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PRESS RELEASE

At the Conclusion of the 28th Universal Postal Congress – Dubai 2025

UAE Leads Dubai Strategy and Assumes Chairmanship of the UPU

Council of Administration

• The new strategy presents a new vision for an interconnected, innovative and comprehensive
global postal system led by the UAE
• UAE to oversee the implementation of the new strategy through the “Dubai Business Plan”
• UAE elected to membership of the UPU Postal Operations Council after receiving 144 member
country votes
• The sidelines of the Congress saw the signing of MoUs between member countries, bilateral and
multilateral meetings, and policy papers on governance, innovation, and sustainability

Dubai, September 19, 2025:
The 28th Universal Postal Congress - Dubai 2025, hosted by the United Arab Emirates (UAE)
over the past two weeks, concluded today with member countries unanimously adopting the
Universal Postal Union’s (UPU) 2026–2029 Strategy, also known as the ‘Dubai Strategy’, serving
as a global roadmap for the future of the postal industry and reaffirming its critical role in promoting
trade and communication in light of the rapid transformation shaping the global logistics and
eCommerce sectors.

The ‘Dubai Strategy’ reflects UPU member nations’ shared vision of an integrated, inclusive and
sustainable global society empowered by a seamless, smart and innovative postal system that
promotes social and economic development and supports the achievement of the Sustainable
Development Goals (SDGs). The strategy is the result of the most comprehensive consultation
process in UPU history, which involved over 2,200 participants from all 192 member countries as
well as other public and private sector organisations. The collaborative process reflects broad
consensus around the strategy and strengthens its inclusivity.
The UAE has also been appointed to supervise the implementation of the new strategy through
the ‘Dubai Business Plan’ in its capacity as Chair of the UPU Council of Administration (CA) over
the next four years. The Council, comprising 41 member states elected during the Congress,
oversees the Union’s activities and addresses organisational, administrative, and legal matters,
ensuring effective governance for the future of the global postal sector.

Furthermore, the UAE has won membership in the UPU’s Postal Operations Council (POC) for
the 2026–2029 cycle after achieving 144 votes from member countries, marking another
significant achievement that underscores its leading status on the international stage. The UAE
was elected as one of 48 member states of the POC, selected from among the Union’s 192
member countries. The POC is the UPU’s specialised technical body, responsible for supervising
the development of key operational policies and postal services, unifying standards, improving
quality and enhancing coordination among global postal networks to build a more efficient and
sustainable international postal system.
H.E. Badr Al-Olama, Chairman of 7X, said: “The UAE’s election to the UPU Postal Operations
Council represents a clear affirmation of our nation’s leadership in shaping the future of postal

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