Universal Postal Union

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intergovernmental organization international organization specialized agency of the United Nations

The Universal Postal Union is a specialized United Nations agency that coordinates international postal policies and services among member countries to ensure a unified global mail system.

Aliases (4)

General Postal Union ×1
UPU ×1
United Nations specialized agency system via the UPU ×1
Universal Postal Union International Bureau ×1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	intergovernmental organization → international organization → specialized agency of the United Nations →
affiliation	United Nations Development Group →
coordinates	international mail exchanges → international postal policies →
foundedIn	Bern →
foundedInCountry	Switzerland →
foundedOn	1874-10-09 →
goal	ensure a universal network of up-to-date postal services → promote free flow of international mail →
hasMembers	UN member states →
hasObserver	some non-member entities and organizations →
hasOrgan	Congress → Council of Administration → International Bureau → Postal Operations Council →
headquartersCountry	Switzerland →
headquartersLocation	Bern →
language	Arabic → Chinese → English → French → Russian → Spanish →
legalInstrument	Constitution of the Universal Postal Union → General Regulations of the Universal Postal Union → Postal Payment Services Agreement → Universal Postal Convention →
mainGoverningBody	UPU Congress →
memberOf	United Nations system →
membershipType	state-based membership →
motto	Connecting the world through the post →
originalName	General Postal Union →
parentOrganization	United Nations Economic and Social Council →
promotes	cooperation among national postal operators → postal sector development →
purpose	coordination of international postal policies → development of international postal services → facilitation of global mail exchange →
regionServed	worldwide →
renamedOn	1878 →
renamedTo	Universal Postal Union →
secretariat	International Bureau of the Universal Postal Union →
shortName	UPU →
specializedAgencyOf	United Nations →
standardizes	international postal rates framework → technical standards for postal services →
website	https://www.upu.int →

Referenced by (22)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Congress (Universal Postal Union) → Council of Administration → International Bureau (Universal Postal Union) → Postal Operations Council → UPU Congress →	partOf
An Post → Holy See → Vatican City →	memberOf
Council of Administration → International Bureau (Universal Postal Union) →	parentOrganization
Postal Operations Council ("United Nations specialized agency system via the UPU") →	affiliation
International Civil Aviation Organization →	coordinatesWith
Postal Payment Services Agreement →	establishedBy
Constitution of the Universal Postal Union →	establishes
United Nations agencies →	hasMember
Postal Operations Council →	hasParentOrganization
United Nations system →	hasPart
Congress (Universal Postal Union) →	organizedBy
Universal Postal Union ("General Postal Union") →	originalName
Universal Postal Union →	renamedTo
Universal Postal Union ("UPU") →	shortName
Council of Administration ("Universal Postal Union International Bureau") →	subsidiaryOrganization