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Compromise Plan Keeps Universal Postal Union Intact; Approved By Unanimous Acclamation

GENEVA, SWITZERLAND — September 25, 2019 — The Universal Postal Congress, meeting in extraordinary session, hammered out a compromise plan that allows for [...]

USPS Prepares To Exit Universal Postal Union

At an MTAC presentation in June, the Giselle Valera, the USPS Executive Director of Continuity of Global Operations said the USPS will withdraw from the Universal Postal [...]

UPU Votes To Hold Extraordinary Congress On Terminal Dues

GENEVA, Switzerland — An Extraordinary Congress of the Universal Postal Union will be held September 24-25 in Geneva following a vote of the membership. The meeting [...]

UPU Exit Begins: USPS Urged To Prepare For Pullout

The U.S. Postal Service — the world’s largest postal service — needs to prepare for its exit from the Universal Postal Union now, the Postal Regulatory [...]

UPU To Let Members Vote On Postal Remuneration Rates

BERNE, Switzerland — April 10, 2019 — Today, the Second Committee (Universal Service Obligation, Regulatory Affairs, and Postal Regulation) of the UPU’s Council [...]

UPU Works To Meet USA Demands

The Universal Postal Union is working on addressing United States demands to change the terminal dues system and stop the subsidy of cross-border parcels, following receipt [...]

USA TO PULL OUT OF UPU

WASHINGTON, DC — The United States announced it will pull out of the Universal Postal Union, giving a one-year notice as required by the UPU Constitution. Here is the [...]

Switzerland Ranked Top Postal Operator Globally; USA Ninth

The Universal Postal Union has released its Postal Development Report 2018, ranking 173 postal operators by four criteria including reliability, reach, relevance and [...]

USPS International Mailers Face Radical Changes In 2018 (Plus More Rate Hikes)

Pictured above, a UN Global Pulse animation uses UPU big data to visualize international postal flows during 2014. New international regulations will separate documents from [...]

UPU’s Integrated Product Plan Impacts International Mailers

From the May 2017 edition of MAIL: The Journal of Communication Distribution: By Merry Law President WorldVu LLC The Universal Postal Union (UPU), is the primary forum for [...]

Global Mail Reform Moves Forward

The Lexington Institute reviews the Universal Postal Union’s 26th Congress and developments for international mailers … (click to read [...]