The UPU and the rise of airmail
17.12.2025 — Airmail emerged as aviation opened new possibilities for connecting people across long distances. As aircraft began to demonstrate their potential for carrying mail quickly and reliably, the UPU worked to help postal administrations adapt to this new mode of transport. The development of airmail soon became an important part of the wider evolution of international postal services, tracing a path from early experimental flights to the establishment of global air routes.
UPU leaves Dubai with bold new outlook
16.12.2025 —
Following the 28th Universal Postal Congress in Dubai, the UPU has a clear and future-focused plan to reinvigorate postal services for the years to come.
Press Release: End of a chapter, start of a legacy – the international reply coupon enters the history books
15.12.2025 — 15 December (Berne, Switzerland) – Since its introduction on 1 October 1907, the international reply coupon (IRC) has accompanied generations of correspondents, travellers and collectors across the world. Serving as a truly universal paper currency, it enables the holder to pay for postage of an unregistered international airmail letter between the UPU’s 192 member countries.