Asian-Pacific Postal Union

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Asian-Pacific Postal Union
AbbreviationAPPU
Formation1 July 1982(42 years ago) (1982-07-01)
Type Intergovernmental organization
PurposeTo facilitate postal relations and cooperation between members [1]
Headquarters Bangkok, Thailand [2]
Coordinates 13°53′10″N100°34′13″E / 13.8860925°N 100.5701929°E / 13.8860925; 100.5701929
Area served
Asia Pacific
Membership32 state members
Secretary General
Vinaya Prakash Singh
Website appu-bureau.org

The Asian-Pacific Postal Union (APPU) is an intergovernmental organization of 32 countries in the Asia-Pacific region. [3] The purpose of the union is to extend, facilitate and improve the postal relations and promote cooperation in the field of the postal services between the member-countries. [4] APPU is a Restricted Union as defined by Article 8 of the Universal Postal Union, serving to coordinate postal services in the region. [5] It is headquartered in Bangkok, Thailand.

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History

APPU was formed (in its current form) by an international treaty through an Asian-Pacific Postal Convention signed in Yogyakarta on 27 March 1981. [6] The organisation has origins dating back to 1961. [7]

Members

Flag of the Taliban.svg  Afghanistan Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh Flag of Bhutan.svg  Bhutan
Flag of Brunei.svg  Brunei Flag of Cambodia.svg  Cambodia Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji
Flag of India.svg  India Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia Flag of Iran.svg  Iran Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Flag of Laos.svg  Laos Flag of Malaysia 23px.svg  Malaysia Flag of Maldives.svg  Maldives Flag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia
Flag of Myanmar.svg  Myanmar Flag of Nauru.svg  Nauru Flag of Nepal.svg  Nepal Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines Flag of South Korea.svg  Republic of Korea
Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam

Asian-Pacific Postal College

APPU also runs the Asian-Pacific Postal College (APPC) founded in 1970 supporting the training and development of member states' postal staff. [8] The APPC is also based in Bangkok, Thailand. [9]

See also

References

  1. ↑ APPU vision http://www.appu-bureau.org/appu/purpose/
  2. ↑ APPU location http://www.appu-bureau.org/appu/location/
  3. ↑ Staff writer (2024). "Asian-Pacific Postal Union (APPU)". UIA Global Civil Society Database. uia.org. Brussels, Belgium: Union of International Associations. Yearbook of International Organizations Online. Retrieved 29 January 2025.
  4. ↑ "Members – APPU Asian-Pacific Postal Union". appu-bureau.org. Asian-Pacific Postal Union. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  5. ↑ UPU, Infoteam SA -. "Universal Postal Union – About Restricted Unions". www.upu.int. Archived from the original on 5 July 2017. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
  6. ↑ "Asian-Pacific Postal Convention, and Final Protocol [1983] ATS 12". www3.austlii.edu.au. Australasian Legal Information Institute. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
  7. ↑ "Background – APPU Asian-Pacific Postal Union". appu-bureau.org. Asian-Pacific Postal Union. Archived from the original on 22 June 2017. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
  8. ↑ "About – APPU Asian-Pacific Postal Union". appu-bureau.org. Archived from the original on 6 July 2017. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  9. ↑ APPC location http://www.appu-bureau.org/appc/location


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