UN General Assembly
2012

fully in favour of the “one land, two States” solution to restore lasting peace in the Middle East, because in the end the two peoples — Palestinians and Israelis — must be able to live in love, friendship, peace and prosperity. As the Assembly knows, the world economy still suffers from the financial and economic crisis that was unleashed in 2008. In spite of the macroeconomic policies established by both developed and developing countries, with the support of the national and international financial institutions, the economic slowdown that began in 2008 has persisted, with the corollary of weak and fragile economic growth and more than 75 million unemployed people throughout the world, with very high unemployment rates in the developing countries. The prices of raw materials, which are the major source of export earnings for developing countries, have become very volatile, as have the prices of food commodities. Flows of private capital meant for foreign direct investment cannot escape the negative impact of the crisis. At the same time, we see a tangible reduction