- Umsitho okhethekileyo we-WTO uphonononge indlela 'uncedo-kurhwebo' olunokusetyenziselwa ngayo ukwakha uzinzo ngakumbi kunye nokomelela kwicandelo lokhenketho
- Ubhubhane ixesha elide ubeka ukusinda kwenxalenye enkulu yecandelo lezokhenketho emngciphekweni
- ADB kunye UNWTO iphinde yaphinda ukubaluleka kwentsebenziswano yamazwe ngamazwe kunye nokulungelelaniswa kwemigaqo-nkqubo
IBhanki yoPhuhliso lwase-Asia (ADB) ibambisene ne-UN World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) ukukhokela incoko malunga nokuba kuthetha ukuthini ubhubhane we-COVID-19 kukhenketho lwehlabathi kuphuhliso kuwo wonke ummandla we-Asia-Pacific.
Ibibanjelwe njengenxalenye yoMsitho woThengiso loThengiso loRhwebo loNcedo loRhwebo lweHlabathi, le seshoni ikhethekileyo izise abameli becandelo eliphambili kunye ukuvavanya indlela elinokuthi liguqulwe ngayo eli candelo ukuqhuba ukubuyisela kunye nokwakha uzinzo.
Ngokwedatha yamva nje UNWTO, ubhubhane lukhokelele ekuweni kweepesenti ezingama-73 kwihlabathi liphela kubakhenkethi bamazwe aphesheya abafikayo ngonyaka we-2020. Ukwehla kuye kwathambeka eAsia-Pacific apho IBhanki yoPhuhliso yaseAsia iqikelela ukwehla ngaphezulu kwama-80% ngowama-2020, njengoko amazwe amaninzi aseAsia eqhubekile nokubeka imiqobo engqongqo yokuhamba. Oku kuwa ngesiquphe kubeke ukubanakho kwecandelo ukuqhubela phambili uphuhliso oluzinzileyo.
Ukwakha uzinzo kunye nokomelela
Umnyhadala okhethekileyo e-WTO, owawumodareyithwa ngu-Anna Fink, ingcali yezoQoqosho e-ADB, yaphonononga ukuba 'uncedo lokurhweba' lunokusetyenziswa njani ukwakha uzinzo olukhulu nokomelela kwicandelo lezokhenketho. Ukujoyina i-Matthias Helble iGqirha eliPhezulu lezoQoqosho kwiBhanki yoPhuhliso yaseAsia kunye noZoritsa Urosevic uMlawuli woBudlelwane beZiko kunye neNtsebenziswano UNWTO babengabameli abavela koorhulumente baseAzerbaijan naseNew Zealand, kunye noSuzanne Becken, ingcali kwezokhenketho evela kwiYunivesithi yaseGriffith.
U-Matthias Helble we-ADB wabelane ukuba, ngokokuqikelelwa kwe-ADB yamva nje, ukubuyela kwimeko yesiqhelo kwicandelo kulindeleke kuphela ngo-2023 kwangoko. Ukukhuthazwa kokhenketho lwasekhaya, kunye nokudala 'amaqamza okuhamba' anokuvumela uhambo ukuba luqhubeke phakathi kweendawo ezithile, zaqaqanjiswa njengezicwangciso ezinokubakho zokuqhuba kwakhona kwixesha elifutshane. Ukuqaliswa kwamapasi okugonya kunokuqhubela phambili ukubuyisela kwimeko yesiqhelo. Nangona kunjalo, la manyathelo kufuneka abe okwethutyana, kwaye amazwe ekugqibeleni kufuneka alungiselele ukuvulwa ngokupheleleyo.
INTO ONOKUYITHATHA KWELI NQAKU:
- WTO special event explored how ‘aid-for-trade' can be used to build greater sustainability and resilience in the tourism sectorProlonged pandemic puts the survival of large parts of the tourism sector at riskADB and UNWTO reiterated the importance of international cooperation and the harmonization of policies.
- IBhanki yoPhuhliso lwase-Asia (ADB) ibambisene ne-UN World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) to lead a conversation on what the COVID-19 pandemic's impact on global tourism means for development across the Asia-Pacific region.
- Held as part of the World Trade Organization's Aid-for-Trade Stocktaking Event, the special session brought key sector representatives together to assess how the sector can be transformed to drive recovery and build sustainability.
