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Add to Preferred SourcesMarking World Post Day, top United Nations officials highlighted the importance of the postal sector not just for delivering mail but also “delivering good to the world”.
“Resilient postal systems offer support during natural disasters, financial services to hundreds of millions of people; and essential information in times of crises,” Secretary-General António Guterres said in a message commemorating the International Day.
“This network, through its international treaties and emphasis on universal service, is a constant voice for multilateralism and force for the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. It also promotes literacy and education for children.”
With hundreds of thousands of offices across the globe, the postal sector – despite the rise of email and the internet – is still one of the world’s largest logistical networks and a vital centre of community life everywhere. Private citizens and businesses rely on the service’s affordable, reliable and unparalleled physical delivery network to send letters, parcels, and remittances, as well as to conduct financial transactions.
According to UPU, postal service is particularly important for small and medium-sized businesses seeking to expand into international markets, given its affordability and ease of use. For big e-commerce operators, physical mail is often the “last-mile delivery” service.
Marked annually on 9 October, World Postal Day celebrates the 1874 anniversary of the establishment of the Universal Postal Union, in the Swiss Capital, Bern.
This year, the International Day is being billed as “The Post: Delivering good to the world”, urging everyone to appreciate postal workers everywhere, whose trust, dedication, reliability, and security are the hallmark of the service worldwide.
Original source: United Nations
Published on 8 October 2018