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The Universal Postal Union is a United Nations specialized agency and the postal sector's primary forum for international cooperation.

 

The Universal Postal Union is a United Nations specialized agency and the postal sector's primary forum for international cooperation.

 
  • From postal addresses to digital infrastructure
    27.08.2026 As digital addressing evolves around the world, discover how postal networks are helping build the trusted infrastructure that connects people, businesses and services.
    From postal addresses to digital infrastructure
    From postal addresses to digital infrastructure Read
  • Episode 45 - Making location simpler: Panama’s georeferenced postcode system
    25.08.2026 In this episode of Voice Mail, Mr Omar Emilio Torres De León discusses the vision behind Panama’s National Georeferenced Postcode System and the role it plays in making everyday interactions simpler and more efficient.
    Episode 45 - Making location simpler: Panama’s georeferenced postcode system
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  • Union Postal Spring/Summer 2026
    18.08.2026 From the redefinition of the UPU’s core mandate to shifting trade dynamics and growing cybersecurity threats, this latest edition of UNION POSTALE explores some of the regulatory game changers shaping the postal sector.
    Union Postal Spring/Summer 2026
    Union Postal Spring/Summer 2026 Read
  • October 9th 2026
    International Letter-Writing Competition 2026
    Young people from 65 countries submitted more than 1.48 million letters for this year's International Letter-Writing Competition, with the international winners to be announced on World Post Day, 9 October.
    October 9th 2026
    International Letter-Writing Competition 2026
    International Letter-Writing Competition 2026 Read

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Union Postale Spring/Summer 2026

Union Postale Spring/Summer 2026

12.08.2026As the UPU begins implementing its 2026-2029 Strategy, it does so against a backdrop of rapid change in the postal operating environment. From redefining its core mandate, to navigating shifting trade dynamics, to guarding against growing cybersecurity threats, the Post finds itself at the frontier of major regulatory change. This edition's cover story explores some of these regulatory gamechangers.
Repositioning the postal network as social infrastructure for financial inclusion and economic resilience

Repositioning the postal network as social infrastructure for financial inclusion and economic resilience

01.07.2026This policy brief argues that the growing gap between postal sector performance and economic growth, called postal–GDP decoupling, reflects more than the effects of digitalization on the global postal sector. The gap is also an emerging indicator of widening economic inequality, digital exclusion and financial exclusion.

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