On 13 September 2024, UNIDROIT and the University of Cambridge jointly hosted an international conference regarding Sustainable Economic Development through Credit Expansion – A Focus on the Mining, Agriculture and Construction (MAC) Protocol and Rail Protocol”. Held at the Cavonius Centre of Gonville and Caius 
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On 21 and 22 August 2024,  UNIDROIT participated in the second annual session of the APEC Economic Committee in Lima, Peru. UNIDROIT has held guest organisation status with the APEC Economic Committee since 2017. During the Economic Committee session, UNIDROIT Senior Legal Officer William Brydie-Watson 
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On 3 June 2024, the Republic of Paraguay completed the national legislative process required to become a Contracting State to the Luxembourg Rail Protocol, the Mining, Agriculture and Construction (MAC) Protocol, and the Space Protocol to the Convention on International Interests in Mobile Equipment (Cape 
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Between 11 – 12 April 2024, the International Institute for the Unification of Private Law (UNIDROIT) hosted the 6th session of the Preparatory Commission of the Protocol to the Convention on International Interests in Mobile Equipment on Matters Specific to Mining, Agricultural and Construction Equipment (MAC 
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In January 2024, UNIDROIT undertook consultations with several major private sector associations regarding the implementation and entry into force of the Mining, Agricultural and Construction (MAC) Protocol to the Convention on International Interests in Mobile Equipment (the Cape Town Convention).   On 19 January, UNIDROIT 
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Between 23 and 24 November 2023, UNIDROIT undertook a mission to its 65th and newest Member State, Mongolia. Hosted by the Ministry of Justice and Home Affairs of Mongolia, the visit featured a series of institutional meetings and a workshop. On 23 November, UNIDROIT Secretary-General 
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Between 10 – 11 October 2023, UNIDROIT participated in an APEC Workshop in Tokyo on Secured Transactions Reform in the Asia Pacific region. The workshop was organised by the United States of America, which is currently serving as the 2023 APEC Host Economy. UNIDROIT participated 
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On 28 September 2023, Legal Officer Priscila Andrade represented the UNIDROIT Secretariat at the “Global Conference on Sustainable Agricultural Mechanization” hosted by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). The event provided a neutral forum for FAO Members, farmers, academia, mechanization service 
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On 14 August 2023, the APEC Economic Committee held a Policy Dialogue on “Improving Access to Credit in the Asia Pacific through Asset-Based Finance – the Cape Town Convention and its Mining, Agricultural Construction (MAC) Protocol” in Seattle, the United States. Proposed by the United 
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On 4 July UNIDROIT Secretary-General Prof Ignacio Tirado and Deputy Secretary-General Prof Anna Veneziano participated in a roundtable discussion with senior public sector officials in India, organised by India’s Ministry of External Affairs in the context of India’s Presidency of the UNIDROIT General Assembly. The 
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