Liberian President Joseph Nyuma Boakai has by proclamation declared October 9, 2024, as World Post Day. The day is said to be observed throughout the Republic as a working holiday. The proclamation is in consonance with the Universal Postal Union (UPU), which was founded in 1874 to form a single postal territory for the reciprocal exchange of letters and postal items and to secure the organization and improve postal services worldwide.
This year’s celebration of World Post Day is under the theme: “150 Years of Enabling Communication and Empowering Peoples across Nations.” The Government of the Republic of Liberia, being a member of the Universal Postal Union, is duty-bound to support and uphold all rules and procedures laid down by this world body.
The proclamation acknowledges that, in keeping with the global mission of the Universal Postal Union, postal customers in every country are to be treated with equal courtesy and respect, and that rules and procedures are provided to make it easier for national and international customers and users of postal services.
The proclamation also declares that, in an effort to support the Plan of Action of the Universal Postal Union in improving postal services to customers, the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications, the agency charged with the responsibility for postal services, will join member countries of the Universal Postal Union on Wednesday, October 9, 2024.
The proclamation therefore calls upon the relevant ministries and agencies of the government, as well as national and international organizations concerned, to join and cooperate with the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications in executing appropriate programs to make the observance of the day meaningful.
World Post Day marks a historic milestone, with this year celebrating the 150th anniversary of the Universal Postal Union. In times of war and peace, crises and upheaval, the international postal network has delivered by connecting communities and upholding the fundamental right to communicate.
Historically, World Post Day is celebrated each year on October 9. The event was declared by the 1969 Universal Postal Congress in Tokyo as a means to mark the anniversary of the Universal Postal Union’s (UPU) creation in 1874. The purpose of World Post Day is to bring awareness to the Postal Service’s role in the everyday lives of people and businesses, as well as its contribution to global social and economic development.
As a result, the UPU’s member countries are encouraged to organize their own national activities to celebrate the event, including everything from the introduction or promotion of new postal products and services to the organization of open days at post offices, mail centers, and postal museums.
