How La Poste de Djibouti is transforming lives with POST CASH
18.07.2025 — In a country where financial exclusion has long been a barrier to economic participation, La Poste de Djibouti is leading digital transformation through its innovative initiative – POST CASH. Supported by the Universal Postal Union (UPU) and funded through the Japan Fund, the project is expanding access to digital financial services (DFS) for underserved communities across the East African country.
UPU mines expansive archives — Interview with Vincent Schicker
14.07.2025 — Images of trucks and trains from a bygone era flash in black and white on the screen. Shaky video reels show workers climbing mountains and crossing terrain in snowmobiles—all of this in service to one mission that began more than 150 years ago: deliver communications across borders to the farthest reaches of the globe.
Inclusive, transparent & member country driven: The UPU Strategy sets a bold course for the postal sector’s future
11.07.2025 — The 28th Universal Postal Congress in Dubai marks a pivotal moment for the future of the global postal network. At this critical juncture, the UPU’s 192 member countries will be invited to endorse the UPU Strategy for the Dubai Cycle (2026-2029) – a forward-looking roadmap that redefines how the UPU and its stakeholders will adapt to the rapidly evolving communications and trade landscape.
UPU, AXA and CNP Assurances launch new partnership to expand access to inclusive insurance through postal networks
09.07.2025 — Berne / Issy-les-Moulineaux, 9 July 2025 – The Universal Postal Union (UPU), AXA and CNP Assurances have announced the launch of a strategic partnership to promote inclusive insurance through postal networks worldwide. The initiative builds on a global research on postal inclusive finance and will be implemented through the newly established Postal Insurance Technical Assistance Facility (PITAF).
Aligning Postal Strategies with Global Goals
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In an era marked by rising global challenges—from climate change and inequality to digital divides and fragile economies—the importance of coordinated, purposeful action has never been greater.
Escher CEO Brody Buhler talks Future of Posts
01.07.2025 — In late 2024, Escher, a leading global post and courier software and services provider, released its 2024 Future of Posts report, providing a deep insight into the key trends shaping the postal industry, based on feedback from 179 respondents representing 78 postal operators worldwide.
Shaping tomorrow’s postal solutions: highlights from the UPU Innovation Challenge 2025
30.06.2025 — The third UPU Innovation Challenge took place from 21 to 23 May in Limassol, Cyprus, bringing together innovators, policymakers and postal experts from around the world. Held alongside the 33rd Conference on Postal and Delivery Economics, the event served as a laboratory for sharing fresh thinking on how postal services can adapt to a digital and sustainable future. Participants tackled three core themes powered by data integration and artificial intelligence: digital identity, circular economy logistics and the future of the universal service obligation (USO).
Post4Health: delivering healthcare
27.06.2025 — The COVID-19 pandemic exposed vulnerabilities in healthcare logistics, including social isolation and vaccine accessibility gaps. Through the Universal Postal Union (UPU) Post4Health project, Posts extended their scope beyond mail delivery to bridge logistical gaps and improve healthcare accessibility for three billion people in remote areas. (Source: UPU – Post4Health))
Posti and Escher Group partnership
27.06.2025 — As digitalization progresses, almost every postal operator faces a shift in demand for its services: letter volumes are declining sharply, while parcel volumes are growing given the rising popularity of e‑commerce. For postal operators, this presents the dual challenge of remaining profitable despite falling letter volumes, while handling increasing parcel traffic efficiently. To maintain reliable and efficient delivery services in the face of these challenges, Posti, the Finnish postal operator, has partnered with the Escher Group, a UPU Consultative Committee member, to enhance its use of optical character recognition (OCR) and advance its automation processes.
UPU Competition Class 2024: where innovation meets tradition for members of the World Association for the Development of Philately
26.06.2025 — On 20 February 2025, during the UPU Postal Operations Council (POC) session at its headquarters in Berne, Switzerland, the UPU recognized the awardees of the 19th UPU Competition Class. This philatelic competition is organized by groups (A, B and C) where originality, quality, philatelic significance, and contributions to humanitarian causes, are recognized by the Fédération Internationale de Philatélie (FIP) and the UPU. Slovakia, Macao (China) and Greece trusted the top honours of each group. Morocco, Belarus, Romania, and the United Nations Postal Administrations claimed respectively the silver medals, while Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH Post, Sarajevo), Türkiye and France received the bronze medals for 2024.
Special delivery: how human-centred AI can strengthen postal resilience to natural hazards
25.06.2025 — Rain or shine, national postal services continue to deliver letters and packages across regions and borders, connecting communities and supporting essential public infrastructure. But what happens when a landslide blocks the only road to a valley, volcanic ash grounds air traffic, or drought leaves waterways unnavigable?
From the Emirates to the world: the UAE shares its vision for a digital and sustainable postal future
20.06.2025 — As the United Arab Emirates gears up to host the UPU’s 28th Universal Postal Congress in Dubai, it is also making strides in positioning itself as a global hub for trade, e-commerce, and digital innovation. In an interview with Union Postale, Abdulla Mohammed Alashram, Deputy Chair of the Congress organizing committee and a representative of UAE’s 7X, discusses the nation’s bold vision for leveraging technology in reshaping postal operations, and how collaboration, facilitated by the upcoming UPU Congress, can drive industry-wide innovation.