UPU

International postal services are keeping pace and moving forward with the onset of globalization and advances in technology, the head of the United Nations Universal Postal Union (UPU) said today.

Israeli and Palestinian postal authorities have agreed to start direct mail exchanges between the Palestinian Authority and the 191 member countries of the United Nations Universal Postal Union (UPU), with mail transiting through Jordan.

Eight Arab countries have signed an agreement to start electronic money transfer services using technology that has been developed by the United Nations postal agency with the aim of helping rural populations and migrant workers have access to better services.

The United Nations Universal Postal Union (UPU) has adopted a new and expanded four-year road map that emphasizes the key role played by the postal sector in the world’s economy.

Chile, Spain and Uruguay are today launching a new electronic money transfer service which links their countries, using technology developed by the United Nations Universal Postal Union (UPU).

A new global strategy aimed at improving and harmonizing the world’s postal services is the focus of a three-week congress in Geneva led by the United Nations Universal Postal Union (UPU) which began today.

Nearly 280 projects worldwide such as bringing postal services to outlying areas, primarily in least advanced countries, have been financed over the past five years by the Universal Postal Union (UPU), a United Nations specialized agency that is the world’s second-oldest international organization, it was announced today.