We thought that if we lived through the sea crossing that that would be the hardest part of the journey completed.

When neither sun nor stars shone on us for many days, and no small storm pressed on us, all hope that we would be saved was now taken away.

And when neither sun nor stars in many days appeared, and no small tempest lay on us, all hope that we should be saved was then taken away.

The world leaders who met at the UN in September for the annual General Debate all agreed on a central point the importance of fighting poverty, hunger, and disease is crucial for our collective survival.