It has been an honour to lead the Universal Postal Union (UPU) through some of the most tumultuous years of the UN specialized agency’s history.

On October 5, 2023, the Universal Postal Union concluded its fourth Extraordinary Congress in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The five-day event, which brought together postal plenipotentiaries from around the world, saw several historic agreements made, including plans to increase the UPU’s engagement with wider postal sector players, new climate action targets, the modernization of postal financial services, and increasing the UPU’s regular budget ceiling to provide the organization with additional financial resources.

On the closing of the Congress, the UPU Director General reflected on the effect the decisions made in Riyadh would have on the organization’s future. “The Universal Postal Union, which will celebrate its 150th anniversary next year, was created with a simple yet profound mission: to connect the world through postal services. Over the decades, our organization has continuously evolved to meet the changing needs of our global community,” he said. “In Riyadh, we have paved the way towards an even more profound transformation, making pivotal and important decisions that will shape the future of our organization. The next regular Congress is set to be held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, in 2025

 The revolutionary crypto stamps produced by Stampfinity, a brand of VariusSystems, a newly joined UPU Consultative Committee member, have become a steppingstone in the world of collectibles, enabling postal organizations to reach new target groups and provide additional value to collectors. These stamps serve as a gateway for individuals to explore the benefits of blockchain technology without any risk or tedious registration processes.

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Global postal administrations should think differently:Pranab

New Delhi, Sept 3 :  In the backdrop of rapid changes taking place in the means of communications, President Pranab Mukherjee today said global postal administrations should proactively think of changes to compete with other market players in providing various high quality services.

    “The changing global scenario calls for postal administrations around the world to think differently. They must be proactive to change. They must leverage their strengths to provide quality service to the people,” Mukherjee said while inaugurating the 11th Asian Pacific Postal Union (APPU) Congress here.

    He said with rapid changes in technology, other means of communication such as e-mail have become increasingly important and people expect the same standards of quality, accountability and transparency that are being provided by other market players from the postal services.

    “In the context of a growing digital economy, the changing customer expectation has made it imperative for postal service providers to innovate and develop services suited to their requirements,” the President said.

    Stating that globalisation has opened a great window of opportunity for the postal sector, Mukherjee said, “there is a huge scope for postal services to be engaged in e-commerce, and gain from the rising demand for such business products.”

    He said in 2012, around 60 million migrant workers of Asia Pacific region lived outside their countries of origin and they remitted USD 260 billion to their households.

    The President said with increasing requirement for remittance channels, the postal sector can make a difference.