WAICTANet Official Statement on World Post Day 2025Liberia, the MRU Region & the Global Postal Community
9 October 2025—WAICTANet joins the world in observing World Post Day, honoring the founding of the Universal Postal Union and recognizing the Post’s vital role in connectivity, inclusion, commerce, and social welfare. This year’s UPU theme, “Postal Innovation for Sustainable Development”, invites us to accelerate the postal transformation that supports climate resilience, digital access, and equitable service.
In Liberia, the Post is evolving fast. The government’s commitment to the National Digital & Postal Addressing System (NDPAS)—developed in partnership with SnooCODE—has already assigned unique, shareable digital addresses to thousands of households. This foundation supports e-commerce, emergency services, logistics, and financial inclusion. As WAICTANet, we have supported community awareness and stakeholder training in pilot counties to promote adoption. In the MRU region, cross-border trade and diaspora remittances remain underserved by postal systems. Strengthening postal interoperability among Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Guinea can enhance trade, parcel delivery, and trust in the regional economy.
Globally, postal networks include over 679,000 offices and employ some 4.6 million people—yet many still lack digital transformation for the 21st century. In Africa, parcel volumes are growing year over year by 15–20%, yet many rural communities remain unaddressed or have no reliable access. Liberia must seize this moment to leapfrog with modern postal infrastructure.
Peterking Quaye , Regional Director for WAICTANET added is of the view that “The Post is more than parcels—it is identity, dignity, and economic lifelines. In Liberia and across the MRU, a modern, people-centered Post can power e-commerce, reach the last mile, and include those left offline. Our task now is simple: finish the basics, scale what works, and make trust the new delivery standard.” To strengthen Liberia’s postal sector and align it with global best practices, the country must prioritize a few practical actions.
First, complete the nationwide rollout of the National Digital and Postal Addressing System (NDPAS) and ensure its integration across courier platforms, government services, and utilities, allowing citizens to use their addresses seamlessly in daily life. Next, promote universal postal service with transparency by publishing delivery performance dashboards and grievance mechanisms that build public trust. Liberia should also empower MSMEs and women entrepreneurs by developing digital postal hubs for e-commerce, facilitating returns, affordable parcel rates, and regional trade. Additionally, it must invest in secure, green, and data-respecting operations—modernizing logistics, strengthening postal cybersecurity, and embedding privacy-by-design in digital systems. Finally, through Mano River Union (MRU) cross-border cooperation, Liberia can work with sister postal services such as SALPOST to pilot simplified regional delivery routes and tracking systems that benefit traders, students, and small businesses. Together, these measures can transform the postal system into a driver of inclusive growth, connectivity, and citizen trust across Liberia and the MRU region.
From exam papers to vaccines, market goods to social welfare distribution, the Post remains a backbone of daily life. On World Post Day, WAICTANet reaffirms a vision: a Liberia where the Post is reliable, inclusive, tech-enabled, and trusted—a service reaching every community and opening doors to opportunities.
Let us commit, today and beyond, to building a postal system that supports our digital future and strengthens our region.
