Umongameli waseSeychelles uJames Michel wenze isibongozo esinamandla kwiinkokeli zehlabathi ukuba zizalisekise izithembiso zazo zokondla abantu abangaphezu kwebhiliyoni enye yabantu abalambileyo behlabathi, ngelixa kwangaxeshanye bejongana neyona ngxaki izayo echaphazela ukhuseleko lokutya kwehlabathi: utshintsho lwemozulu.
“Amagama nezibhengezo, nokuba zineenjongo ezintle kangakanani na, azinakwanela ukujongana noonobangela bendlala. Abayi kuzisula iinyembezi ebusweni bomntwana olambileyo nodumbileyo kwenye indawo kwilizwe elihlwempuzekileyo. Sifuna intshukumo ehlangeneyo ukufumana izisombululo ezihlala zihleli kukhuseleko lokutya lwehlabathi. Sifuna inyathelo eliqinisekileyo lokukhulula uluntu kubuhlwempu nendlala. Kwaye siyayifuna ngoku!” utshilo uMongameli uJames Michel.
UMongameli ebethetha neentloko zombuso kwindibano yeZizwe eziManyeneyo kwikomkhulu le-UN Food and Agricultural Organisation eRome, e-Italiya, ebanjwa ukusuka ngomhla we-16-18 kweyeNkanga.
Umongameli uMichel ucele utyalo-mali oluthe kratya kwezolimo ukuthintela utshintsho lwemozulu, kunye neziseko zophuhliso, itekhnoloji kunye nokhuseleko lokusingqongileyo. Ukwagxininise ukuba amazwe aphuhlileyo adinga ukufikelela ngokulinganayo kwiimarike zehlabathi njengoko uninzi lwenkxaso-mali eyenziwa kumazwe aphuhlileyo sithetha nje lugqwetha urhwebo olubeka esichengeni amazwe asakhasayo.
Umongameli uMichel wathetha ngesoyikiso esitsha kukhuseleko lokutya kuLwandlekazi lwaseIndiya: ubuqhetseba.
“Abaphangi baseSomaliya bangena nzulu nangakumbi emanzini ethu, bebamba abaphangi, besoyikisa iindlela zeenqanawa, begqogqa iinqanawa zokuloba kwimizi-mveliso, kwaye begrogrisa ukuloba kwethu ngamagcisa nemisebenzi enxulumene nokhenketho. Urhulumente wam uhambe ngokukhawuleza ukuqokelela ummandla kodwa okona kubaluleke kakhulu inkxaso yehlabathi ingakumbi kumazwe anomdla kulo mmandla. Ndivakalisa umbulelo wam kubo ngentsebenziswano yabo ekupheliseni isibetho sobuqhetseba, obubeka esichengeni ubomi bethu nokhuseleko lokutya.”
Umongameli uMichel ugxininise ubunzima beziqithi ezincinci kwintlekele esondelayo yokutshintsha kwemozulu ngokubonisa ukuba ezinye iziqithi ezincinci ezisezantsi sele zijongene nokufuduswa ngenkani kwabemi bazo. Wabonisa ukuba ukuguquka kwemozulu kuyawachasa amalungelo abemi beziqithi okuhlala nokusebenza kwilizwe abazalelwa kulo, njengokunyhasha isidima nesisongelo kubomi babantu.
“Xa kuziwa kutshintsho lwemozulu, akusayi kubakho mathuba esibini. Akunakubakho ntlawulo yebheyile okanye intsilelo yenkcitho yokusindisa uMhlaba kule ntlekele izayo. Kufuneka sizibophelele kwisivumelwano sokunciphisa ukukhutshwa kwezinto ezikhutshwayo, okuyinyani kunye nenzululwazi. Kufuneka sisebenze namhlanje, ukusindisa ingomso lethu,” utshilo uMongameli Michel.
Ukuphawula malunga nengqungquthela yokutshintsha kwemozulu ezayo eCopenhagen ngoDisemba, uMongameli waphawula ukubaluleka kokugcina intshukumo yezopolitiko kunye nezenzo ezikhokelwayo kweli qonga.
“ICopenhagen yayilithemba eliqaqambileyo, kodwa ukukhanya kwayo kuya kuncipha. Asinakukwazi ukuba iCopenhagen ibeyivenkile yokuthetha nje ngotshintsho lwemozulu. Endaweni yoko kufuneka ibe liqonga leentshukumo zokuthintela intlekele. Asinakuvuma ngeli xesha lamva nje ukuba amazwe ambalwa, anoxanduva ikakhulu lokungcolisa umoya wethu, abambe ukusinda kwesijikelezi-langa sethu. Ukhetho luxhomekeke kuthi. Ukhetho lokusindisa uluntu. ”
INTO ONOKUYITHATHA KWELI NQAKU:
- He pointed out that the changing climate is negating the rights of islanders to live and work in the land of their birth, as a violation of dignity and a threat to the very existence of the people.
- Seychelles President James Michel has made a strong appeal to world leaders to fulfill their promises of feeding the more than 1 billion of the world's hungry, while at the same time addressing the most pertinent looming crisis affecting world food security.
- Ukuphawula malunga nengqungquthela yokutshintsha kwemozulu ezayo eCopenhagen ngoDisemba, uMongameli waphawula ukubaluleka kokugcina intshukumo yezopolitiko kunye nezenzo ezikhokelwayo kweli qonga.
