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The Universal Postal Union is a United Nations specialized agency and the postal sector's primary forum for international cooperation.

 

The Universal Postal Union is a United Nations specialized agency and the postal sector's primary forum for international cooperation.

 
  • UPU advances practical AI governance for the postal sector
    24.07.2026 The UPU has called for the development of a voluntary, risk-based framework to guide the safe, inclusive and interoperable use of artificial intelligence across the global postal sector. The proposal was presented during the inaugural UN Global Dialogue on AI Governance and the AI for Good Global Summit, hosted by the ITU.
     
    UPU advances practical AI governance for the postal sector
    UPU advances practical AI governance for the postal sector Read
  • UPU calls for stronger global cooperation to strengthen cyber resilience across e-commerce and logistics
    22.07.2026 At the WSIS Forum 2026, the UPU brought together global partners to strengthen cyber resilience across the postal and logistics sector, helping protect the networks that power international e-commerce.
    UPU calls for stronger global cooperation to strengthen cyber resilience across e-commerce and logistics
    UPU calls for stronger global cooperation to strengthen cyber resilience across e-commerce and logistics Read
  • Turning 150 years of institutional memory into traceable intelligence
    20.07.2026 In our latest Postal Matters blog, explore how the UPU is using agentic AI to connect 150 years of institutional knowledge and transform the way its archives are used.
    Turning 150 years of institutional memory into traceable intelligence
    Turning 150 years of institutional memory into traceable intelligence Read
  • Statement from the UPU Director General
    16.07.2026 Statement from the UPU Director General on the passing of former UPU Deputy Director General Moussibahou Mazou
    Statement from the UPU Director General
    Statement from the UPU Director General Read

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Repositioning the postal network as social infrastructure for financial inclusion and economic resilience

Repositioning the postal network as social infrastructure for financial inclusion and economic resilience

01.07.2026This policy brief argues that the growing gap between postal sector performance and economic growth, called postal–GDP decoupling, reflects more than the effects of digitalization on the global postal sector. The gap is also an emerging indicator of widening economic inequality, digital exclusion and financial exclusion.
Africa Regional Development Plan 2026-2029

Africa Regional Development Plan 2026-2029

28.04.2026The Regional Development Plan (RDP) for Africa for the 2026–2029 cycle reflects detailed analyses of the region’s current situation and the lessons learned from the Abidjan cycle. It provides both an overview of the global and regional postal environment, together with a targeted set of development cooperation actions tailored to the needs of the region.

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