The event, organized by ESCAP and UNCTAD, in collaboration with UN Regional Commissions, will include two main sessions:
- 13:30-15:00 | Sustainable Trade Facilitation: Presentation of the 2025 report findings and Way Forward
The session will present the findings from the 2025 United Nations Global Survey on Digital and Sustainable Trade Facilitation, focusing in particular on the trade facilitation measures aimed at the agricultural sector, the environment, women and SMEs. The presentation will be followed by a roundtable discussion to (1) highlight emerging good practices in this area and (2) identify other measures not included in the Survey that may be considered in the next iteration of the Survey.
- 15:15 – 16:45 | UN Trade Digitalization Index: Preliminary 2025 results and Way Forward, including possible extensions.
The UN Trade Digitalization Index (TDI) was first launched during the 2024 Aid for Trade Global Review, leveraging existing data from the UN Global Survey on Digital and Sustainable Trade Facilitation. Following presentation of preliminary TDI performance scores based on the 2025 UN Survey results, the session will discuss the potential revision and extension of the TDI methodology before 2025/2026 scores are formally released next year. The objective is to develop the TDI as a more comprehensive benchmarking and guiding tool for trade digitalization, including the implementation of the UN Framework Agreement on Facilitation of Cross-Border Paperless Trade in Asia and the Pacific (CPTA).
