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Dr Vinaya Prakash Singh, a senior Indian Postal Service (IPoS) officer, was re-elected unopposed by acclamation as Secretary-General of the APPU for a second consecutive four-year term, 2027–2030.
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- An intergovernmental organisation of 32 member countries across the Asia-Pacific
- Functions as a Restricted Union — a regional union — under Article 8 of the Universal Postal Union (UPU) Constitution
- The UPU is a specialised agency of the United Nations
- Headquartered at Bangkok, Thailand — relocated from Manila in 2002
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Aim
- Extend, facilitate and improve postal relations among member states
- Coordinate cross-border logistics and regulatory standards
- Promote technical cooperation and modernisation of postal networks across the Asia-Pacific
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- Secretary-General: Dr Vinaya Prakash Singh (India), re-elected for 2027–2030 — a second consecutive term
- 32 member countries; headquartered at Bangkok, moved from Manila in 2002
- Founded 1 April 1962 as the Asian-Oceanic Postal Union; renamed via the Asian-Pacific Postal Convention, Yogyakarta, 27 March 1981; in force 1 July 1982
- A Restricted Union under Article 8 of the UPU Constitution
- UPU — Universal Postal Union, founded 1874 by the Treaty of Bern; headquartered at Berne, Switzerland; the second-oldest international organisation
- The UPU became a UN specialised agency in 1948
- India joined the UPU in 1876
- India Post operates the world’s largest postal network, with over 1.5 lakh post offices, about 90 per cent in rural areas
