{"id":371296,"date":"2026-09-08T15:40:16","date_gmt":"2026-09-08T10:10:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=371296"},"modified":"2026-09-08T15:40:16","modified_gmt":"2026-09-08T10:10:16","slug":"asian-pacific-postal-union-appu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/asian-pacific-postal-union-appu\/","title":{"rendered":"Asian Pacific Postal Union (APPU)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"content-box-green\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>News:<\/strong> Vinaya Prakash Singh, a 1988-batch Indian Postal Service officer, has been re-elected as Secretary-General of the Asian-Pacific Postal Union (APPU) for a second consecutive four-year term.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"red-h2-box\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">About Asian Pacific Postal Union (APPU)<\/h2>\n<figure style=\"width: 238px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pbs.twimg.com\/profile_images\/1620005409238171651\/LMSEDHqj_400x400.jpg?resize=238%2C238&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Asian-Pacific Postal Union \" width=\"238\" height=\"238\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: Asian-Pacific Postal Union<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Asian Pacific Postal Union(APPU)<\/strong> is an<strong> intergovernmental organization.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">It is the<strong> only Restricted Union of the Universal Postal Union(UPU)<\/strong> in the region, which is a <strong>specialized agency of the United Nations. <\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Creation Year:<\/strong> It was<strong> created in 1961.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Headquarters:<\/strong> It is located at<strong> Bangkok, Thailand<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Purpose:<\/b> The goal is <strong>to extend, facilitate and improve postal relations between member countries<\/strong> and<strong> to promote cooperation in the field of postal services.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Members:<\/strong> There are <strong>32 member countries<\/strong> of the Asian-Pacific region.\n<ul>\n<li>India is member of<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Governing Bodies:<\/strong> The UPU <strong>consists of 4 bodies:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Congress:<\/strong> Congress is the supreme authority of the Universal Postal Union (UPU) and meets every four years.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Council of Administration:<\/strong> The Council e<strong>nsures the continuity of the UPU&#8217;s work between Congresses<\/strong>, supervises its activities and studies regulatory, administrative, legislative and legal issues.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Postal Operations Council:<\/strong> The Postal Operations Council (POC) is the<strong> technical and operational mind of the UPU<\/strong> and <strong>consists of 48 member countries, elected during Congress.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>International Bureau:<\/strong> It fulfills a<strong> secretariat function<\/strong> and provides <strong>logistical and technical support to the UPU&#8217;s bodies.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>The <strong>Secretary General<\/strong> oversees the <strong>Union\u2019s activities and also serves as the Director of the Asian Pacific Postal College (APPC),<\/strong> based in Bangkok.\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">APPC is the <strong>region\u2019s largest intergovernmental institute for\u00a0training and development of member states postal staff.\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: Vinaya Prakash Singh, a 1988-batch Indian Postal Service officer, has been re-elected as Secretary-General of the Asian-Pacific Postal Union (APPU) for a second consecutive four-year term. About Asian Pacific Postal Union (APPU) Asian Pacific Postal Union(APPU) is an intergovernmental organization. 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