UN General Assembly
1982

the Middle East, which has so grievously affected various peoples in the region. We must strive to find there an understanding which, with recognition of the rights of the countries involved, will bring about a return to peaceful coexistence and mutual respect. 66. Violence can only give rise to greater violence and peace is not a free gift; it must be built carefully, with sacrifice and magnanimity. 67. The mission of the United Nations with regard to the problems of the Middle East and of the world in general is still an arduous one requiring unswerving commitment. We must all be committed to this task if we want to show that man is capable of thinking of the future, using his intelligence to coexist and to build, to reconcile differing views and not to hate, thus overcoming a shameful recent past, which paradoxically encompassed the greatest examples of barbarity and tragedy as well as the greatest achievements of the technological era. The answer to the challenge of the years to come