
Hamed El Kady
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In charge of international investment agreements (IIAs) and investor-State disputes @UNCTAD. Self-proclaimed best cook in town.
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Driving effective implementation of investment policy reforms. COMESA Secretariat in cooperation with UN Trade and Development held a validation workshop for the revision of the COMESA Common Investment Agreement (CCIA). UNCTAD presented the revised Agreements to the 21 COMESA member States.



📣Full data set of known treaty-based investor-State dispute settlement (ISDS) compiled by UN Trade and Development is now available. No password or logins needed, free-of-charge access. investmentpolicy.unctad.org/news/hub/1754/…



The 2024 UN Trade and Development Annual International Investment Agreements (#IIA) Conference concludes with the active engagement of over 250 participants. Called on UNCTAD to develop overarching principles to guide countries to reform their international investment agreements.


📢Video recording of the UN Trade and Development 2024 High-level Investment Treaty Conference is now available. investmentpolicy.unctad.org/news/hub/1759/…



Excited to announce our upcoming panel discussion: "Strengthening Institutions for Sustainable Growth: Rethinking IIAs in the Context of QNV2030 & SDGs2030" Join us as we welcome Hamed El Kady Hamed El Kady, Head of UN Trade and Development’s work on Investment Agreements & ISDS, with 20+ years


Excited to announce our upcoming panel discussion: "Strengthening Institutions for Sustainable Growth: Rethinking IIAs in the Context of QNV2030 & SDGs2030" Join us as we welcome Diana Rosert Diana Rosert, a leading expert in investment treaties & investor-State arbitration,


Excited to announce our upcoming panel discussion: "Strengthening Institutions for Sustainable Growth: Rethinking IIAs in the Context of QNV2030 & SDGs2030" Join us as we welcome Dafina Atanasova Dafina Atanasova, an international investment law & policy expert from UN Trade and Development, who advises


We will strengthen cooperation with #Qatar and the UNESCO Chair at HBKU to accelerate investment policy reforms and will explore possible partnerships towards Doha Forum in December 2025.

Updated data on treaty-based investor-State disputes available on UN Trade and Development Navigator. New cases, awards and arbitrator appointments. Full analysis of all 2024 #ISDS cases in the forthcoming World Investment Report 2025 (#WIR2025). investmentpolicy.unctad.org/investment-dis…


Building on the newly established collaboration on international investment policies between the #UfM and UN Trade and Development UN Trade and Development, today the UfM Study Visit on International Trade & Investment Policy kicked off in #Geneva with an engaging first day to explore key policy


Important Conference on “Modernizing Investment Treaties to support the Sustainable Development Goals” cohosted by UN Trade and Development, OECD ➡️ Better Policies for Better Lives and @uncitral to identify and accelerate concrete and effective reform for the international investment architecture. unctad.org/meeting/invest…


🧱 Next week, our Investment Chair & VNO-NCW's Winand Quaedvlieg & US Council for International Business (USCIB)'s Jason File will speak at the #UNCITRAL-OECD ➡️ Better Policies for Better Lives-UN Trade and Development #Investment Treaty Conference on new approaches & avenues for reform to modernize investment treaties to support the SDG2030. They will join


Investment Treaties Conference: UN Trade and Development-OECD ➡️ Better Policies for Better Lives-boughinan houssein Conference. 📌 Watch: lnkd.in/evzYiyGM ✅ allign treaties with SDGs ✅ Practical pathways for reform ✅ Technical assistance, financial support ✅ UNCTAD to develop a set of Guiding Principles for #IIA reform.


To bolster the #D8 investment cooperation, Ambassador Isiaka Abdulqadir Imam, the The Secretary-General of Developing-8 Organization, met with Ms. Nan Li Collins Nan Li Collins, the Senior Director of Investment and Enterprise of UN Trade and Development UNCTADinvestment, at the margin of the 14th AIM Congress 2025 in Abu Dhabi today (8-Apr).




The United Nations SG called for the modernization of outdated international investment agreements (#IIAs) - attesting the important work of UN Trade and Development on investment treaty reform which also alligns with FFD4 Outcomes. Full remarks: m.youtube.com/watch?v=4yYpxM…
