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The Organization focuses, in particular, on two global priorities, Africa and Gender equality, and supports the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) adopted at the 70th session of the United Nations General Assembly, through all its programmes.
The Happy Schools Project, launched by UNESCO Bangkok in June 2014, aims to promote happiness, well-being and holistic development in schools. The Happy Schools Framework, centred around the core concepts of 1) People, 2) Process, and 3) Place, includes...
With 50-plus entries from across the Asia-Pacific – spanning Fiji in the east to Pakistan in the west – the Happy Schools Project at UNESCO Bangkok celebrates the International Day of Happiness 2019 with the “Share Happiness, Share your Happy School...
Jeffrey Mang Ka Hei, describes his winning entry in UNESCO Bangkok’s Happy School Video Contest as a parody of Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Terminator, “but this time a student came back in time to learn, not to kill.” The Hong Kong primary school teacher’s...
In light of today’s competitive, stress-fueled and test-focused education systems, the "Happy Schools Project" aims to offer an alternative notion of the quality of education that values and nurtures learners’ diverse talents and strengths. UNESCO Bangkok...