The phrase "a universal desire" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to refer to a longing or wish that is common to all people, regardless of culture or background.
Example: "The quest for happiness is often seen as a universal desire that transcends borders and cultures."
Alternatives: "a common yearning" or "a shared longing".
CDDRL director Francis Fukuyama believes America's increased political polarization can be traced back to a universal desire for recognition.
In the end, these works evoke a universal desire: to seek beauty in shards of a damaged world, or, failing that, to take shelter in silence.
Studies have found "a universal desire for more equal pay", "egalitarian motives in humans", "egalitarianism in young children", and that "equality trumps reciprocity".
As preparatory meetings got underway last year, it was clear that there was a universal desire to ensure there would not be any repetition of 2001.
They conjectured that if a third psychological force, a universal desire to improve our condition, were allowed to operate freely, it would be enough to bring individuals' reason and passions into harmony.
"There is a universal desire for a classification system that is somewhat objective, but unfortunately, it is really a very subjective process," said David Goldstein, an executive vice president at the brokerage firm Studley.
EVOLVING STRATEGY -- When Afghanistan's transitional government takes power in two weeks, it will inherit a capital full of blaring horns, busy markets and a nearly universal desire for peace.
Although there is a seemingly universal desire among the masses for home laundry robots, technology capable of performing tasks that humans have traditionally handled also triggers apprehension – including the oft-cited fear that factory workforces will be replaced with robots.
A nearly universal desire among writers is to make themselves conspicuous in their work.
To date, consumer acceptability studies have found a near universal desire to use the product.
A: There is a natural and universal desire to know who we are and where we come from.
