United Nations High-Level Meeting

Apr 2, 2012

Center Founder Richard Davidson attends the high-level United Nations conference, considered to be the first global response to the challenge of elaborating measurements of happiness and well-being.

The theme of the event is “Happiness and Well-being: Defining A New Economic Paradigm.”

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