UPU launches solution to move mail as postal flows to US reach near standstill
05.09.2025 — 6 September (Berne, Switzerland) – The Universal Postal Union (UPU) – the UN specialized agency for global postal cooperation – has started deploying a solution to help postal operators resume delivery to the United States after postal traffic to the country dipped more than 80% following its suspension of the duty-free de minimis exemption, effective 29 August.
Opening press conference of the UPU’s 28th Universal Postal Congress
05.09.2025 — 5 September (Dubai/Berne) – Journalists are invited to a press conference on the opening day of Universal Postal Union’s quadrennial Congress – the world’s highest decision-making forum for global postal cooperation.
Key topics to follow at the 28th Universal Postal Congress
04.09.2025 — The UPU’s highest decision-making body is meeting over the next two weeks to discuss the future of the global postal network.
Global postal leaders set to convene in Dubai
01.09.2025 — Ministers responsible for the post, heads of regulators, CEOs of postal operators and wider postal sector leaders, will gather for the UPU Global Leaders Summit, taking place in Dubai on 8 September as part of the UPU’s Congress.
Leading the change and creating the future
28.08.2025 — Tariq Al Wahedi, newly appointed 7X CEO and Congress Chair-designate, shares insights on his vision for the UAE’s postal sector and his hopes for the upcoming Universal Postal Congress in Dubai, which will bring together decision-makers from the UPU’s 192 member countries.
Improving the customer experience by streamlining customs processes
27.08.2025 — The UPU is committed to ensuring postal operators and their customers can access global markets through the most efficient and modern customs processes, including through the Delivered Duty Paid (DDP) model, which enhances visibility of the taxes and duties payable in advance and ensures the smooth processing of customers’ items through to delivery.