Press Releases

Historians' Colloquium: Call for Papers

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

07.10.2022Thirteen-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

07.10.2022The 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

11.08.2022The 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.
UPU bolsters solidarity effort for Ukraine

UPU bolsters solidarity effort for Ukraine

06.05.2022The Universal Postal Union (UPU) – a United Nations specialized agency and the postal sector's primary forum for international cooperation – has launched an additional channel of support for the Ukrainian Post (Ukrposhta) through its Quality of Service Fund.
Japan provides UPU 2 million USD to support sustainable development, pledges funds for Ukraine

Japan provides UPU 2 million USD to support sustainable development, pledges funds for Ukraine

04.05.2022Japan’s Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications has announced the government’s voluntary contribution of 260,597,000 Japanese Yen (2 million USD) to UPU projects on disaster risk management, digital transformation, e-commerce and other initiatives supporting sustainable development objectives.
Universal Postal Union calls for donations to support postal services in Ukraine

Universal Postal Union calls for donations to support postal services in Ukraine

28.03.2022

The Universal Postal Union (UPU), the United Nations specialized agency for international postal cooperation, has appealed to its 192 member countries for their solidarity in raising emergency funds to provide assistance to the Ukrainian Post (Ukrposhta).

Statement by the Director General of the International Bureau of the UPU on the conflict in Ukraine

Statement by the Director General of the International Bureau of the UPU on the conflict in Ukraine

04.03.2022The Universal Postal Union (UPU) is deeply concerned for the safety of civilians during the escalating conflict in Ukraine, a member country of the UPU.

Press release: New UPU leaders begin four-year mandate

05.01.2022New Director General Masahiko Metoki, from Japan, and Deputy Director General Marjan Osvald, from Slovenia, were honoured during a handover ceremony at the organization’s headquarters today.