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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

Interactive Database of UN Global Survey on Trade Facilitation and Paperless Trade Implementation

4th UNNEXT Masterclass, 5-14 November 2018, Cheon-an, Republic of Korea

Expert Review Meeting on Development of e-Message Guide for Interoperability of Cross-border Paperless Trade, 2 November 2018, Bangkok, Thailand

Meeting of the Extended UNNExT Advisory Group on Cross-border Paperless Trade Facilitation, 30 October-1 November 2018, Bangkok, Thailand

First Meeting of the UNNExT Task Force on Cross-border Electronic Data Exchange and Subregional Capacity Building Workshop: Business Process Re-engineering (BPR), 26-28 September 2018, Bangkok, Thailand

Request for Expression of Interest (EOI) - Deadline: 7 July 2018

New Report on "Trade Facilitation and Paperless Trade Implementation in Asia-Pacific Countries with Special Needs"

New Report on "Single Window for Trade Facilitation: Regional Best Practices and Future Development"

Fourth Meeting of the Interim Intergovernmental Steering Group on Cross-Border Paperless Trade Facilitation, 22-23 March 2018, Bangkok, Thailand

New Report on "Tackling Agricultural Trade Costs in Asia and the Pacific"

New Report on "Facilitating Compliance to Food Safety and Quality for Cross-border Trade"

Joint UNRC WTO MC-11 Side Events on "Advancing Trade Facilitation and Paperless Trade for Sustainable Growth", 9 December 2017, Buenos Aires, Argentina