Media Advisory: Press conference ahead of the UPU’s 4th Extraordinary Congress
27.09.2023 — RIYADH, Saudi Arabia – Journalists are invited to cover a press conference ahead of the opening of the Universal Postal Union’s (UPU) 4th Extraordinary Congress in Riyadh.
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia set to host the UPU’s Fourth Extraordinary Congress
08.09.2023 — The Fourth Extraordinary Congress of the Universal Postal Union (UPU) – the United Nations specialized agency responsible for leading the development, regulation, interoperability and sustainability of the international postal network – will be held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, from 1 to 5 October, 2023 under the Patronage of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud.
UPU hackathon makes international postal data available for the first time
28.06.2023 —
Berne, 28 June – The Universal Postal Union (UPU) – the UN specialized agency for international postal cooperation – held its inaugural postal data hackathon, making available data from the UPU, UN partners and 30 postal operators for the first time ever for collaborative analysis and the development of data-driven solutions with partners within and beyond the postal sector.
Media Advisory - Journalists invited to attend UPU’s first Postal Data Hackathon
16.06.2023 — The Universal Postal Union (UPU) is hosting its first Postal Data Hackathon in Berne, Switzerland, bringing together postal operators, technology companies, academia and data experts to address challenges and co-create solutions though the wealth of postal data.
When: 23-24 June 2023, 09:00-18:00
Where: In person at the UPU headquarters, Weltpoststrasse 4, 3015 Berne, Switzerland
When: 23-24 June 2023, 09:00-18:00
Where: In person at the UPU headquarters, Weltpoststrasse 4, 3015 Berne, Switzerland
WCO and UPU boost e-commerce through enhanced Customs–Post cooperation
08.06.2023 — The World Customs Organization (WCO) and the Universal Postal Union (UPU) have consolidated their commitment to facilitating global trade and transport through the signature of a Joint Declaration at the first WCO–UPU Global Conference, held in Tokyo from 6 to 8 June 2023 and hosted by the Japanese Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan Customs and Japan Post. The declaration sets out common objectives in the areas of digitalization, data exchange, supply chain security and capacity building.
Historians' Colloquium: Call for Papers
17.11.2022 —
On the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the Union in 2024, the UPU and La Poste France will host a Historians' Colloquium under the theme: Achieving “a single postal territory”: A global promise – Past and present. The call for papers is open until 31 March 2023.
Turkish teen wins UPU Letter-Writing Competition with climate message
07.10.2022 — Thirteen-year-old Esra Sümeyye Öz from Türkiye was awarded first prize in the Universal Postal Union’s 51st International Letter-Writing Competition for Young People during the World Post Day ceremony held in Berne, Switzerland, today.
UPU Postal Development Report 2022 highlights positive post-COVID recovery
07.10.2022 — The Universal Postal Union, the UN specialized agency for international postal cooperation, has just released new research demonstrating that the quality of postal services worldwide has improved since the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.
IDB and UPU unite to modernize postal services in Latin America and the Caribbean
23.08.2022 —
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the Universal Postal Union (UPU) signed an agreement to modernize and transform postal services in Latin America and the Caribbean, aiming to promote regional integration and trade, strengthen value chains and foster the digital economy.
UPU seeks views on opening to wider postal sector
11.08.2022 — The Universal Postal Union (UPU) has opened a public consultation on how it can better engage and collaborate with broader postal sector stakeholders, including the private sector.