Universal Postal Union

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

September 25, 2019 // 0 Comments

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

August 7, 2019 // 0 Comments

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

June 8, 2019 // 0 Comments

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

April 18, 2019 // 0 Comments

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

April 10, 2019 // 0 Comments

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

October 25, 2018 // 0 Comments

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

October 17, 2018 // 0 Comments

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

May 31, 2018 // 0 Comments

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)

June 8, 2017 // 0 Comments

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

June 8, 2017 // 0 Comments

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 [...]