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- World Post Day is celebrated annually on 9 October.
- Its purpose is to create awareness of the role of the postal sector in people’s and businesses’ everyday lives.
- Its purpose is also to create awareness of the role of the postal sector’s contribution to the social and economic development of countries.
- It commemorates the establishment of the Universal Postal Union in 1874 in Bern, the capital of Switzerland.
- October 9 was adopted as World Post Day at the 1969 UPU Congress in Tokyo, Japan.
- Since then, countries across the world have taken part annually in the celebrations for World Post Day.
- The theme for World Post Day 2023 is ‘Together for Trust: Collaborating for a safe and connected future’.
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