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15.01.2026 — The Universal Postal Union’s Post4Health initiative continues to expand its reach by strengthening healthcare logistics through the postal network. Launched in 2025, the project in Côte d’Ivoire is supporting La Poste de Côte d’Ivoire in improving the safe and timely delivery of essential medical supplies, particularly in remote and underserved rural areas.

02.01.2026 — Re-elected at the Dubai Congress held in September, Director General Masahiko Metoki and Deputy Director General Marjan Osvald share their reflections on the UPU’s progress and outline how unity, trust and innovation will guide the organization into its new strategic cycle.

Masahiko Metoki (MM), Director General of the UPU International Bureau
Marjan Osvald (MO), Deputy Director General of the UPU International Bureau

29.12.2025 —

Since its launch in 2018, the UPU’s gender fellowship has continued to grow as a flagship initiative to empower women leaders in the postal sector. The programme translates the UPU’s gender equality and empowerment of women (GEEW) policy into its capacity-building work, offering women professionals international exposure, leadership development and direct engagement with the Union’s governing bodies.

26.12.2025 — The postal sector is facing a reckoning. While the global economy has surged by 75% since 2006, postal revenues have seen minimal growth – just 4% over the same period. The result, as the Universal Postal Union’s (UPU) State of the Postal Sector 2025 report makes clear, is an unprecedented 71% “performance gap” that threatens the sustainability of postal operators around the world.

19.12.2025 — 19 December (Berne, Switzerland) – UNI Global Union and the Universal Postal Union have signed a new cooperation agreement which will see the two organizations work more closely together to strengthen ties between workers and employers and safeguard the future of the global postal sector.

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.

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.        

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.

12.12.2025 — The Universal Postal Union, together with Giga and the DiploFoundation, held a dedicated event on 3 December at the Giga Connectivity Centre in Geneva to explore how existing infrastructures and anchor institutions can accelerate digital inclusion. The discussion coincided with the public launch of the fourth edition of the UPU’s flagship report, “The Postal Sector’s Role in the Digital Economy and Society – A Global Panorama”, which maps trends and opportunities across 153 designated postal operators worldwide.

05.12.2025 —

In 2024, 2.6 billion people – one third of the global population – remained completely offline, meaning they had not used the Internet even once in the last three months. In fact, many more are technically “online” but still lack the level of access needed to participate in today’s digital society. Rural communities, low-income groups, people with lower levels of education, and women – especially in low and middle-income countries – remain the least likely to have meaningful access.

28.11.2025 — The Universal Postal Union (UPU) is marking 150 years of “Postal Statistics” at a time when reliable, comparable and transparent data is essential for postal development worldwide. Since the earliest years of the Union, statistical evidence has shaped major policy decisions.

31.10.2025 — For the past 12 years, the Kenyan national designated postal operator, Postal Corporation of Kenya (Posta Kenya), has played a pivotal role in the government’s Huduma Kenya initiative, which has revolutionized public service delivery across the country. Now, the Post is building on this foundation by offering government services directly to consumers through its nationwide network of 600 post offices, while continuing its transformation to become a modern and digital e-commerce enabler to support Kenyan citizens. In short, the postal operator is becoming a cornerstone of the country’s digital transformation.