UPU Director General Bishar A. Hussein today called upon UPU member countries to consider other means to finance the organization instead of the current voluntary class of contribution mechanism. Pictured here are UPU Director General Bishar A. Hussein (left) with Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan.

An international postal forum held in Chongqing, China, passed a declaration supporting a proposal for cross-border e-commerce service via rail transport. Pictured here are Li Guohua, president of the China Post Group (left), with UPU Director General Bishar A. Hussein.

Chinese authorities have pledged support for UPU initiatives ahead of the Istanbul Congress later this year. Ma Junsheng, Director General of China State Post Bureau (left), met with UPU Director General Bishar A. Hussein in Beijing.

Delegates wishing to register for the Universal Postal Congress - which is taking place in Istanbul, Turkey, from 20 September to 7 October 2016 - can now do so online.

The UPU has signed an agreement renewing its collaboration with the Conference of Commonwealth Postal Administrations (CCPA) in fields including professional development. Pictured here are UPU Director General Bishar A. Hussein (left) with CCPA Chair David Roberts.