Singapore Mediation Convention

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Singapore Convention on Mediation
United Nations Convention on International Settlement Agreements Resulting from Mediation
Singapore Mediation Convention.svg
States that signed the convention (yellow)
Signed7 August 2019 (2019-08-07) (first signatories)
Location Singapore
Sealed20 December 2018 (adopted by the UN)
Effective12 September 2020
Condition6 months after the deposit of the third instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession
Signatories57
Parties11
Depositary Secretary-General of the United Nations
LanguagesArabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish

The Singapore Convention on Mediation, formally the United Nations Convention on International Settlement Agreements Resulting from Mediation is an international agreement which provides a uniform and efficient framework for the recognition and enforcement of mediated settlement agreements that resolve international, commercial disputes - akin to the framework that the 1958 New York Convention provides for arbitral awards. [1] It was adopted on 20 December 2018 by the UN General Assembly and opened for signature on 7 August 2019. [2] The Convention entered into force on 12 September 2020, that is, six months after the deposit of the third ratification instrument by Qatar, the first two being Singapore and Fiji.

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List of States Signatory to the Convention

As of 19 April 2024, 57 states have signed the convention and 12 states have deposited their respective instruments of ratification or approval. [3]

Countrysignatureratificationentry into force
Flag of the Taliban.svg  Afghanistan 7 August 2019--
Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia 26 September 2019--
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 10 September 2021--
Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus 7 August 201915 July 202015 January 2021
Flag of Benin.svg  Benin 7 August 2019--
Flag of Belize.svg  Belize 7 August 2019--
Flag of Brunei.svg  Brunei 7 August 2019--
Flag of Chad.svg  Chad 26 September 2019--
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 7 August 2019--
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 7 August 2019--
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 7 August 2019--
Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Republic of the Congo 7 August 2019--
Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  Democratic Republic of the Congo 7 August 2019--
Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador 25 September 20199 September 20209 March 2021
Flag of Eswatini.svg  Kingdom of Eswatini 7 August 2019--
Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 7 August 201925 February 202012 September 2020
Flag of Gabon.svg  Gabon 25 September 2019--
Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia 7 August 201929 December 202129 June 2022
Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 22 July 2020--
Flag of Grenada.svg  Grenada 7 August 2019--
Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svg  Guinea-Bissau 26 September 2019--
Flag of Haiti.svg  Haiti 7 August 2019--
Flag of Honduras.svg  Honduras 7 August 20192 September 20212 March 2022
Flag of India.svg  India 7 August 2019--
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 7 August 2019--
Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq 17 April 2024--
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 7 August 2019--
Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 7 August 2019--
Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan 7 August 2019--
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 7 August 201923 May 202223 November 2023
Flag of Laos.svg  Laos 7 August 2019--
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 7 August 2019--
Flag of Maldives.svg  Maldives 7 August 2019--
Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius 7 August 2019--
Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro 7 August 2019--
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 7 August 2019--
Flag of North Macedonia.svg  North Macedonia 7 August 2019--
Flag of Palau.svg  Palau 7 August 2019--
Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay 7 August 2019--
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 7 August 2019--
Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar 7 August 201912 March 202012 September 2020
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 7 August 2019--
Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda 28 January 2020
Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa 7 August 2019--
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 7 August 20195 May 20205 November 2020
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 7 August 2019--
Flag of Sierra Leone.svg  Sierra Leone 7 August 2019--
Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 7 August 201925 February 202012 September 2020
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 7 August 201928 February 202428 August 2024
Flag of East Timor.svg  Timor Leste 7 August 2019--
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 7 August 201911 October 202111 April 2022
Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 7 August 2019--
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 7 August 2019--
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 3 May 2023--
Flag of the United States.svg  United States of America 7 August 2019--
Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 7 August 201928 March 202328 September 2023
Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela 7 August 2019--

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