The video recording of the 2024 High-level International Investment Agreements Conference is now available. UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) virtually convened its annual conference on international investment agreements (IIAs) on 12 December 2024.

Themed “The Path to Mainstreaming Sustainable Development in IIAs”, the conference featured insightful discussions from two panels of experts and calls for UNCTAD to develop guiding principles for sustainable development-oriented IIA reform.

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Opening statement:

• Nan Li Collins, Director, Division on Investment and Enterprise, UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD)

Session 1: Country perspectives on best practices and challenges in mainstreaming sustainable development in the IIA regime

Moderator: Makane M. Mbengue, Professor of International Law, Director of the Department of International Law and International Organization, University of Geneva

Session 2: Regional and international perspectives on best practices and challenges in mainstreaming sustainable development in the IIA regime

Moderator: Lisa Sachs, Director, Columbia Centre on Sustainable Investment (CCSI), Columbia University in the City of New York

Closing statement:

• Hamed El Kady, Senior Coordinator, International Investment Agreement Section, UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD)

For the conference’s agenda and a short summary, see here.

More background information is available at unctad.org.