HCCH — News on 27 October announced the development entitled “Canada ratifies and Kyrgyzstan accedes to the Child Support Convention”. The announcement concerns a development in the context of International / HCCH.
On 26 August 2026, the Permanent Bureau of the HCCH published a Note on the application and interpretation of Article 2 of the 1985 Trusts Convention and on institutions analogous to trusts. It addresses the question whether an institution falls within the Convention’s scope.
According to the official HCCH news item, the Republic of Indonesia deposited its instrument of acceptance of the HCCH Statute on 11 August 2026, thereby becoming the 94th Member of the HCCH.
The fourth meeting of the Working Group on the operation of Article 33 of the 1996 Child Protection Convention was held online on 27 May 2026, hosted by the Permanent Bureau.
On 13 May 2026, the Working Group on the operation of Article 33 of the 1996 Child Protection Convention held its third online meeting, hosted by the HCCH Permanent Bureau.
The fifth meeting of the HCCH Working Group on the Financial Aspects of Intercountry Adoption was held online on 23 April 2026, hosted by the Permanent Bureau.
On 22 April 2026, the Working Group’s second meeting on the operation of Article 33 of the 1996 Child Protection Convention was held online, hosted by the Permanent Bureau.
From 30 March to 1 April 2026, the Experts’ Group on Central Bank Digital Currencies held its fifth meeting online, with more than 45 registered delegates and other experts taking part.
Following a March 2025 mandate from the HCCH Council on General Affairs and Policy, the Permanent Bureau is convening online meetings for Central Authorities to exchange experience of the 1965 Service, 1970 Evidence and 1980 Access to Justice Conventions.
Registration is open for the 14th International Forum on the HCCH electronic Apostille Programme (e-APP). The forum concerns cross-border authentication of documents and sits within international civil procedure.
A regional workshop on the effective implementation of the 1993 Adoption Convention in Africa, held in English, took place in Cape Town, South Africa, from 9 to 11 March 2026.
The HCCH Council on General Affairs and Policy (CGAP) has published the Conclusions & Decisions adopted at its 3–6 March 2026 meeting, now available in English, French and Spanish.
The HCCH’s Experts’ Group on the International Transfer of Maintenance Funds held its seventh meeting online from 2 to 4 February 2026, hosted by the Permanent Bureau.
The HCCH Permanent Bureau has announced the completion of the e-Country Profiles project and the development and modernisation of online Country Profiles for the 1965 Service Convention, the 1970 Evidence Convention, the 1980 Child Abduction Convention and the 1993 Adoption Convention.
On 11 December 2025, the HCCH Permanent Bureau held a hybrid book launch for The Hague Convention on Choice of Court Agreements: A Commentary, marking the tenth anniversary of the entry into force of the 2005 Choice of Court Convention.
The HCCH Working Group held its third meeting online on 1 December 2025, hosted by the Permanent Bureau, to bring the Good Practices document for the 1965 Service, 1970 Evidence and 1980 Access to Justice Conventions to completion.
The HCCH Working Party met online on cross-border family mediation in the context of the Malta Process, with child abduction among the topics addressed. In private international law terms, the record concerns mediation and judicial cooperation in cross-border family disputes.
On 25 November 2025, the Working Group held its third online meeting, hosted by the HCCH Permanent Bureau, to advance the finalisation of the model forms for Chapter II of the 1970 Evidence Convention.
The HCCH Experts’ Group on Digital Tokens met for the second time in hybrid format from 18 to 20 November 2025, with more than 50 delegates and experts, together with members of the HCCH Permanent Bureau.