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Asian Pacific Postal Union (APPU)
India to take over leadership of APPU
India will take over the leadership of the Asian Pacific Postal Union from January 2023.
APPU is the only Restricted Union of the Universal Postal Union (UPU) in the region, which is a specialised agency of the United Nations.
Dr. Vinaya Prakash Singh will take over the charge of Secretary General of the Union for a tenure of 4 years.
This is the first time an Indian is leading an international organisation in the postal sector.
Asian Pacific Postal Union (APPU) is an intergovernmental organisation of 32 member countries of the Asian-Pacific region.
It is based in Bangkok, Thailand.
APPU aims to extend, facilitate and improve postal relations between the member countries and promote cooperation in the field of postal services.
APPU is made up of three bodies namely, Congress, Executive Council and APPU Bureau.
The Secretary-General leads the activities of the Union and is also the Director of the Asian Pacific Postal College (APPC) which is the largest intergovernmental postal training institute in the region.
