Belarusian student takes top honours in the UPU's 53rd International Letter-Writing Competition
09.10.2024 — Berne, 9 October 2024 – Aliaksandr Piatrou, a 15-year-old boy from Belarus, has won first place in the Universal Postal Union’s (UPU) 53rd International Letter-Writing Competition for Young People, a contest that drew entries from over 1.6 million participants across 50 countries.
Switzerland and Germany lead global postal development ranking
09.10.2024 — Berne, 9 October 2024 – The Universal Postal Union (UPU) – the United Nations specialized agency for international postal cooperation – today unveils the results of its 2024 Integrated Index for Postal Development (2IPD), with Switzerland and Germany topping the rankings among 174 countries assessed.
The Universal Postal Union (UPU) and AXA Join Forces to Advance Inclusive Insurance through Postal Networks
14.05.2024 —
- Over 1.5 billion people worldwide – approximately 28% of the global adult population – access financial services through postal networks
- 53% of post offices in the world provide insurance, a critical financial service to strengthen the resilience of low-income individuals faced with irregular and unpredictable levels of revenue
- UPU and AXA sign a partnership to scale inclusive insurance through postal networks globally, starting with joint research, followed by technical assistance programs
UPU holds first-ever postal forum for SIDS
05.03.2024 — The Universal Postal Union (UPU) – the United Nations specialized agency for international postal cooperation – opened its inaugural postal development forum for small island developing states (SIDS) in Mahé, Seychelles, today.
Commitment for a Sustainable Future: Global Postal Community to Foster Climate Education at COP28
04.12.2023 — Emirates Post Group and the Universal Postal Union, in collaboration with the UAE’s Ministry of Education and UNITAR, highlighted the role of postal networks in advancing climate education.
UPU calls on young people to envision a brighter future this World Children’s Day
20.11.2023 — On World Children’s Day, the Universal Postal Union (UPU) is proud to announce the theme of its upcoming 53rd International Letter-Writing Competition for Young People. This edition will take place in 2024, during the UPU’s 150th anniversary year. Participants will be encouraged to reflect on the future of the world using the prompt, "At 150 years old, the UPU has served people around the world for more than eight generations. The world has changed enormously since then. Write a letter to future generations about the world you hope they inherit."
The UPU's fourth Extraordinary Congress comes to a close, highlighting the “extraordinary power of collaboration”
05.10.2023 — The Universal Postal Union (UPU) has successfully concluded its fourth Extraordinary Congress, held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, from 1 to 5 October 2023. At this meeting of postal plenipotentiaries, historic decisions were made that will affect the global postal sector, including groundbreaking agreements on opening up to wider postal sector players, climate action targets and modernization plans for postal financial services.
Kenyan girl takes first prize in International Letter-Writing Competition
05.10.2023 — Claire Gakii, 13, from Kenya has won first place in the Universal Postal Union’s 52nd International Letter-Writing Competition for Young People, ahead of 1.7 million entrants from 35 countries.
UPU launches first-ever “State of the Postal Sector” report
05.10.2023 — The Universal Postal Union (UPU) today launched its first comprehensive State of the Postal Sector report, which identifies, for the first time, a clear causal link between countries’ postal development and national economic growth, particularly in times of economic shocks and crises.
UPU Strategy Summit opens in Riyadh
04.10.2023 — The UPU opened its 2023 Strategy Summit today, gathering ministers, heads of postal regulators and postal CEOs to discuss “People, Purpose and Progress: A new chapter for the postal sector”.