World Post Day

All the national postal administrations commemorate the World Post Day on 9 October, the day of foundation of the Universal Postal Union in 1874 in Berne. The Kingdom of Serbia was one of the twenty-two founding countries present at the Founding Congress. The resolution on commemorating the day of the global postal community which today gathers 192 countries was passed in 1969 at the Congress of the Universal Postal Union in Tokyo.

The main objective of marking the World Post Day is raising the awareness about the importance and significance of the role of the Post as institution and the influence it makes on the daily life of people worldwide, on its support to global business, as well as about the contribution the Post provides to the total universal social and economic development of the humankind.

The slogan under which the World Post Day is celebrated this year is Post for the Planet. Postal sector, as a global player in the sector of delivery of goods and services should, with its activities on mitigation of the climate changes, take the leading role and show the way to its partners in the universal chain of supply. The struggle against climate changes is not easy, because the global progress, social and economic development of the human civilisation depend on the results of this struggle. The task of the Post as institution and global economic subject is to ensure, by its activities on the business plan, sustainable development and better future for generations to come.