The Asian Pacific Postal Union (APPU)

Why in News?

• India will take over the leadership of the Asian Pacific Postal Union (APPU) from January 2023.
• Vinaya Prakash Singh, erstwhile Member (Personnel), Postal Services Board will take over the charge of Secretary General of the Union for a tenure of four years.
• Secretary, Department of Posts, Vineet Pandey said, this is the first time an Indian is leading an international organization in the postal sector.

About Asian-Pacific Postal Union (APPU).

• The Asian-Pacific Postal Union(APPU) was formed (in its current form) by international treaty through an Asian-Pacific Postal Convention signed in Yogyakarta on 27 March 1981.
• The organisation has origins dating back to
• The APPU is an intergovernmental organization of 32-member countries of the Asian-Pacific region.
• Its Headquarters is located in Bangkok, Thailand.

Goal of Asian-Pacific Postal Union (APPU)

• The goal of APPU is to extend, facilitate and improve postal relations between member countries and to promote cooperation in the field of postal services.