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Universal Postal Union

Type: Organization

Name: Universal Postal Union (UPU)

Fact Sheet: Fact Sheet for Universal Postal Union

First reported May 13 2013 - Updated May 13 2013 - 1 reports

Chunghwa Post

New global policy to raise international mailing fees

The registration charges and insurance fees for international mail services are scheduled to rise next month, Chunghwa Post said yesterday.The state-run postal firm said that the increases are being implemented in response to a new policy on supplementary ... [Published Taipei Times Online - May 13 2013]

Entities: Universal Postal Union, Chunghwa Post, United Nations

First reported May 13 2013 - Updated May 13 2013 - 1 reports

Universal Postal Union

Winners of UPU letter writing contest honoured

Forty nine winners of the 42nd Universal Postal Union (UPU) International Letter Writing Contest in Vietnam were honoured at a ceremony in Hanoi in May 13... ... [Published People's Army Newspaper Online - May 13 2013]

Entities: Universal Postal Union, Vietnam

First reported May 13 2013 - Updated May 13 2013 - 1 reports

Winners of UPU letter writing contest honoured

Forty nine winners of the 42 nd Universal Postal Union (UPU) International Letter Writing Contest in Vietnam were honoured at a ceremony in Hanoi in May 13.The national contest themed “Write a letter about why water is precious” received 1,245,088 entries ... [Published VietnamPlus - May 13 2013]

Entities: Universal Postal Union, Da Nang, Vietnam, Switzerland

First reported May 12 2013 - Updated May 12 2013 - 1 reports

Ofcom

Future of rural post boxes secured

The future of post boxes in rural parts of Cornwall looks secure after new safeguards for postal services were set out by the postal regulator Ofcom.Under the proposals, access to Royal Mail’s estate of 115,500 post boxes will be protected with a requirement ... [Published Falmouth Packet - May 12 2013]

Entities: Royal Mail Group Ltd, Ofcom, Universal Postal Union, United Kingdom, Agar

First reported May 09 2013 - Updated May 09 2013 - 1 reports

Plea for digital move deadline

KENYANS have been advised to stick to the digital migration deadline of June 2015 set by Universal Postal Union. The director of Public Communications Mary Ombara said failure to meet the deadline will mean a large number of Kenyans TV sets will go blank ... [Published The Star (Kenya) - May 09 2013]

Entities: Deadline, Universal Postal Union, Kenya

First reported May 09 2013 - Updated May 09 2013 - 1 reports

MaltaPost registers €1 million profit

MaltaPost registers €1 million pre-tax profit in half-year results, up by 27.5% over same period last year.Staff ReporterMaltaPost has increased its pre-tax profit by 27.5% in the first six months of the its financial year, reporting a €1 million profit ... [Published MaltaToday - May 09 2013]

Entities: Universal Postal Union, Fiscal Year, Net Asset Value, Operating Expenses

First reported May 09 2013 - Updated May 09 2013 - 1 reports

Royal Mail Group Ltd

Post plan good for Cumbria's rural areas

Rural communities in Cumbria have welcomed new plans to protect public access to post boxes.Under postal regulator Ofcoms proposals, access to Royal Mails 115,500 post boxes will be protected with a requirement that 98 per cent of all households across ... [Published News and Star - May 09 2013]

Entities: Royal Mail Group Ltd, United Kingdom, Universal Postal Union, Ofcom, Agar

First reported May 08 2013 - Updated May 08 2013 - 1 reports

Reply to sender? May be not as Somalia to restart snail mail 22 years on

Somalia: After a gap of 22 years, Somalia will start receiving their share of snail mail. A deal has recently been done with the United Nations' postal agency to start these services in United States. Following more than 20 years of civil conflict, the ... [Published Daily Bhaskar - May 08 2013]

Entities: Somalia, Universal Postal Union, Somali Piracy, Al-Qaeda-linked, Post Office

First reported May 05 2013 - Updated May 06 2013 - 3 reports

Emirates Post and Somalia sign MoU

Emirates Post signs MoU for return of postal service in Somalia after 23 years Dubai: Emirates Post Group and Somalia have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) under which Dubai will act as the hub for mail forwarding, as the strife-torn African ... [Published Gulf News - May 06 2013]

Entities: Emirates Post Group, Somalia, Universal Postal Union

First reported Apr 30 2013 - Updated Apr 30 2013 - 4 reports

Postal Digest – postal news from UK, Somalia, India and Indonesia

More of the latest news from around the global postal industry, with more strikes on the way at UK post offices and Somalia seeking help to restart its mail system.Fourth strike called at UK?s The UK?s Communication Workers Union has called for more industrial ... [Published Post & Parcel - Apr 30 2013]

Entities: Somalia, Post Office, Moneygram, Indonesia

First reported Apr 26 2013 - Updated Apr 27 2013 - 1 reports

Somalia: Mail services could soon resume in Somalia

Source: Universal Postal UnionCountry: Somalia After 23 years with no postal services, Somalia could soon start receiving mail again, thanks to talks facilitated by the Universal Postal Union. Under a memorandum of undestanding, the parties committed ... [Published ReliefWeb - Latest Updates - Apr 26 2013]

Entities: Somalia, Universal Postal Union, Post Office, Emirates Post Group

First reported Apr 27 2013 - Updated Apr 27 2013 - 1 reports

A red letter day for Somalia

The deal was the latest step towards ending Somalia's isolation following two decades of civil conflict.Swiss-based Universal Postal Union said in a statement yesterday that international postal services could start operating again in Somalia within the ... [Published NewsRT.co.uk - Apr 27 2013]

Entities: Somalia, Universal Postal Union

Quotes

...created an office at the airport to handle mail moving in and out of the country, initially to service the government, embassies and universities, "but they seem to have plans to phase in postal services across the country over the next few months and years"

Reply to sender? May be not as Somalia to restart snail mail 22 years on [Published Daily Bhaskar - May 08 2013]

"We are proud that, with our extensive network of over 115,000 post boxes, the UK has the highest level of post box provision per square kilometre of any Western European nation. Amongst the 19 countries measured by the Universal Postal Union, only Japan has a higher geographic density of post boxes."

New rules protect access to post boxes in rural areas [Published Yorkshire Post - May 06 2013]

Mr. Fahad Al Hosani, Acting CEO of Emirates Post Group, commented, "Emirates Post Group is delighted to play a key role in the restoration of postal services to Somalia using Dubai as the hub. We believe postal services lie at the core of fundamental rights of every human being. Emirates Post will use its state-of-the-art postal infrastructure to ensure high-level services that will enable Somalia rejoin the global postal community."

Dubai selected as hub as Somalia gears to restore mail services after a 23-year gap [Published Zawya.com - May 05 2013]

"We ask for all means of assistance as we have to start from ground zero" the UPU statement quoted him as saying

Somali mail to make comeback [Published ENCA - Apr 30 2013]

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New global policy to raise international mailin... [Published Birmingham Star - May 14 2013]
New global policy to raise international mailin... [Published Taipei Times Online - May 13 2013]
Winners of UPU letter writing contest honoured [Published People's Army Newspaper Online - May 13 2013]
Winners of UPU letter writing contest honoured [Published VietnamPlus - May 13 2013]
Future of rural post boxes secured [Published Falmouth Packet - May 12 2013]
Plea for digital move deadline [Published The Star (Kenya) - May 09 2013]
MaltaPost registers €1 million profit [Published MaltaToday - May 09 2013]
Royal Mail backs stronger protections on post b... [Published Post & Parcel - May 09 2013]
Post plan good for Cumbria's rural areas [Published News and Star - May 09 2013]
Reply to sender? May be not as Somalia to resta... [Published Daily Bhaskar - May 08 2013]
Today's News: New safeguards for UK rural posta... [Published The Journal - May 07 2013]
Today’s letters: Afghan war veterans deserve mu... [Published National Post \| Full Comment » Full Comment - May 07 2013]
Emirates Post and Somalia sign MoU [Published Gulf News - May 06 2013]
Royal Mail welcomes new safeguards for rural po... [Published Royal Mail Group - May 06 2013]
New rules protect access to post boxes in rural... [Published Yorkshire Post - May 06 2013]
Dubai to be hub for Somalia-bound mail [Published The Gulf Today - May 05 2013]
Dubai selected as hub as Somalia gears to resto... [Published Zawya.com - May 05 2013]
Postal Digest – postal news from UK, Somalia, I... [Published Post & Parcel - Apr 30 2013]
Somali mail to make comeback [Published ENCA - Apr 30 2013]
UN postal union to bring first letters to Somal... [Published IOL - Apr 30 2013]
UN postal union to bring first letters... [Published Daily News South Africa - Apr 30 2013]
Underpaid postage “costs EU postal operators a ... [Published Post & Parcel - Apr 29 2013]
A red letter day for Somalia [Published NewsRT.co.uk - Apr 27 2013]
We come too far [Published African National Congress - Apr 26 2013]
Somalia: Mail services could soon resume in Som... [Published ReliefWeb - Latest Updates - Apr 26 2013]
UAE to Finance Postal Service in Somalia [Published AllAfrica.com - Apr 25 2013]
Service improvements bring cross-border parcels... [Published Post & Parcel - Apr 23 2013]
Azerpost LLC gets gold level certificate [Published Azartac - Apr 23 2013]
World: Japan supports disaster risk management [Published ReliefWeb - Latest Updates - Apr 19 2013]
Preview: Light vs. Dark Exhibition: Stamps and ... [Published I-S Magazine Online - Apr 18 2013]

Blogs

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Today’s letters: Afghan war veterans deserve mu... [Published National Post \| Full Comment » Full Comment - May 07 2013] Re: How Could We Forget This Soldier?, John Moore, May 6. Even worse than the hand-me-down medal outrage bestowed on Master Corporal Jon Woolvett (who did two tours of duty in Afghanistan, where three of his friends were killed) was the absolute travesty ...
What role do Posts really play in financial inc... [Published blogs.worldbank.org - Mar 18 2013] Image from Magnificent Octopus, Flickr Creative Commons In October 2012, when the first version of the Global Panorama was published, several news agencies and papers wrote: “UN urges increase in role of financial services across global postal ...
Turning the post office into a force for financ... [Published blogs.worldbank.org - Feb 26 2013] In the old times, the post office was the main connector between cities and villages, moving letters and money to every corner of the country, and contributing towards the territorial consolidation of states under construction. Nowadays in developing ...
Return To Sender, Eventually [Published The Daily Dish \| By Andrew Sullivan - Feb 07 2013] Sarah Kliff finds one place where the USPS excels: Researchers Alberto Chong, Rafael La Porta, Florencio Lopez-de-Silanes, and Andrei Shleifer sent letters to 10 fake addresses in 159 countries. The whole idea was to test government efficiency, ...
By one measure, we have the best postal service... [Published Ezra Klein - Feb 06 2013] In an attempt to cut $2 billion from its budget, the United States Postal Service will end Saturday delivery on Aug. 1 . That means, for the first time ever, Americans will receive mail only five days a week (packages, however, are exempt from the change). ...