Universal Postal Union Congress Dubai 2025

The 28th UPU Congress is the quadrennial summit where the world’s postal authorities—spanning 192 member countries—gather to define global postal strategy. Hosted in Dubai as part of the UAE’s international leadership ambitions, Congress 2025 will advance digital parcel regulation, climate‑smart postal services, financial inclusion, and postal readiness for global e‑commerce growth.

Key Highlights

• Four-week assembly (9–27 September) with plenary sessions to adopt resolutions and choose leadership structures

• Ministers, regulators, postal CEOs and UN delegates convening to negotiate postal strategy on e‑commerce, environmental goals, and data governance.

• Specialized working groups addressing digital transformation, postal payment systems, climate impact reduction, and access for underserved communities

• Showcase of national public‑postal systems, technology pilots (blockchain, digital ID, smart lockers), and policy briefings in an innovation zone

Who Should Attend?

• Postal ministry ministers & regulators

• National postal service CEOs & senior executives

• E‑commerce platform representatives

• Financial inclusion & postal banking specialists

• IT and cybersecurity leaders in postal networks

• Sustainability and climate policy experts

• Postal operators from emerging countries

• UN agency delegates & intergovernmental representatives

• Trade facilitation and global logistics strategists

• Digital ID & cross‑border payments vendors

Main Event Features

• Plenary debates & voting on Universal Postal Strategy 2025‑2029, updated terminal‑dues regulations, and governance elections

• Working groups & roundtables on digital postal transformation, inclusivity, climate goals, and financial services expansion

• Innovation showcase: live demos from postal innovators including digital lockers, blockchain tracking, and smart e‑commerce solution pilots