World Post Day is celebrated each year on 9 October, the anniversary of the establishment of the Universal Postal Union in 1874 in the Swiss Capital, Bern. It was declared World Post Day by the ...

The rationale of World Post Day is to bring awareness to the Post's role in the everyday lives of people and businesses, as well as its contribution to global social and economic development.

Speaking on the occasion, Al Daboos said: "The World Post Day is a major event on the annual postal calendar. Ever since 22 countries assembled in Berne, Switzerland, to form UPU, 131 years ago ...