One world. One postal network.

15.04.2021 — Addresses are essential for the management of cities, for service delivery, and to give people status in society.

08.04.2021 — E-commerce has radically altered habits, created new opportunities for Posts and encouraged them to adapt services and economic models, the Deputy Director General of the Universal Postal Union (the UPU) Pascal Clivaz said at a high-profile event held on 8 April.

01.04.2021 — Social isolation has become a key issue during the Covid-19 pandemic. As the world went into lockdown, those that live on their own or in remote regions suddenly became cut off from the world. Today, loneliness is seen by many as one of the largest health concerns faced by the world, according to the British Campaign to End Loneliness. 

For those living with loneliness and for those in extremely remote regions the only person they see on a regular basis is their postie. “Postal workers bring the human factor and that is extremely important to those cut off from the world,” says Olivier Boussard, who heads up the UPU’s new Post4Health facility and is responsible for coordination, resource mobilization and stakeholder engagement at the UPU.

To read more on Post4Health, follow the link here: https://www.upu.int/en/News/2021/3/UPU-launches-Post4Health-facility-to-help-with-COVID-19-vaccine-response

25.03.2021 —

The CDS facilitates the capture of electronic customs declarations made by the customers of posts, and exchanges of EDI messages between designated operators and between designated operators and customs authorities