Entry into Force / Termination Provisions

ARTICLE 14. ENTRY INTO FORCE
“1. This Convention shall enter into force six months after deposit of the third instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession.
2. When a State ratifies, accepts, approves or accedes to this Convention after the deposit of the third instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession, this Convention shall enter into force in respect of that State six months after the date of the deposit of its instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession. The Convention shall enter into force for a territorial unit to which this Convention has been extended in accordance with article 13 six months after the notification of the declaration referred to in that article.”
General Status 22 Parties (as of 28/03/2026)
Links to Current Status/Reservations United Nations Treaty Collection
Status
ASEAN States
Brunei Darussalam Signature 07/08/2019
Cambodia
Indonesia
Lao PDR Signature 07/08/2019
Malaysia Signature 07/08/2019
Myanmar
Philippines Signature 07/08/2019
Singapore Signature 07/08/2019
Ratification 25/02/2020
Thailand
Vietnam
Timor Leste Signature 07/08/2019
Related Instruments
Related Instruments

External Links

United Nations Treaty Collection accessed on 01/04/2026

United Nations Commission on International Trade Law accessed on 01/04/2026

Additional Information

Further information on the Convention can be found at https://www.singaporeconvention.org/
Last Updated on 01/04/2026