Muscat – Oman has welcomed the adoption of several resolutions by the Universal Postal Union (UPU) Congress in Dubai aimed at strengthening the rights of the Palestinian people to postal services. The sultanate said the move reflects the principles of justice and fairness and underscores international solidarity with Palestine.

With the support of Oman and several other member states, the congress approved key resolutions to upgrade the membership of the State of Palestine in the UPU, granting it equal rights and obligations as other member states to fully implement previous UPU agreements and resolutions on Palestine’s right to postal exchanges through the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, and to provide technical and financial assistance to rebuild postal infrastructure in the Gaza Strip.

In Oman’s address to the congress, Sayyid Nasr Badr al Busaidi, Chief Postmaster General of Oman Post, said UPU was founded on the principle that mail should reach every person without discrimination or exclusion. He stressed that the Palestinian people remain deprived of this fundamental right.

“The Palestinian postal service, which should be a bridge for communication, has become a site of suffering – offices demolished, workers targeted, letters undelivered and families left waiting for news, medicine or a message from loved ones,” he said. “Depriving Palestinians of their mail is depriving them of the simplest meanings of life and dignity.”

Busaidi added that the union’s strength lies in justice and equality among all peoples and urged the international community and UPU members to take decisive action to restore the Palestinian postal service as a vital channel of communication and hope.

Oman expressed gratitude for the supportive stance of participating countries, noting that these historic resolutions not only safeguard Palestinian postal rights but also reinforce UPU’s role as a global organisation committed to universal postal service and humanitarian access.