UN General Assembly
2008

cause millions of people to suffer unacceptably and continue to be a source of conflict and migratory pressures that are difficult to control. I am speaking on behalf of a country — Spain — that is making great efforts of solidarity in its cooperation policies. Over the past four years, Spain has been the State with the highest increase in its official development assistance; our goal is to reach 0.7 per cent of our gross national income by 2012. Spanish society offers that commitment in response to the current food crisis. My country believes that the best way to reaffirm the full value of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and to keep 2015 firmly in view is to strengthen the historical connotation of each. That connotation is nothing less than the exaltation of human dignity as both an impregnable wall against arbitrariness and despotism and as a curb against extreme poverty. A few weeks ago, on behalf of the Government of Spain, I made a proposal that I would like to reiterate