International Research Associates for Happy Societies (IRAH)

24/08/2026

03/07/2026

https://www.oecd.org/en/publications/promoting-social-connectedness-through-food_1fdd5254-en.html?adestraproject=Measuring%20Well-being&utm_campaign=Campaign-Well-Being-News-July-2026-Promoting-Social-Connectedness-Through-Food&utm_content=Discover%20the%20full%20report&utm_term=wise&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Adestra

Promoting Social Connectedness Through Food presents food-centred evidence and case studies to contribute to practical knowledge on how government and non-government actors can work together to boost opportunities and spaces for connection within communities. As loneliness and social isolation rise....

16/04/2026

⏳ 2030 is approaching. Are we moving fast enough?

Across , urgent action is needed to:
🔹 Tackle the climate crisis
🔹 Invest in people
🔹 Reduce inequality
🔹 Protect nature
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➡️ Swipe to explore the key priorities shaping the region’s path to the .

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16/04/2026

A new article on Sustainable Development and Sufficiency Economy Philosophy by IRAH advisor, Prof. Dr. Bishwa Tiwari - Former UNDP specialist.
https://www.facebook.com/share/1HANQBbJVq/?mibextid=wwXIfr

07/04/2026

https://asean.org/book/future-of-asean-human-development-towards-2045-proceedings-and-papers/
Future human development of ASEAN

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations, or ASEAN, was established on 8 August 1967 in Bangkok, Thailand, with the signing of the ASEAN Declaration (Bangkok Declaration) by the Founding Fathers of ASEAN: Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand. Brunei Darussalam joined ASEAN on 7...

20/03/2026

World Happiness Report 2026, released on March 20th- the International Happiness Day..

📲 The findings from World Happiness Report 2026, published today, paint a complex global picture of social media and happiness. Explore now. 👇

23/02/2026

I am glad to have been selected to be part of the international publication The World Book of Happiness, in which 100 experts from 50 different countries share their knowledge and inspiration on well-being, happiness, hope, and quality of life. So far, the book has been published in English, French, German, Dutch, and Chinese, and more languages are likely to follow. It is available worldwide (including via Amazon and other platforms).....
Promoting ‘the World Book of Happiness’ that IRAH has contributed, together with 100 experts around the world , for the second time after the first one in 2010.

22/01/2026

15/01/2026

Sustainability talk #8. Special session with Prof. Dr. Bushwa Tiwari, Tribhuvan University and former UNDP Regional Office, Bangkok on ‘ Measuring Wellbeing: From GDP to Sufficiency Philosophy.

10/01/2026

IRAH, linking BSAC from UK. to the Thai Ministry of Public Health counterpart, organized an online workshop yesterday on AMR risk management. AMR is an emerging health risk and has affected our health.