World Happiness Report 2023.
World Happiness Report 2023.
News2News.in Explainer: Recently the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network released the Global Happiness Report 2023, which ranks countries on the basis of happiness. The International Day of Happiness is observed on 20 March to recognize the importance of happiness and well-being as global goals and aspirations in the lives of human beings around the world. In today’s News2News.in Explainer, we tell you why International Day of Happiness is celebrated and what is India’s position in the World Happiness Report.
Why is International Day of Happiness celebrated?
The purpose behind celebrating International Happiness Day is to celebrate this day and find new opportunities to bring happiness in life. It is believed that the society which is happy, makes more progress. The efforts of famous philanthropist Jamie Illian are believed to be behind celebrating this day.
History of Happiness Day
In July 2012, the United Nations General Assembly passed a resolution declaring 20 March as the International Day of Happiness. This proposal was taken up by Bhutan itself. It is a country that, since the early 1970s, recognized the value of national happiness over national income and famously adopted the goal of gross national happiness over gross national product. It aims to make economic growth inclusive in a way that fosters a healthy and happy life for all. To know the value of happiness in one’s life and to create awareness towards it. In 2013 the 193 member states of the United Nations celebrated the first International Day of Happiness. Hosted a high-level meeting on the agenda of ‘Happiness and Well-being: Defining a New Economic Paradigm’ during the Sixty-Sixth Session of the General Assembly.
Important Years of International Day of Happiness
In 2011 the United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution which recognized happiness as a ‘fundamental human goal’ and called for ‘a more inclusive, equitable and balanced approach to economic development that promotes the happiness and well-being of all people’. gives’.
In 2012, the first United Nations Conference on Happiness took place and the United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution, in which it was decided that the International Day of Happiness would be observed on 20 March every year. It was first celebrated in 2013.
The 2014 Day of Happiness campaign asked people to share authentic images of what makes them happy in order to ‘reclaim happiness’ back from the fake commercial images of happiness we are so often bombarded with. Many thousands of people shared the images and the social reach was estimated at over 13 million people globally.
The 2015 Day of Happiness campaign focused on relationships. We are a social species and we thrive when we are closely connected with others. But, modern society is leaving more and more people feeling disconnected, isolated or lonely. On this day, thousands of people around the world reach out to create new positive relationships with others.
Some important themes of International Day of Happiness
The theme for the International Day of Happiness 2023 is ‘Be Mindful Be Grateful Be Kind” which means we can together create a happier and kinder world by adopting simple, daily practices.”
The theme of International Day of Happiness 2022 is “Build Back Happiness” that focuses on the global recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.
The theme of International Happiness Day 2020 was “Happier Together” focusing on what we have in common, not what divides us.
The people of these countries are the happiest
According to World Happiness Report rankings based on a large-scale life assessment from the Gallup World Poll, people in Finland are among the happiest and happiest. Finland has got this achievement for the sixth time in a row. Finland is followed in the list by Denmark, Iceland, Israel, Netherlands, Sweden, Norway, Switzerland, Luxembourg, New Zealand, Austria, Australia, Canada, Ireland, United States of America, Germany, Belgium, Czech Republic, United Kingdom, Lithuanian.
India’s position in the Happiness Report
According to the World Happiness Report 2023, India is ranked 126th in the happiness ranking based on the three-year average 2020-2022. This ranking of India is based on Life Evaluations in 2020-2022. India has an average life assessment score of 4.036. India is ranked 125 out of 136 countries, making it one of the least happy countries in the world. In the year 2022, India was ranked 136 out of 146 countries. India is also behind its neighboring countries Nepal, China, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.
Unhappy country in world happiness report
Burundi is the unhappiest country in the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network’s World Happiness Report. Which is at number 156. Before this is Tanzania (153), South Sudan (154), Central African Republic.
