Fiftieth Anniversary of the Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards, Done at New York on 10 June 1958

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A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 81 Report of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law on the work of its 40th session, published in 2008.

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11 subjects

Anniversaries Arbitral Awards Arbitration Rules Dispute Settlement International Commercial Arbitration International Cooperation International Trade Law Signatures, Accessions, Ratifications Trade Disputes Treaties Treaty Interpretation

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4 operative paragraphs

Welcomes the initiatives being undertaken by various organs and agencies within and outside the United Nations system to organize conferences and other similar events to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards1 and to provide a forum for an exchange of views on experiences worldwide with the implementation of the Convention;

Encourages the use of these events for the promotion of wider adherence to the Convention and greater understanding of its provisions and their uniform interpretation and effective implementation;

Invites all States that have not yet done so to consider becoming parties to the Convention;

Requests the Secretary-General to increase efforts to promote wider adherence to the Convention and its uniform interpretation and effective implementation.

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