Universal Postal Union

American  

noun

1. an international organization, formed in Bern, Switzerland (1875), that administers and regulates international postal service. UPU

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Example Sentences

Or consider the world’s first intergovernmental organization: the Universal Postal Union.

From Slate

He even threatened last year to pull out of the Universal Postal Union, which coordinates international mail delivery.

From Washington Post

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

Organisations like the World Bank and the Universal Postal Union struck on an easier way.

From The Guardian

The Universal Postal Union, a U.N. agency for postal cooperation between its 192 member countries, said the flight suspensions would impact mail delivery “for the foreseeable future.”

From Seattle Times