A profound
shift in attitudes is underway all over the world. People are now recognising
that 'progress' should be about increasing human happiness and wellbeing, not
just growing the economy.
March 20 has been
established as the annual International Day of Happiness and all 193
United Nations member states have adopted a resolution calling for happiness to
be given greater priority.
In 2011,
the UN General Assembly adopted a resolution which recognised happiness as a
“fundamental human goal” and called for “a more inclusive, equitable and
balanced approach to economic growth that promotes the happiness and
well-being of all peoples”.
In 2012 the first ever UN conference on Happiness took place and the UN
General Assembly adopted a resolution which decreed that the International Day
of Happiness would be observed every year on 20 March. It was celebrated for
the first time in 2013.
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