Tag: Universal Postal Union (UPU)

UAE bids to host UPU meeting

Posted by | Sep 30, 2004 | |

The UAE bid to host the next Universal Postal Union (UPU) yesterday during the 23rd UPU meeting held in Bucharest, Romania. The only other country that contested to play host was Kenya.

The official announcement on the next host country will be made on October 1.

Emirates Post has also offered candidacy for the elections to the Council of Administrators and the Postal Operations Council of the UPU.

The Emirates Post Corporation team led by Mattar Humaid Al Tayer, UAE Minister of Labour and Social Affairs and Acting Minister of Communications, are attending the congress. Also attending is Abdullah Al Daboos, Director General of Emirates Post.

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Additional U.S. Proposals for 2004 Universal Postal Union Congress Supported by Other Member Countries

Posted by | Jun 1, 2004 | |

The United States, with the support of other UPU member countries, submitted the following four proposals on May 11, 2004, for consideration by the UPU members at the upcoming quadrennial Congress. The UPU Congress will be held September 15-October 5 in Bucharest, Romania. The deadline for submission of proposals to the UPU Congress by one member country was March 14, 2004, while the deadline for submission of proposals to Congress supported by at least three UPU member countries was May 14, 2004. The public may comment on these proposals by contacting Dennis Delehanty of the Office of Technical Specialized Agencies at the Department of State at the following email address: [email protected].

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UPU Promotes Electronic Postmark

Posted by | Dec 11, 2003 | |

The Universal Postal Union has said it is working with leading postal services to promote an electronic postmark that would facilitate electronic transactions and guarantee their security.

Called the Electronic PostMark, the service applies a time-and-date seal to an electronic document, validates digital signatures and stores and archives all data needed to support a potential court challenge.

Currently used by postal services in Belgium, Canada, France, Italy, Portugal and the United States, the Electronic PostMark is the digital equivalent of the indicia that appear on every stamped envelope and has legally binding implications in matters of mail tampering.

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