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It’s time to celebrate the power of human connection 💌

For the 55th #ILWC, UPU is partnering with @WHO and @UNESCO to invite children globally to 'write a letter to a friend about why human connection matters in a digital world.' 🌍

🔗 Learn more - https://t.co/nbElnI9NK7

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#FlashbackFriday 🤎

🗺️This historic map shows the reach of the UPU at its foundation in 1874. In the years that followed, many others joined the Union, expanding the global postal network and strengthening international connections.

[UPU Archives - Berne, 1924]

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🎥In this interview, Tola Odeyemi, Postmaster General of the Nigerian Postal Service, explains how NIPOST is being repositioned as critical national infrastructure for Nigeria’s digital and physical logistics ecosystem. @NipostNgn

🔗‍️ Learn more: https://t.co/dULDfXiiQw

[Masahiko Metoki @UPU_DG]

I am saddened to hear about the passing of my dear colleague, mentor and friend, Mr Moussibahou Mazou. He leaves behind a legacy in the postal sector - one marked by passion, leadership and ceaseless pursuit of knowledge. Mr Mazou, you will be dearly missed by your postal family.

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Statement from the UPU Director General Masahiko Metoki on the passing of former UPU Deputy Director General Moussibahou Mazou

🔗https://t.co/shXOX01gxj

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📍Berne, Switzerland

Last week, UPU and @icao brought together experts from across the postal and aviation communities for the ICAO-UPU Contact Committee Meeting.
🤝Together, we are advancing a safer, more secure, and more resilient international mail network.

[Masahiko Metoki @UPU_DG]

Pleased to welcome H.E. Mr Jia Guide, Permanent Representative of China to the UN in Geneva. We exchanged views on digital transformation, AI and the future of postal services, and reaffirmed our shared commitment to cooperation, capacity building and multilateral engagement.

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💬"By strengthening postal networks, operators become more effective enablers of trade and inclusion, helping businesses to access international markets through reliable and affordable logistics services."
🔗‍️Learn more in the latest #PostalMatters blog: https://t.co/Zs2V7KCJfe

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🎙️In the latest episode of #VoiceMail, Amandeep Singh Gill, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Special Envoy for Digital and Emerging Technologies, highlights the importance of collaboration to scale digital solutions and bridge the AI divide.

#WSIS2026 @AIforGood @ITU

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@PostOfficePH recently received the Gold level A Certification from the UPU to recognize their compliance with UPU S58 & S59 security requirements, whilst strengthening public confidence in the country’s postal network and international mail exchanges.

https://t.co/29bPmtQO3Z

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VACANCY ALERT 📢
Come join the Universal Postal Union (UPU)

👉 Apply via: https://t.co/mUpujFtrxY

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#FlashbackFriday🤎

This photograph captures mail delivery by bike in the Up Country region of Yemen, offering a glimpse into the dedication of postal workers serving mountainous and hard-to-reach areas.

[UPU Archives - Yemen, 1972]

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🤝UPU & @ITU reaffirmed their shared commitment to strengthening collaboration on capacity development in AI & cybersecurity, helping countries accelerate inclusive digital transformation & address the emerging risks & opportunities.

🔗‍️Learn more: https://t.co/NWR0A7LP7r

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Honoured to meet H.E. Mr Luigi Maria Vignali, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Italy to the UN in Geneva. We discussed innovation, AI, digital transformation and the future of postal services, and reaffirmed the importance of close cooperation between Italy and the UPU.

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🚨At #WSIS2026, UPU’s newly launched POST-ISAC (Postal and Logistics Sector Information Sharing and Analysis Centre) project was officially recognized and awarded its nomination certificate for the prestigious WSIS Prizes 2026.
@WSISprocess

🔗‍️https://t.co/G9CCLZvmgK

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@UPU_DG @UNITAR 🔗‍️Learn more: https://t.co/4RPVMGSFBj

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Today, we signed a memorandum of understanding with Ms Michelle Gyles-McDonnough, UN Assistant SG and Executive Director, @UNITAR to establish a framework to support professional development of postal sector stakeholders and national postal operators across UN Member States.

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@UPU_DG @UN @WSISprocess @ITUSecGen @ITU

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Honored to participate in the WSIS @UN High-Level Leaders’ Dialogue. On the panel- “Leadership for inclusive, trusted, sustainable digital transformation” I highlighted how Posts are uniquely positioned to connect people, governments and businesses, ensuring no one is left behind

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@UPU_DG @ITCnews Learn more: https://t.co/MH4SHsS5av

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Pleased to sign a memorandum of understanding with the Executive Director of ITC Ms Pamela Coke-Hamilton today on the margins of WSIS Forum 2026 to expand digital trade and e-commerce opportunities for SMEs in developing economies, particularly least developed countries. @ITCnews