The world is abuzz in recent days with hope and determination following the gathering of leaders in New York at the UN General Assembly. Many dire topics were on the agenda: climate change, poverty and income inequality, as well as war and the status of refugees.
At times like these, it is easy to throw up one’s hands in despair and cast the idea of improving the world aside as a lost cause. Is there a possibility of future generations experiencing lives free of poverty, where great healthcare is the norm and we are on track to preserving the environment?