Asian-Pacific Postal Union


The Asian-Pacific Postal Union is an intergovernmental organization of 32 countries in the Asia-Pacific region. The purpose of the union is to extend, facilitate and improve the postal relations and promote cooperation in the field of the postal services between the member-countries. APPU is a Restricted Union as defined by Article 8 of the Universal Postal Union, serving to coordinate postal services in the region. It is headquartered in Bangkok, Thailand.

History

APPU was formed by an international treaty through an Asian-Pacific Postal Convention signed in Yogyakarta on. The organisation has origins dating back to 1961.

Asian-Pacific Postal College

APPU also runs the Asian-Pacific Postal College founded in 1970 supporting the training and development of member states' postal staff. The APPC is also based in Bangkok, Thailand.