Adopted at Congress, the UPU’s world postal strategy is a roadmap for the future. In between Congresses, held every four years, the UPU official bodies focus on achieving the strategy objectives, aimed at strengthening the three dimensions of the global postal network – physical, electronic and financial.

The strategy takes into account the viewpoints of postal stakeholders, who are widely consulted at the drafting stage. The strategy lays the foundation for modernizing and stimulating the development of postal services worldwide.

Also taken into account are the many factors that challenge the postal sector, including globalization, market liberalization, competition, electronic substitution, the advancement of new technologies, and regional and national inequalities, among others.