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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.
Technical advice

UNNExT facilitates delivery of advisory services on trade facilitation and paperless trade, in particular for the least developed countries.
Research and analysis

UNNExT collaborates with the Asia-Pacific Research and Training Network on Trade (ARTNeT) to deliver analytical studies related to trade facilitation and paperless trade.

Upcoming & recent events

Asia-Pacific Trade Facilitation Forum 2022 on 29-30 August 2022

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

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

UNESCAP-WCO-ICC-ADB Webinar on Digitalizing Certificates of Origin - Trends and Challenges for Advancing Paperless Trade, 27 April 2022, Virtual

Online Course on Sustainable Development Provisions in Free Trade Agreements

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

UNESCAP-ICAO-ICC-ADB Webinar on Challenges and Trends in Digitalizing Multimodal Supply Chains, 23 March 2022, Virtual

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

Towards Globally Harmonized Standards for the Digital Trading System, 26 April 2022, Virtual

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

Call for Expression of Interest in CB Paperless Trade Feasibility Study in Selected Asian Country – Deadline 13 March 2022

Call for Expression of Interest in CB Paperless Trade Feasibility Study and Pilot Project Development Consultancy – Deadline 11 March 2022