UNGA adopts resolution co-sponsored by India declaring December 21 as World Meditation Day
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UNGA adopts resolution co-sponsored by India declaring December 21 as World Meditation Day

Hindustan Times  

India co- India, including Liechtenstein, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Mexico and Andorra, was a member of the core group of countries that guided the unanimous adoption of the resolution titled ‘World Meditation Day’ in the 193-member UN General Assembly on Friday. Glad that India along with other nations of the core group guided the unanimous adoption of the resolution on the declaration of December 21 as World Meditation Day @UN General Assembly today,” India’s Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador Parvathaneni Harish said in a post on X. A press release by the Permanent Mission of India to the UN said India’s instrumental role in the adoption of the resolution on World Meditation Day was a “testimony to its firm commitment to overall human wellness and global leadership on this front in tune with our civilisational dictum of Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam". The declaration of World Meditation Day comes at a time when various regions of the globe witness conflicts and growing tensions, the mission said.

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