Nokuba liyintoni na ishishini lethu ebomini, masihlale sikhumbula ukuba olona shishino lwethu lusisiseko, kwaye luya kuhlala lukhona, ukwenza eli lizwe libe yindawo engcono.
Uxolo ngokuqinisekileyo luyisithako xa sisenza eli lizwe libe yindawo engcono. La magama avela kummi woBukumkani baseJordani, kukho unxibelelwano lwendalo phakathi koxolo nokhenketho.
UGqirha Taleb Rifai, UNWTO UNobhala-Jikelele ukusuka kwi-2009 ukuya kwi-2017 wayeyintloko ye-UN Specialized Agency ephethe uKhenketho, eyaziwa ngokuba yiWorld Tourism Organisation.
Edlule UNWTO UNobhala-Jikelele ube yindoda yoxolo, esakha ibhulorho yobuhlobo kunye nemfezeko kwishishini lethu elikhulu kwihlabathi, i-Travel and Tourism Industry.
Akumangalisi ke ngoko kwaye kufanelekile ukuba le nkokheli yezokhenketho ihloniphekileyo ibe nelifa elingazange labonwa mntu njengosihlalo weBhodi yeNgcebiso yaMazwe ngaMazwe kwiZiko laMazwe ngaMazwe loXolo ngezoKhenketho (IIPT).
Ungena ezihlangwini zikaGqirha Noel Brown owaba nguSihlalo uEmeritus naphambi kukaGqirha Brown, uKnut Hammarskjold, owayesakuba nguMlawuli-Jikelele we-IATA kunye nomtshana kaNobhala-Jikelele we-UN, uDag Hammarskjold.
Xa besenza esi sibhengezo, uMseki kunye noMongameli we-IIPT, uLouis D'Amore uthe: “IIPT ihlonitshwe kakhulu ngokuba uGqirha Rifai wamkele indima njengoSihlalo weBhodi yeNgcebiso ye-IIPT yeHlabathi. Ukwamkelwa kwakhe kunyusa umgangatho we-IIPT kuLuntu lwezoKhenketho lwaMazwe ngaMazwe kunye nesakhono se-IIPT sokwenza inkqubela phambili ekujongeni umbono wabo wokuhamba nokhenketho ekubeni lishishini loxolo lokuqala kwihlabathi kunye nenkolelo yokuba wonke umhambi unokuba nguMmeli woXolo. ”
UGqr. Rifai wathi: “Bendingumxhasi we-IIPT nombono wayo ukususela oko ndathabatha inxaxheba kwi-IIPT Amman Global Summit phantse kwiminyaka engama-20 eyadlulayo njengoMphathiswa wezoNxibelelwano waseJordan. Njengoko bendisoloko ndisitsho njengoNobhala Jikelele we UNWTO – umanyano lwehlabathi lusekwe kulangazelelo olufanayo loxolo – kwaye 'ukuhamba lulwimi loxolo.' Ndiyakholelwa kwaye ndihlala ndithetha ukuba 'ishishini eliphambili lokhenketho kukwenza ihlabathi libe yindawo engcono.' NjengoSihlalo weBhodi yeeNgcebiso yaMazwe ngaMazwe ye-IIPT, ndiza kuba kwimeko yokuqhubeka nokuba negalelo kwezi ziphelo. ”
UGqr. Rifai wafumana i-BS kwi-Architectural Engineering kwiYunivesithi yaseCairo; Isidanga seeMasters kubuNjineli kunye noLwakhiwo lwezakhiwo ukusuka kwi-Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) kunye nePhD kuYilo lweDolophu kunye noCwangciso lweNgingqi olusuka kwiYunivesithi yasePennsylvania. Ukusukela ngo-1999 ukuya ku-2003, usebenze kwizikhundla zabaphathiswa abaliqela kuRhulumente wase-Jordan njengoMphathiswa woCwangciso neNtsebenziswano yaMazwe ngaMazwe; UMphathiswa wezoLwazi; kunye noMphathiswa wezoKhenketho kunye naMandulo. Emva koko waba nguSekela Mlawuli-Jikelele we-International Labour Organisation (ILO) emva koko wasebenza njengoSekela Nobhala Jikelele weWorld Tourism Organisation phambi kokuba onyulwe njengoNobhala-Jikelele ngo-2009 kwaye wonyulwa okwesibini iminyaka emine ngowama-20. iseshoni ye UNWTO INdibano kaWonke-wonke eququzelelwe yiZambia neZimbabwe.
Ngexesha leminyaka yakhe esibhozo njenge UNWTO Unobhala-Jikelele, uGqr. Rifai watshintsha i UNWTO kwaye abaninzi bathi waphakamisa ibha ye-arhente ye-UN ukuya kwindawo ephezulu, ezakhela ilifa kunye ne UNWTO njengokuba kwakungekho namnye kwabo bamanduleli bakhe.
Kwintetho yakhe yokugqibela, akathethanga ngelifa lakhe, kodwa ngelifa loNyaka weHlabathi woKhenketho oluZinzileyo kuPhuhliso. Le yidilesi yokugqibela kaGqr Rifai njenge UNWTO UNobhala-Jikelele:
UGqr Noel Brown ukuba abe nguSihlalo we-Emeritus
UGqirha Noel Brown ubelilungu loonozakuzaku bezendalo kumashumi eminyaka. Ngo-1972 wasebenzisana noMaurice Strong ekulungiseleleni iNkomfa yokuqala ye-UN kwezokusiNgqongileyo eStockholm, eSweden. Ukulandela le nkomfa uqhubekile esebenzisana noMaurice Strong ekusekeni iNkqubo yeZendalo yeZizwe eziManyeneyo (UNEP) eNairobi, eKenya kwaye emva koko waba nguMlawuli, i-UNEP eMntla Melika eNew York apho wadlala khona indima ebalulekileyo kwimbali "yeNgqungquthela yoMhlaba" eRio 1992 kwaye yaqala izinto ezininzi ezintsha kwinkonzo yendalo esingqongileyo kunye nophuhliso oluzinzileyo. Emva kokuthatha umhlala-phantsi kwi-UNEP waseka "Abahlobo beZizwe eziManyeneyo" apho aqhubeka nokusebenza khona ukuqhubela phambili iinjongo zeZizwe eziManyeneyo ngoxolo, ukhuselo lokusingqongileyo kunye nophuhliso oluzinzileyo.
UKnut Hammarskjold
UKnut Hammarskjold wayengusihlalo wokuqala weBhodi yeNgcebiso ye-IIPT yeHlabathi. Usebenze eMontreal kangangeminyaka eli-18 njengoMlawuli weSibini kuMlawuli we-International Air Transport Association (IATA). Wayengumtshana kaNobhala-Jikelele weZizwe eziManyeneyo, uDag Hammarskjold, owabulawa kwingozi yenqwelomoya ngo-1961 xa wayehamba nohambo oluya eCongo. UKnut Hammarskjold, uthatha umalume wakhe owaziwayo njengotata wesibini. I-IIPT International Peace Park inikezelwe eNdola, eZambia, kwindawo yengozi. IKnut ikhokele i-IATA ngexesha lotshintsho olunzulu ngexesha lesiphithiphithi notshintsho kunye nexesha elibonakaliswe kukunyuka koqweqwediso. Emva kokushiya i-IATA, wonyulwa ukuba abe yintloko yekhomishini ezimeleyo malunga nekamva leZizwe eziManyeneyo zezeMfundo, iSayensi kunye neNkcubeko (i-UNESCO).
IZiko laMazwe ngaMazwe loXolo ngezoKhenketho (i-IIPT) ayisiyombutho wenzuzo ozinikele ekukhuthazeni amanyathelo okuhamba nawokhenketho anegalelo ekuqondeni amazwe aphesheya, intsebenziswano phakathi kwamazwe, umgangatho ophucukileyo wendalo, ukuphuculwa kwenkcubeko kunye nokugcinwa kwelifa lemveli, ukunciphisa intlupheko, uxolelwaniso nokuphilisa amanxeba engxabano; nangawo la manyathelo, ukunceda ukuzisa umhlaba onoxolo nozinzileyo. Isekwe kumbono welona shishini likhulu emhlabeni, ukhenketho nokhenketho- ukuba lushishini lokuqala loxolo kwihlabathi; kunye nenkolelo yokuba wonke umhambi unokuba ngu "Mmeli woXolo."
IIPT lilungu le Umanyano lwaMazwe ngaMazwe lwaBalingani bamaKhenketho (ICTP).
