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What is UNNExT?

The United Nations Network of Experts for Paperless Trade and Transport in Asia and the Pacific (UNNExT) is a community of knowledge and practice for experts from developing countries and transition economies from Asia and the Pacific involved in the implementation of electronic trade systems and trade facilitation. It was established by the UN ESCAP and UNECE in 2009.

Guides and Tools on Trade Facilitation

UNNExT develops guides and training materials to bridge the gap between the standards developers and the “implementers” and emerging experts in developing countries.

Capacity building and knowledge sharing

An important feature of the capacity building and training under UNNExT is that it relies heavily on peer-to-peer support, where experts and practitioners from countries with advanced paperless trade systems transferring their know-how and experience to those in less advanced countries.

Past Events

30 June 2023 | Bangkok, Thailand (Virtual)

2022 1st Meeting of the Extended UNNExT Advisory Group on Trade Process Analysis

29 August - 1 September 2022 | Fairmont Hotel, Singapore

Asia-Pacific Trade Facilitation Forum 2022

30 May - 15 June 2022 | Bangkok, Thailand

Call for research proposals: implementation of cross-border electric exchange of trade-related data via DLT including blockchain - Deadline 15 June 2022

27 May - 15 July 2022 | Bangkok, Thailand

Call for Cases: APTFF Trade Facilitation Innovation Award 2022 - Deadline 15 July 2022

2 - 10 May 2022 | Bangkok, Thailand (Virtual)

Online Course on Sustainable Development Provisions in Free Trade Agreements

27 - 29 April 2022 | Bangkok, Thailand

First session of the Paperless Trade Council of the Framework Agreement on Facilitation of Cross-border Paperless Trade in Asia and the Pacific

27 April 2022 | Bangkok, Thailand (Virtual)

UNESCAP-WCO-ICC-ADB Webinar on Digitalizing Certificates of Origin - Trends and Challenges for Advancing Paperless Trade

26 April 2022 | Bangkok, Thailand (Virtual)

Towards Globally Harmonized Standards for the Digital Trading System

25 - 26 April 2022 | Bangkok, Thailand (Virtual)

Seventh Meeting of the Interim Intergovernmental Steering Group on Cross-Border Paperless Trade Facilitation

23 March 2022 | Bangkok, Thailand (Virtual)

UNESCAP-ICAO-ICC-ADB Webinar on Challenges and Trends in Digitalizing Multimodal Supply Chains