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The Universal Postal Union is a United Nations specialized agency and the postal sector's primary forum for international cooperation.
The Universal Postal Union is a United Nations specialized agency and the postal sector's primary forum for international cooperation.
The State of the Postal Sector 2024
17.12.2024 — Marking the UPU’s 150th anniversary, the State of the Postal Sector 2024 highlights the evolution, performance and future of the global postal industry. It reflects on historical milestones, from serving 600 million people in 1874 to 7.3 billion in 2024, and explores shifts driven by technological advancements and e-commerce. The report introduces “ecosystemic growth”, an approach recognising the postal sector as part of a broader logistics network thriving on innovation and collaboration. It features the 2024 Integrated Index for Postal Development (2IPD), which evaluates systems based on reliability, reach, relevance and resilience.
Sustainable Development Goals Report – Assessing the alignment of the UPU strategy for 2021–2025 with the UN SDGs
16.12.2024 — In this report, the UPU’s 133 work proposals were found to align, to varying degrees, with 15 of the 17 SDGs. Notably, strong alignment was found with Goal 17 (Partnerships for the Goals), Goal 9 (Industry, innovation and infrastructure), Goal 10 (Reduced inequalities), Goal 1 (No poverty) and Goal 8 (Decent work and economic growth).
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