As a producer of the United Nations International Day of Happiness presented by “Humanicy” (‘Human-Diplomacy’), we are inviting you to the General Assembly Hall, N.Y.C., on Sunday, March 20, 2016.
In 2012, the U.N. General Assembly adopted resolution A/RES/66/281 proclaiming March 20 as “The International Day of Happiness.” We would like you to join with us in celebration.
The morning will focus on the art and science of happiness and wellbeing, as well as the role of happiness and wellbeing in building peaceful, just, and inclusive societies. The afternoon will feature a Celebration of Happiness.
The elements of the event are consistent with the three-pillar approach of the U.N. 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development: economic growth, social development, and environmental protection, with a focus on wellbeing of the people and the planet.
We anticipate that U.N. Secretary General, H.E. Mr. Ban Ki-moon and the President of the GA, H.E. Mr. Mogens Lykketoft. H.E. Ambassador Angelo Antonio Toriello, Permanent Rep. of the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe to the U.N., is the key organizer of this event.
The ‘Humanicy,’ advocated by Amb. Toriello, unites art presentations with discussions regarding the critical importance of mutual understanding in a world facing civilization clashes, poverty, violence, intolerance, youth in search of a better future — and all peoples wanting a better world for generations to come.
Cheers, Jim Luce
Associate Producer, Humanicy Presents International Day of Happiness
Happiness & Well-being for the People & Planet in a Sustainable Future
“Happy People, Happy Planet 2030”
INTERNATIONAL DAY OF HAPPINESS
AT THE UNITED NATIONS
Sunday, 20 March 2016
“Happiness and Well-being in the UN 2030 Agenda:
Achieving a New Vision of Sustainable Development for the People and the Planet”
PROGRAMME
Session #1: 9:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Session #2: 3:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Location: United Nations Conference Room 4
9:30-10:30 OPENING SEGMENT
(Alize Utteryn & Shannon Lanier, Moderators)
• Opening Music Russell Daisey International Musician
• Salute Shweta Inderyas Executive Assistant and Coordinator, India to the Correspondent Office of the Special Envoy of the President, H.E. Mr. Angelo A Toriello
• Chant Ani Choying Drolma UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador to Nepal
• Remarks by the United Nations H.E. Mr. Ban Ki-moon (Invited)
H.E. Mr. Mogens Lykketoft (Invited) UN Secretary General
President, UN General Assembly
• Remarks by Sponsoring Missions H.E. Mr. Angelo A. Toriello Ambassador, Permanent Mission of São Tomé and Príncipe to the United Nations and Special Envoy of the President of São Tomé and Príncipe
H.E. Dr. Caleb Otto Permanent Representative of the Mission of the Republic of Palau to the United Nations
H.E. Mr. Gyaltshen Penjor Ambassador and Deputy Permanent Representative of the Kingdom of Bhutan to the United Nations
H.E. Ms. Nguyen Phumong Nga Permanent Representative of the Mission of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam to the United Nations
10:30 – 1:00 THE SCIENCE AND PRACTICE OF HAPPINESS
• Remarks and Addresses Ms. Man Xian Liu American Oriental Arts Foundation
H.E. Mr. Hamid Al-Bayati Former Ambassador of Iraq to the United Nations
H.E. Mr. D.R. Kaarthikeyan Former CBI Director & Human Rights Commission, India
Sonia Emmanuel Holistic coach and energy medicine expert
Continuation…. Dr. Dan Haybrong:
“Research and Ethics of Happiness” Professor of philosophy, St. Louis University
Dr. Judy Kuriansky:”Well-being in the UN 2030 Global Agenda” Columbia University Teachers College
• Performance FJ Music Fusion: Erhu virtuosos Feifei Yang and pipa virtuoso Jiaju Shen
• Remarks Amerigo Festa Advocate and President, United Being, Italy
Dr. Fabio Marchesi Investor, writer, independent researcher
Dr. Paul McKenna, Ph.D. Self-improvement author, broadcaster
Stefano Bizzotto Representative, Conacreis, Italy
Alessandro Zattoni Representative, Federazione Damanhur, Italy
• Music Russell Daisey, musicians. choir
• Keynotes Curtis Sliwa WABC Radio talk show host
Dr. José Foglia, M.D., Ph.D:
“Biology of Kindness” Neurologist
• Introduction “The Big Book”
• Remarks Nicolas Grasso Filmmaker
CONCLUSION OF MORNING PROGRAM
3:00 AFTERNOON PROGRAM
(Alize Utteryn & Shannon Lanier, Moderators)
• Opening H.E. Mr. Angelo A. Toriello
Ambassador, Permanent Mission of São Tomé and Príncipe to the United Nations and Special Envoy of the President of São Tomé and Príncipe
• Remarks Georgia Nomikos
Contributions of Greece to well-being through refugee welcome
Patrizia Coppola
Roberto Cossa Representatives, United Beings, Italy
Dr. Francesca Festa Youth representative movements
• Keynotes Dr. Fabio Marchesi Physics of the Soul/Transcendence
“Happiness Through Service”
• Jim Luce
• Guillermo A. Perez
• Hector Liang
Luce Foundation & NY Global Lions Club District Governor
President, Tribeca Campus Lions Club and representative of the Lower East Side Preparatory School Leo Club
• Performance Russell Daisey, singers and dancers
• Remarks Dr. Paul McKenna, Ph.D. Alternative techniques for well-being
• Pance Nalini Rau, Ph.D. and students Director, Natya Anubbhava Academy of Classical Dance: “Performance about the essence of being”
• Remarks Michelle Breslauer “Measuring well being”
• Performances Ambassardor Toriello and team “The FIELD resonance Medit-Action”
Dashama Konah “Journey to joyful”
Amerigo Festa “Testimony of happiness beyond time”
Giuseppa Camerino “Nirvanasatkam”
• Remarks Robi Spagnolo Gemologist
• Keynote Dr. José Foglia, M.D., Ph.D. “Biology of kindness”
6:00 CLOSING CEREMONY
• Closing ceremony Reprise of music by Russell Daisey, musicians, singers
Buddhist chants by Ani Choying Drolma “Happy People Happy Planet”
UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador to Nepal
Deputy Consul General Meifang Zhang