WITH all the conflict and suffering seen this year, the New Year's wish for "peace and goodwill" has never seemed so desirable and so short in supply. In a video message the other day, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres gave a bleak review of the past 12 months. "2023 has been a year of enormous suffering, violence, and climate chaos," he said. "Humanity is in pain. Our planet is in peril. 2023 is the hottest year on record."

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