Universal Postal Union
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Or consider the world’s first intergovernmental organization: the Universal Postal Union.
From Slate • Jan. 6, 2025
Addresses, the Universal Postal Union argues, are one of the cheapest ways to lift people out of poverty, facilitating access to credit, voting rights and worldwide markets.
From The Guardian • Mar. 26, 2020
The head of the 192-member Universal Postal Union, Kenya’s Bishar Hussein, had warned that a U.S. walkout would “completely shut down” the traditional system of delivering bulky letters.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 25, 2019
The Universal Postal Union treaty, first drafted in 1874, sets fees that national postal services charge to deliver mail and small parcels to countries around the world.
From New York Times • Oct. 17, 2018
There is also the Universal Postal Union, which is an illustration of international control or government.
From Fundamental Peace Ideas including The Westphalian Peace Treaty (1648) and The League Of Nations (1919) in connection with International Psychology and Revolutions by Donald, Arthur Mac
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