Press Releases

19.09.2025 — Dubai, 19 September 2025 – Reyyan Demiriz, a 15-year-old girl from Türkiye, has taken first prize in the 54th International Letter-Writing Competition for Young People, organized by the Universal Postal Union (UPU). This year’s competition received more than 1.6 million letters from 65 countries.

19.09.2025 — The UPU’s 28th Universal Postal Congress closed in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, today, providing the UN specialized agency with the mandate and resources needed to drive the transformation of the postal network over the next four years.

18.09.2025 — 18 September 2025, Dubai – Japan’s Masahiko Metoki has been re-elected as Director General of the UN specialized agency responsible for international postal cooperation and development, while Slovenia’s Marjan Osvald has been re-elected as its Deputy Director General for the next four years.  

08.09.2025 — 8 September (Dubai) – The Universal Postal Union’s (UPU) State of the Postal Sector 2025 lays bare the most pressing challenges facing the growth of the global postal network, which has seen postal sector growth lag by as much as 71% behind global economic growth, between 2006 and 2023.

08.09.2025 — 8 September (Dubai) – The Universal Postal Union (UPU) – the United Nations specialized agency responsible for coordinating and developing international postal services – opened its 28th Universal Postal Congress in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, today.

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.

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.

26.08.2025 —

26 August, Berne, Switzerland – The Universal Postal Union (UPU) is taking all possible measures to prepare its member countries for the impacts that the United States’ imminent suspension of the duty-free de minimis exemption, and its associated requirements for the collection and remittance of customs duties, may have on their postal flows. It is also in contact with the United States (US) Government to convey other member countries’ concerns and cooperate on solutions.

11.08.2025 — 11 August 2025 (Berne) – The Universal Postal Union (UPU) will convene plenipotentiaries from its 192 member countries to decide the future of the global postal sector during its 28th Universal Postal Congress in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, this September. Media are now welcome to register their participation.

04.08.2025 — The global security environment is becoming more challenging and complex. Over the last 12 months, the global threat picture has evolved considerably, as we have seen sophisticated actors seeking to sabotage the air cargo and mail supply chains using improvised incendiary devices (IIDs), in addition to the longstanding risk posed by improvised explosive devices (IEDs). A secure aviation sector, including air cargo and mail, supports trade, travel and connectivity – and as threats evolve, we must act.