The Singapore Convention on Mediation, formally the United Nations Convention on International Settlement Agreements Resulting from Mediation is an international agreement which provides a uniform and efficient framework for the recognition and enforcement of mediated settlement agreements that resolve international, commercial disputes - akin to the framework that the 1958 New York Convention provides for arbitral awards.

[2] The Convention entered into force on 12 September 2020, that is, six months after the deposit of the third ratification instrument by Qatar, the first two being Singapore and Fiji.

Strong suggested work on a convention concerning the international enforcement of mediation and settlement agreements.

[3] In June 2014, the United States - led by U.S. State Department Attorney-Advisor Timothy Schnabel[4] - submitted a proposal to the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) concerning a new instrument involving enforcement of settlement agreements arising out of mediation.

[5] The Commission referred the matter to UNCITRAL Working Group II, and deliberations ensued.