UNobhala-Jikelele we-Ban Ki-moon namhlanje ukhuthaze i-A States kunye nemibutho yengingqi kwi-West Africa Gulf of Guinea ukuba iphuhlise isicwangciso esibanzi kunye nesihlangeneyo sokulwa nobuqhetseba baselwandle, athe usongela ukuthintela uphuhliso lwezoqoqosho kunye nokunciphisa ukhuseleko kummandla.
"Isongelo songezwa ngenxa yokuba ininzi yeGulf [yaseGuinea] States inomlinganiselo olinganiselweyo wokuqinisekisa urhwebo olukhuselekileyo lwaselwandle, inkululeko yokuhamba ngenqanawa, ukukhuselwa kobutyebi baselwandle kunye nokhuseleko kunye nokhuseleko lobomi kunye nempahla," uMnu. Ingxoxo evulelekileyo ngobuqhetseba kwiGulf of Guinea.
Uthe uyazazi izicwangciso ze-Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) zokubiza ingqungquthela ngalo mba kunye nenjongo ye-Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) yokubamba inkomfa yehlabathi.
“Ndikwabakhuthaza ukuba bakhele phezu kweMemorandam yokuQondana ekhoyo ngoku kunyanzeliswa kwemithetho yaselwandle ephuhliswe nguMbutho waseLwandle waseNtshona nakuMbindi Afrika kunye noMbutho [weZizwe eziManyeneyo] we-International Maritime Organisation [IMO) ngenkxaso yamaziko eZizwe Ezimanyeneyo.”
UNobhala-Jikelele ukhumbule ukuba ngo-Agasti wenze isigqibo sokuthumela i-UN yokuhlola i-UN kwingingqi yeGulf of Guinea ngenyanga ezayo ukuze ihlolisise ububanzi besongelo, kunye nomthamo weBenin kunye ne-West Africa sub-region. ukuqinisekisa ukhuseleko nokhuseleko lwaselwandle.
Eli phulo kulindeleke ukuba lenze izindululo malunga nesicwangciso-qhinga sokuchasana nobutsotsi, kuqukwa kumxholo obanzi wolwaphulo-mthetho olulungelelanisiweyo kunye nokuthengiswa kweziyobisi. Iza kubandakanya abameli beSebe le-UN leMicimbi yezoPolitiko kunye neMisebenzi yoXolo, ii-Ofisi ze-UN eNtshona Afrika kunye ne-Afrika esembindini, i-Ofisi ye-UN yeZiyobisi kunye noLwaphulo-mthetho (i-UNODC) kunye ne-IMO.
Iza kusebenza ngokubonisana ngokusondeleyo nabasemagunyeni belizwe, iManyano yaseYurophu kunye namanye amahlakani ehlabathi.
"I-piracy idlula imida yelizwe kunye neemfuno zezoqoqosho," kusho uMnu Ban. “Kunempembelelo embi kurhwebo lweNtshona Afrika nehlabathi liphela, ingakumbi namaqabane ayo aphambili ezorhwebo kumazwe aseMerika, eAsia naseYurophu.”
Uye waphawula ukuba ukuthunyelwa kwamva nje kweenqanawa zomkhosi wenqanawa ukuxhasa imisebenzi yokulwa ne-piracy kwiGulf of Guinea yayisalathiso sokulungela kwamazwe alo mmandla kunye namaqabane abo ukujongana nale ngxaki kwaye babongoza amanye amazwe angamaLungu e-UN ukuba ajoyine iinzame.
“Njengoko sifundile kumava ethu eSomalia, kufuneka sijongane nalo mba ngendlela ebanzi, sigxile ngaxeshanye kukhuseleko, umthetho nophuhliso. Iimpendulo ezisilelayo kwezi mfuno ziya kuyenza mandundu ingxaki.
“Masisebenzisane ke ngoko ukwenza isicwangciso esilungeleleneyo nesihambelanayo esijongana neengcambu zengxaki kunye nokuthintela emhlabeni naselwandle,” utshilo uMnu. Ban.
