🌍 A new milestone for international trade law: The Accra Convention will open for signature very soon! 🌍 The United Nations Convention on Negotiable Cargo Documents (the “Accra Convention on Negotiable Cargo Documents”) will open for signature in Accra, Ghana.  📅 Monday, 26 October 2026   📍 Accra, Ghana  Adopted by the #UnitedNations General Assembly on 15 December 2025, the Convention establishes a uniform legal framework governing the issuance and use of negotiable cargo documents (#NCDs), in paper or electronic form, representing goods in transit regardless of the mode of transport.   The signing ceremony will be followed by a symposium marking the 60th anniversary of UNCITRAL, featuring sessions on digital trade and trade finance, trade facilitation and regional integration, and six decades of harmonizing international trade law. Representatives from World Customs Organization, United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, International Chamber of Commerce, FIATA International Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations, Regional Maritime University, Ghana Shippers' Authority are expected to join the discussions.   The Convention will enter into force 180 days after the date of the deposit of the tenth instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession.  🤔 Which 10 countries do you think will be the first to sign the Convention? Share your predictions in the comments!  Our sincere thanks to the Government of Ghana for hosting the ceremony. Elizabeth Ofosu-Adjare, Ghana’s Trade Minister and the host-government principal │ Matilda Aku Alomatu Osei-Agyeman, Ghana’s Ambassador in Vienna │ Gifty A. Botwe, PMP® │ Michael Imran Kanu, SJD │ Melaku Geboye Desta, for African trade policy and integration │ Pamela Mar, ICC Digital Standards Initiative │ Dr Emmanuel Kofi Mbiah │ Anna Joubin-Bret │ Yanying Li │ Zelin Hao │ Annah Cocker #UNCITRAL #UNCITRAL60 #AccraConvention #NegotiableCargoDocuments #DigitalTrade #TradeFacilitation #AfCFTA