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We asked for wishes, you answered: Send leaders into space, free electricity, dignity

Send leaders into space for perspective, tap solar power to offer electricity for all, make "dignity" a priority — those are some of the wishes readers have for 2023.
First graders from The Friends School of Atlanta share their hopes for the world.

Who says three wishes has to be the limit? NPR asked luminaries like Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai and the White House's Raj Panjabi and others to share their dreams for the coming year.

Then NPR put out the call to you: If money were no object and you had unanimous support, what would you wish for the world in 2023? From near and far, including a teacher from The Friends School of Atlanta who sent in her students' wishes, here's a selection of your thoughts.

Submissions were edited for length and clarity.

Cherish our pale blue dot

My dream for human kind is that people would stop trashing the ocean. -Mira, 1st Grade

My wish is that each child is taught the basics of

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