International Day of Happiness Observed on 20th March 2018 Details Theme

International Day of Happiness Observed on 20th March 2018- Details, Theme, History, Purpose

The International Day of Happiness is a day to be happy, which is marked every year on 20th March across the United Nations (UN) member countries of the world.

The United Nations celebrates the International Day of Happiness on 20th March as a way to recognize the significance of happiness in the lives of people around the world.

The International Day of Happiness-2018, Theme is "Share Happiness"- Focusing on the importance of relationships, kindness and helping each other.

The International Day of Happiness was founded by philanthropist and United Nations (UN) special advisor Jayme Illien. His campaign was conceptualised in order to inspire, mobilise, and advance the global happiness movement to which he suggested to senior UN officials in 2011.

The International Day of Happiness was first celebrated by UN member countries on 20th March 2013.This day people are encouraged to share inspiring images on social platforms in order to spread the word and to take actions for making other people happy.

In 2015, the UN launched the 17 Sustainable Development Goals that focus to end poverty and reduce inequality in the world.

The United Nations also recently released the World Happiness Report 2018 Index that ranks 156 countries by their happiness levels and 117 countries by the happiness of their immigrants.

In World Happiness Report 2018, Finland was ranked 1st as the happiest country in the list whereas Burundi in East Africa was ranked (156th) as the unhappiest place in the world.

In World Happiness Report 2018 among SAARC Nations India was ranked 133rd in the report after Pakistan (75th), China (86th), Bhutan (97th), Nepal (101st), Bangladesh (115th) and Sri Lanka (116th).