UPU celebrates 60 years as a UN specialized agency

The Universal Postal Union is officially celebrating its 60th anniversary today as a specialized agency of the United Nations.
Indeed, it was on 1 July 1948 that the UPU became a member of the United Nations Organization. Since then, our organization has contributed to worldwide efforts to improve communication between people, promote development, reduce poverty, improve health and access to education for all, and make our world more safe and stable, among many other things.

“Communication, which the UPU develops between peoples through the efficient operation of postal services as part of its mission, is at the heart of efforts to maintain peace, promote health and education and provide humanitarian aid where needed,” says UPU Director General Edouard Dayan. “In addition to its legal commitments under the agreement and its participation in UN conferences, the UPU has become involved in activities and specific projects to help achieve UN objectives, particularly the Millennium Development Goals.”

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon also marked the anniversary during a visit to the UPU International Bureau in Berne, last 28 April. In a speech to staff, he said: “The UPU may be one of the smallest specialized agencies of the UN, “but its work is key to the broader mission of our Organization.”

2008 is an important year for the UPU, as the organization prepares for its 24th Universal Postal Congress, which is being held in Geneva, Switzerland, from 23 July to 12 August.

The Universal Postal Union is officially celebrating its 60th anniversary today as a specialized agency of the United Nations.
Indeed, it was on 1 July 1948 that the UPU became a member of the United Nations Organization. Since then, our organization has contributed to worldwide efforts to improve communication between people, promote development, reduce poverty, improve health and access to education for all, and make our world more safe and stable, among many other things.

“Communication, which the UPU develops between peoples through the efficient operation of postal services as part of its mission, is at the heart of efforts to maintain peace, promote health and education and provide humanitarian aid where needed,” says UPU Director General Edouard Dayan. “In addition to its legal commitments under the agreement and its participation in UN conferences, the UPU has become involved in activities and specific projects to help achieve UN objectives, particularly the Millennium Development Goals.”

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon also marked the anniversary during a visit to the UPU International Bureau in Berne, last 28 April. In a speech to staff, he said: “The UPU may be one of the smallest specialized agencies of the UN, “but its work is key to the broader mission of our Organization.”

2008 is an important year for the UPU, as the organization prepares for its 24th Universal Postal Congress, which is being held in Geneva, Switzerland, from 23 July to 12 August.

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