UNobhala-Jikelele u-Ban Ki-moon namuhla unxuse amazwe kanye nezinhlangano zezifunda eNtshonalanga Afrika eGulf of Guinea ukuthi zenze isu eliphelele nelididiyelwe lokulwa nokuduna kwasolwandle, athe kusongela ukuphazamisa ukuthuthukiswa komnotho kanye nokubukela phansi ezokuphepha esifundeni.
"Usongo luyanda ngoba amazwe amaningi aseGulf [yaseGuinea] anamandla alinganiselwe okuqinisekisa ukuhwebelana olwandle okuphephile, inkululeko yokuhamba, ukuvikelwa kwezinsiza zasolwandle kanye nokuphepha nokuvikeleka kwezimpilo nempahla," kusho uMnu. Ban etshela uMkhandlu Wezokuphepha ngesikhathi inkulumompikiswano evulekile mayelana nokuphanga eGulf of Guinea.
Uthe uyazi ngezinhlelo ze-Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) zokubiza ingqungquthela ngalolu daba kanye nenhloso ye-Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) yokubamba ingqungquthela yamazwe ngamazwe.
“Ngiphinde ngibakhuthaze ukuthi bakhele phezu kweSivumelwano Sokusebenzisana esikhona esimayelana nokugcinwa kwemithetho yasolwandle esakhiwe yi-Maritime Organization of West and Central Africa kanye ne-International Maritime Organisation [United Nations] International Maritime Organization [IMO] ngokwesekwa izinhlaka ze-UN.”
UNobhala-Jikelele ukhumbule ukuthi ngo-Agasti wenze isinqumo sokuthumela umkhankaso wokuhlola we-UN esifundeni saseGulf of Guinea ngenyanga ezayo ukuze uhlole ubukhulu bosongo, kanye namandla eBenin kanye nesifunda saseWest Africa. ukuqinisekisa ukuphepha nokuvikeleka olwandle.
Lo mkhankaso kulindeleke ukuthi wenze izincomo ngesu lokulwa nobugebengu, okuhlanganisa nengqikithi yobugebengu obuhleliwe kanye nokushushumbiswa kwezidakamizwa. Izohlanganisa abameleli beMinyango ye-UN Yezindaba Zezombangazwe Nokugcinwa Kokuthula, Amahhovisi e-UN aseNtshonalanga Afrika nase-Afrika Emaphakathi, Ihhovisi Le-UN Lezidakamizwa Nobugebengu (i-UNODC) kanye ne-IMO.
Izosebenza ngokubonisana eduze neziphathimandla zikazwelonke, i-European Union kanye nabanye ababambisene bamazwe ngamazwe.
"Ubugebengu beqa imingcele yezwe kanye nezithakazelo zezomnotho," kusho uMnu. Ban. “Kunomthelela omubi ekuhwebeni kweNtshonalanga Afrika nomhlaba wonke, ikakhulukazi kubambisene bayo abakhulu emazweni aseMelika, e-Asia naseYurophu.”
Ubalule ukuthi ukuthunyelwa kwakamuva kwemikhumbi yasolwandle ukuze kusekelwe imisebenzi yokulwa nokudlondlobala eGulf of Guinea kwakuyinkomba yokulungela kwamazwe alesi sifunda kanye nabalingani bawo ukubhekana nale nkinga futhi wanxusa amanye Amazwe Angamalungu e-UN ukuthi ajoyine imizamo.
“Njengoba sifundile kokuhlangenwe nakho kwethu eSomalia, kumele sibhekane nodaba ngendlela ephelele, sigxile kanye kanye kwezokuphepha, umthetho kanye nentuthuko. Izimpendulo ezisilela kulezi zimfuneko zizokhulisa inkinga kuphela.
'Ngakho-ke asisebenze ngokubambisana ukwakha isu elinokulinganisela nelihambisanayo elibhekana nezimpande zenkinga kanye nokuvinjelwa komhlaba nolwandle," kusho uMnu. Ban.
