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12/08/22 05:05 AM IST

Additional protocol to Universal Postal Union constitution ratified

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  • The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has approved the ratification of amendments to the Constitution of the Universal Postal Union (UPU) as contained in the Eleventh Additional Protocol to the Constitution signed during the 27th Congress of the Universal Postal Union held at Abidjan.
About UPU 
  • It is a UN specialized agency, established in 1874 by the Treaty of Bern (UPU Hq: Bern, Switzerland)
  • Aim: For cooperation between postal sector in different countries.
  • Members: Currently 192 members (India became its member in 1876.
  • Any member or non of the United Nations may become a member of the UPU, provided a non-members’ request is approved by at least two-thirds of the member countries of the UPU.

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