On November 29, the seventy-ninth session of the United Nations General Assembly proclaimed 21 December as World Meditation Day. Resolution A/79.137, initially sponsored by 18 countries, outlines the various points that support the proclamation of World Meditation Day, including:
- - Recalling the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health,
- - Reaffirming rule 62 of its rules of procedure on the invitation to silent prayer or meditation,
- - Affirming the importance, as a place for prayer and meditation, of the meditation room at United Nations Headquarters in New York,