The United Arab Emirates placed second amongst the 192 member countries of the Universal Postal Union (UPU) and first regionally for outstanding international express mail service (EMS) performance for 2021. The countrys ranking was announced during the UPUs general assembly held in Bern, Switzerland.

This latest achievement was revealed by Emirates Post Group, the UAEs representative to the UPU, a specialised United Nations agency and the primary forum for cooperation between postal sector players. The UAE came in after first place El Salvador and was followed by Vietnam, Ukraine, and Qatar in the top five.

The UAE and other UPU member countries were evaluated and scored based on 16 key performance indicators (KPIs), which included on-time delivery percentage, on-time transmission performance, customer service response quality, on-time export performance, and on-time transport performance, amongst others.

Furthermore, for its continuous efforts to innovate and meet the international industrys standards of excellence and quality, the UAE landed third in the world for customer care during the general assemblys International Express Mail Services Customer Service Award.

In ranking the UAE high in the customer care department, the union cited the countrys timely and quality response to incoming customer inquiries, as well as continuous innovation of its solutions and processes to ensure customer happiness.

Abdulla Mohammed Alashram, Group CEO of Emirates Post Group, said: The UAEs impressive international ranking both in the fields of international EMS performance and customer care demonstrates the global communitys recognition of the countrys ongoing efforts led by Emirates Post Group to build advanced postal and logistics infrastructures and systems for the benefit of UAE citizens and residents. Customer-centricity is a concept that our company has long embraced and that continues to push and inspire us to further innovate for better performance, faster delivery of services, and higher customer happiness and satisfaction levels. Our countrys latest achievements at the UPUs general assembly indicate that our initiatives are yielding dividends and positively impacting the UAEs journey towards becoming the worlds best nation on all fronts.

The UAE is one of the founding members of the UPU. In 2021, the UAE won its bid to host the 28th edition of the UPU Congress to be held in Dubai in 2025.