Asian Pacific Postal Union (APPU)

Topic- International Organisations [GS Paper-2]

Context- Recently India has taken over leadership of the Asian Pacific Postal Union.

Key Highlights

• Soon India will take over the leadership of the Asian Pacific Postal Union from January 2023.
• Dr. Vinaya Prakash Singh will assume the charge of Secretary General of the Union during India’s four year tenure in APPU.

Asian Pacific Postal Union (APPU)

• Asian Pacific Postal Union (APPU) is an intergovernmental organisation comprising 32 member nations in the Asia-Pacific region.
• Its headquarter is situated in Bangkok, Thailand.
• It is the only restricted union of the Universal Postal Union (UPU) in the region, which is a specialised agency of the United Nations.
• It is the Secretary General and it leads the activities of the Union. It is made up of three bodies namely, Congress, Executive Council and APPU Bureau.
• The objective of the Asian Pacific Postal Union (APPU) is to extend, facilitate and improve postal relations between the member countries and promote cooperation in the field of postal services.

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