Tag: happiness
united-nations: 😁 Wednesday is Happiness Day! 😁 No matter who you are, or where you’re from – everyone aspires to be happy! The pursuit of happiness connects each of us as human beings – and the Sustainable Development Goals are 17 distinct ways to make the world a happier place. On the International Day of Happiness, and every day, let’s resolve to improve our world through sustainable choices, kindness and compassion.http://www.un.org/en/events/happinessday/
usatoday: The most and least happy countries in the world may surprise you. Most of the least happy countries are in Africa, and the majority of the most happy countries on the planet have cold climates. And with that, happy International Day of Happiness!
And also, happy International Day of Happiness! 🙂 The General Assembly of the United Nations in its resolution 66/281 of 12 July 2012 proclaimed 20 March the International Day of Happiness recognizing the relevance of happiness and well-being as universal goals and aspirations in the lives of human beings around the world and the importance of their recognition in public policy objectives. To learn more: http://www.un.org/en/events/happinessday/
Happy Sunday Everybody! Happy Chinese New Year, happy Valentines Day, happy long weekend in the US, and happy whatever you are celebrating around this time. I hope you have some time for today’s posts. Thoughts on the North Korean Nuclear Test and Satellite Launch This post elaborates in detail on my own opinion that what happens in the Korean Peninsula time and again seems to be on repeat. The beginning of the end of border-free Schengen? This is an ever more probable threat as time goes by since the beginning of the migration crisis in Europe. Today is the Day…
The pursuit of happiness is a fundamental human goal Speaking at the High Level Meeting on “Happiness and Well-Being: Defining a New Economic Paradigm” convened during the sixty-sixth session of the General Assembly, Secretary General Ban Ki-moon stated that the world “needs a new economic paradigm that recognizes the parity between the three pillars of sustainable development. Social, economic and environmental well-being are indivisible. Together they define gross global happiness.” The meeting was convened at an initiative of Bhutan, a country which recognized the supremacy of national happiness over national income since the early 1970s and famously adopted the goal of…
halftheskymovement: Today is the International Day of Happiness! Find out more about this day and why it’s celebrated here.
UN connects well-being and the pursuit of happiness – United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs I was very happy when I learned last year that the UN dedicates a day to Happiness. I always thought all these annual days of UN observances are important because they usually deal with important issues many people would otherwise rarely (if ever) hear of. The pursuit of happiness as a fundamental human goal is something I wish would be talked about much more in my country. Most of Hungarian people (generally known for their pessimism and low spirit) would never consider happiness…
March 20: International Day of Happiness The General Assembly of the United Nations in its resolution 66/281 of 12 July 2012 proclaimed 20 March the International Day of Happiness recognizing the relevance of happiness and well-being as universal goals and aspirations in the lives of human beings around the world and the importance of their recognition in public policy objectives. Learn more about this day and read the Secretary General’s full message clicking here.
