harles PRESCOTT, Chairman of the Direct Marketing Association in the United States, has been re-elected as head of the UPU's Consultative Committee. Murray BUCHANAN, International Development Director with Royal Mail, will assume the vice-chairmanship. This committee, which was created at the 2004 Bucharest Congress, is mandated to represent the interests of the postal sector in the wider sense, and to act as a framework for effective dialogue between postal sector partners.
nternational postal services are moving resolutely towards the future, declared Edouard DAYAN, Director General of the Universal Postal Union, at the close of the 24th Universal Postal Congress, which ended its three weeks of discussions today.
Greece elected chair of the next Postal Operations Council…
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reece will chair the next Postal Operations Council of the Universal Postal Union, in the person of Dr. Andreas TAPRANTZIS, Chief Executive Office of the Greek postal operator, ELTA.
he new illustration that will adorn the international reply coupon (IRC) as from 1 July 2009 was unveiled today in Geneva during a plenary meeting of the 24th Universal Postal Congress.
Palestinian Authority to exchange mail directly with UPU member countries…
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he Universal Postal Union yesterday announced that the Israeli and Palestinian postal authorities had been discussing solutions aimed at improving the operations and quality of the Palestinian Authority's postal services, "with the aim of strengthening international postal cooperation".
France's Edouard DAYAN and China's Guozhong HUANG re-elected to UPU top jobs…
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he 24th Universal Postal Congress today re-elected, by acclamation, France's Edouard DAYAN and China's Guozhong HUANG to the positions of Director General and Deputy Director General of the Universal Postal Union's International Bureau for the period 2009-2012.
Electronic money transfers: Spain and Morocco's Posts sign up…
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he Spanish Post (Correos de España) and its Moroccan counterpart (Poste Maroc) signed a reciprocal agreement yesterday to set up an electronic money transfer service. This comes in the wake of a similar agreement signed by the Chilean, Spanish and Uruguayan Posts last week.
he UPU will focus its efforts on finalising a new global monitoring system for the quality of service, which is expected to become operational in 2010.
t its extraordinary General Assembly held during the UPU Congress, the EMS Cooperative announced on Monday a set of very positive results: volumes rose by 23% between 2004 and 2006; 88% of items were delivered on time; and the EMS Cooperative now boasts a membership of 149. The EMS Cooperative was created in 1998 to develop and strengthen the EMS service.
Arab countries agree to start money transfer exchanges…
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n Geneva to attend the 24th Universal Postal Congress, the postal leaders of Egypt, Jordan, Morocco, Qatar, Syria, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates and Yemen signed an agreement that will see them start exchanging money transfers electronically.
PU Congress Committee 8 (Development Cooperation) decided to extend the lifespan of the Quality of Service Fund (QSF). Initially scheduled to run from 2001 to 2012, the QSF will now continue until 2016. Created by the 1999 Beijing Congress, the QSF finances projects aimed at improving postal service quality in developing countries. All member countries, except least developed countries, contribute to the Fund through an increase in their terminal dues payments.
ven though a majority of UPU member countries voted in favour of it, a proposal to expand the UPU's fundamental mission was rejected yesterday during a plenary session of the 24th Universal Postal Congress after it failed to obtain sufficient support.
PU member countries unanimously adopted a new four-year roadmap for the worldwide postal sector during yesterday's plenary session of the 24th Universal Postal Congress.
Poste Italiane helps pave the way for the delivery of electronic postmarks…
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oste Italiane's Director General, Massimo SARMI, today handed over to the UPU Director General, Edouard DAYAN, an application to enable Posts the world over to deliver electronic postal certification marks.
ill postal services be the infrastructure of the 21st century? This is the question asked in a new book published by the UPU, and presented today to delegates at the 24th Universal Postal Congress.
Chile, Spain and Uruguay launch new electronic money transfer service through postal network…
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hile, Spain and Uruguay are today launching a new electronic money transfer service linking their countries, bringing Latin America into the fold of the Universal Postal Union's international financial network.
ecision-makers from the international community today participated in a high-level general debate during the 24th Universal Postal Congress. Themed "The postal sector, an essential component of the global economy", the debate gathered stakeholders from the larger postal sector. In addition to postal leaders and ministers, many participants representing international organizations and the private sector stressed the sector's important role at a time when international trade is stronger than ever.
The Post: opening the doors to world trade for the smallest businesses…
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s the postal sector an essential component of the global economy?
What better way of answering this question, the theme of today's 24th Universal Postal Congress General Debate, than to take a look at the Brazilian Post's Exporta Fácil programme.
UPU on way to adopting a new Postal Payment Services Agreement…
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he UPU member countries attending yesterday afternoon's Committee 6 meeting at the Universal Postal Congress agreed to continue their deliberations on the proposal for a new Postal Payment Services Agreement.
The postal sector joins forces to manage its carbon footprint…
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ostEurop, a Restricted Union representing 48 European public postal operators, has teamed up with the UPU Sustainable Development Project Group to share the results of the work carried out within the framework of its greenhouse gas reduction programme.
World's postal sector players meet for the 24th Universal Postal Congress, starting tomorrow…
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he development gaps that separate the postal services of industrialized and developing countries at a worldwide level must be reduced for citizens and businesses to better participate in international trade, said UPU Director General Edouard DAYAN.
Kenya to chair 24th UPU Congress in Geneva and future Council of Administration…
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enya will chair the 24th Universal Postal Congress in Geneva from 23 July to 12 August 2008 as well as the UPU's Council of Administration for 2009–2012.
24th UPU Congress: top decision-makers to discuss postal sector's future during high-level debate…
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nternational decision-makers will participate in a high-level debate on 25 July 2008 focusing on the theme “The postal sector, an essential component of the global economy”.
24th UPU Congress to be held from 23 July to 12 August…
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he UPU International Bureau today confirmed the place and date of the 24th UPU Congress. It will take place at the Geneva International Conference Centre from 23 July to 12 August.
iven the current situation in Kenya, the Universal Postal Union's Council of Administration on Friday decided to change the venue of the 24th Universal Postal Congress from Nairobi, Kenya, to Geneva, Switzerland.
PU Director General Edouard DAYAN and Deputy Director General Guozhong HUANG, from France and China respectively, announced they would run for a second mandate from 2009–2012.
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