World Post Day Is Commemorated On 9 October
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Highlights:
♦ The theme of 2021 World Post Day is “Innovate to recover.”
♦ The World Post Day was first celebrated in 1874 on the anniversary of the Universal Postal Union.
♦ The Universal Postal Union was established in Swiss Capital, Bern.
♦ The World Postal Day is commemorated to raise awareness of the postal sector in people’s and businesses’ everyday lives and its contribution to countries’ social and economic development.
♦ In UPU Congress held in Tokyo, Japan in 1969, It was declared World Post Day.
♦ Universal Postal Union Headquarters is in Bern, Switzerland
♦ Universal Postal Union Director is General Masahiko Metokim and the Founder is Heinrich von Stephan.
♦ Universal Postal Union was founded on 9 October 1874.