Underneath the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Second Deputy Ruler of Dubai, attended the launch of the twenty eighth Common Postal Congress, held underneath the theme ‘Main Change, Creating the Future’. Working till 19 September, 2025, the Congress brings collectively high-level delegations from the 192 member international locations of the Common Postal Union (UPU). The occasion is co-organised by the UPU and 7X, the UAE’s official consultant to the Union.
HH Sheikh Ahmed bin Mohammed toured the UAE Pavilion on the occasion, which includes a postal museum showcasing the nation’s evolution from handwritten correspondence and conventional stamps to right now’s superior digital postal system. The Pavilion additionally highlights cutting-edge improvements from know-how corporations, logistics suppliers, and e-commerce gamers, alongside a devoted area for stamp collectors. Over the course of the Congress, it would function a hub for signing agreements between private and non-private entities at each native and worldwide ranges and can host a collection of occasions organised by taking part delegations on the sidelines of the Congress.
The UAE’s rising position within the sector
Throughout the go to, HH Sheikh Ahmed bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum signed the primary version of the official stamp launched to mark the UAE’s internet hosting of the Congress. This issuance displays the UAE’s outstanding position as a world hub for postal and logistics companies, whereas reaffirming its dedication to driving digital transformation by embracing cutting-edge applied sciences and enabling e-commerce options and sensible companies.
The opening session was led by His Excellency Badr Al-Olama, Honorary Chair of the Congress and Chairman of 7X, within the presence of ministers, ambassadors, and senior officers from the UAE and UPU member international locations. Throughout the session, individuals elected Tariq Ahmed Al Wahedi, Group CEO of 7X, as Chair of the twenty eighth Congress, entrusting him with guiding the occasion’s proceedings and overseeing classes and deliberations in accordance with the Union’s structure and procedural guidelines. The primary day noticed the approval of the agenda and work programme, together with the affirmation of specialized Congress our bodies, laying the muse for in-depth discussions on key subjects, together with the overall technique and operational improvement initiatives worldwide.
The opening day recorded an distinctive turnout, with over 2,200 individuals attending in individual and becoming a member of just about. The sturdy engagement highlights not solely the worldwide significance of the Congress, but additionally the UAE’s capability to ship a seamless hybrid expertise that promotes inclusivity and broad digital participation.
The occasion’s programme additionally featured the ‘UPU International Leaders Summit,’ which convened ministers, heads of regulatory authorities, leaders of nationwide postal establishments, and logistics leaders to trade concepts and develop joint insights to form a shared imaginative and prescient for the way forward for postal and logistics companies.
HE Badr Al-Olama stated: “The twenty eighth Common Postal Congress is a chance to set the tone for the subsequent period of common postal companies, and to make sure that the sector stays related and attentive to twenty-first century realities. The UAE dedication to the success of this Congress is pushed by a spirit of consensus-building and partnership, anchored in service and pushed by motion, in order that the progress we set in movement right now resonates throughout areas and generations.”
Masahiko Metoki, Director Basic of the Common Postal Union, stated, “This Congress is our alternative to make sure that each hyperlink in our community is robust. It’s our alternative to exhibit that, regardless of any variations in views or pursuits, we’re in a position to construct widespread options, no matter our area, degree of improvement or enterprise mannequin. It’s our alternative to work collectively for the advantage of all, to construct on what has at all times made our postal group and the UPU so distinctive for greater than the final 150 years: solidarity and universality.”
The ‘Dubai Technique’: Roadmap for the subsequent cycle
The twenty eighth Common Postal Congress will undertake the UPU’s new technique for 2026-2029, which might be generally known as the ‘Dubai Technique’ in recognition of the host metropolis. This forward-looking roadmap is constructed on 4 key pillars – advancing service high quality, selling inclusivity, accelerating digital transformation, and supporting sustainability throughout the sector. It can additionally introduce updates to postal trade rules and remuneration frameworks. Within the days forward, the Congress will even elect the UPU’s Director Basic and Deputy Director Basic for the subsequent cycle, alongside new members for the Council of Administration and the Postal Operations Council.
Deliberations are anticipated to lead to a complete suite of choices and proposals, together with the updating of postal merchandise in addition to remuneration and charge mechanisms underneath a contemporary built-in system. This suite will additional improve high quality requirements and operational integration between postal operators and wider ecosystem companions of logistics service suppliers. The outcomes will even broaden monetary inclusion by means of postal monetary companies, advance sustainability and clear vitality adoption, and reinforce cybersecurity and knowledge safety throughout the worldwide postal community.
Tariq Ahmed Al Wahedi stated: “Our ambition is to speed up the digital transformation of the worldwide postal ecosystem by means of three pillars. The primary is fashionable digital governance that unifies knowledge requirements, allows built-in operations, and ensures privateness safety and cybersecurity. The second is wise infrastructure, leveraging superior analytics, automation, and synthetic intelligence to raise service high quality, cut back prices, and drive innovation. The third is empowering member states by means of sturdy partnerships that broaden entry and ship inclusive companies.”
Al Wahedi added: “Along with member state delegations, associate establishments, and the personal sector, we’ll replace trade guidelines, remuneration methods and charge mechanisms, improve the combination of postal monetary companies, assist inexperienced vitality transition and local weather options, and strengthen cross-border e-commerce, significantly for SMEs, by means of extra dependable and seamless connections. Our purpose is to ship actionable outcomes that enhance buyer expertise, increase the resilience of postal networks, and remodel innovation right into a sustainable ecosystem that retains tempo with the evolving wants of people and companies. It will set the Union on a transparent path towards a brand new period of development and world impression.”
Official stamp
Designed by Emirati artist Yasmin Al Mulla, the official stamp launched to mark the UAE’s internet hosting of the occasion celebrates artwork as a common language of human connection and cultural trade. By her inventive lens, the design fuses previous, current and future to doc the UAE’s outstanding journey.
By internet hosting this landmark world gathering of decision-makers and consultants, the UAE reaffirms its position as a dependable associate supporting the worldwide postal and logistics sector. The nation continues to position individuals on the coronary heart of improvement whereas investing in information and superior applied sciences to construct a extra affluent, built-in, and sustainable future.