The main objective of the conference is better understanding of a Single Window concept that enables international/cross-border traders to submit regulatory documents at a single location and/or single entity.

The event is being organized by the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and the Government of Bosnia and Herzegovina, in cooperation with the UNDP office in Sarajevo and the Regional Cooperation Council (RCC) Secretariat, which is hosting the conference. 

The Conference will promote the use of international standards and codes in international trade, Single Window and paperless trade projects.

It will bring together relevant government and institution representatives from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro, UNMIK/Kosovo, as well as representatives of UNECE, UNCTAD, RCC and European Commission.