Bahrain postal service receives top UN honour

Bahrain’s has achieved a high honor for its outstanding level of postal service in the implementation of a key international project. Bahrain, represented by Bahrain post and the Ministry of Transportation and Telecommunications, was honored with the Universal Postal Union Quality of Service Fund award for the outstanding implementation of a ‘Global Monitoring System’ (GMS) project. Universal Postal Union (UPU) is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) that coordinates postal policies among member nations, in addition to the worldwide postal system.

The UPU contains four bodies consisting of the Congress, the Council of Administration (CA), the Postal Operations Council (POC) and the International Bureau (IB). According to UPU, GMS is a state-of-the-art measurement system managed by the UPU International Bureau.

“Its primary objective is to provide each participant with accurate, high-quality operational results. This information can be used to determine UPU terminal dues remuneration, according to a performance bonus system established within the UPU, and to contribute to informed decisions on operational and quality improvement.” UPU stated.