Why in News?
Dr Vinaya Prakash Singh was re-elected unopposed as Secretary-General of the Asian-Pacific Postal Union (APPU) at its 14th Congress in Bangkok.
Key Details
- His second four-year term will run from January 2027 to December 2030.
- Singh is a 1988-batch Indian Postal Service officer and first took charge as APPU Secretary-General in 2023.
- The APPU has 32 member countries and functions as a regional union of the Universal Postal Union (UPU).
Exam Connect
- APPU → Asian-Pacific Postal Union → headquarters Bangkok
- UPU → specialised UN agency → headquarters Bern, Switzerland