𝗨𝗣𝗨’𝘀 𝟰𝘁𝗵 𝗲𝘅𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗥𝗶𝘆𝗮𝗱𝗵 (𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝟭)

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗣𝗨 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗥𝗶𝘆𝗮𝗱𝗵 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗣𝗨’𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗮 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁, 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗲𝗻𝘃𝗶𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁.

Recognizing the need to cope with rapid #changes in the postal sector, and in view of the potential #growthopportunities offered by a more inclusive approach, at its 27th Congress in Abidjan in 2021, the Universal Postal Union (#UPU) decided to hold an #extraordinaryCongress in 2023, and Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, from 1 to 5 October has been chosen.

𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘂𝗽 𝘁𝗼 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝗱𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗿𝘀; 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗽𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗴𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝘁𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿.

A specialized agency of the #UN and the only #global government-led organization dedicated to the postal sector, the UPU is facing a challenging operating #environment:

·  A series of unforeseen events (#COVID-19 pandemic, #financialcrisis, #Russianaggression) paired with developments with foreseeable consequences (#digitalization, new customs & #tax compliance requirements, transport security, UPU #tariff reform) have irrevocably changed the postal landscape.
· The volumes sent via the traditional postal channel (exchanged between the designated operators (#DO) at #origin and #destination) have fallen, in some cases drastically.
· The DO landscape has also become much more fragmented: while some DOs have adapted to the new #framework conditions and are #profiting, the competition faced by others constitutes an existential #challenge. As a result, it is harder for the UPU to find one-size-fits-all #solutions that #benefit all DOs.

𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝘂𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗰: “𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲” 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗶𝗻𝗯𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗺𝘀

𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘢𝘭: “The tracked #deliveryservice be made mandatory for inbound letter-post items containing #goods but remain optional for outbound letter-post items containing goods and for inbound and outbound letter-post items containing documents. The #Congress proposal reflects that #customers view “tracked delivery” as a #standard “must have” product for the delivery of packets containing goods.”

This proposal intends to close a long-known and very problematic #gap for the UPU channel and its #product. The #market has clearly turned from “untracked products” to products with tracking events (as have been offered for a long time by #commercial providers and most DO as part of their own domestic #portfolio). This service level should increase #competitiveness for the most important UPU #ecommerce product – commercial letters up to 2kg.

(𝘛𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘶𝘦𝘥)