Ezokuvakasha Zingasiza Kakhulu Ekuzuzeni Intuthuko Esimeme

Ezokuvakasha zaseJamaica UNgqongqoshe uMhlonishwa. U-Edmund Bartlett ugqamise ukubaluleka komkhakha kulokhu ngesikhathi ekhuluma nababambe iqhaza emcimbini okhethekile ngesikhathi I-United Nations (UN) ye-High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) ekusimeme ukuthuthukiswa maduzane.

Phakathi nengxoxo yesigungu, ebibanjelwe endlunkulu ye-UN eNew York City, uMnu. Bartlett wacelwa ukuba abelane ngezinselele namathuba angaphakathi kwengqikithi yokulwela ukuqina kwezokuvakasha, okwamanje abhekene naso njengongqongqoshe ekubekeni ezokuvakasha phambili futhi azigxilise emizamweni yakhe. ukuzuza ama-SDG.

Wethula ezokuvakasha njengoba ngokuvamile kuyiwona wodwa umkhakha wezomnotho osebenzayo okhiqiza ukuqashwa kwabantu abaningi kanye namathuba emali engenayo emabhizinisini amancane, amancane nasafufusa. Lokhu kugqame kakhulu ngemuva kwe-COVID lapho ezokuvakasha zikhombisa ukuthi bekuyinjini eyinhloko yokukhula komnotho owawucekelwe phansi yilolu bhubhane.

Uma kuqhathaniswa nama-SDG ayi-17, uNgqongqoshe uBartlett uthe: "Umkhakha wezokuvakasha ukhombise amandla awo amakhulu okuletha imiphumela maqondana nokuningi kwalokhu."

E-Jamaica, wathi:

“Ezokuvakasha zisalokhu ngomunye wemikhakha edinga abasebenzi abaningi emnothweni wezwe.”

“Ayikhiqizi nje kuphela imisebenzi kulo mkhakha, kodwa ngochungechunge lwayo lwenani kweminye imikhakha eminingi efana nezimboni zamasiko, ezolimo, ezokwakha, ezokukhiqiza, ezokuthutha, ezokuzijabulisa, ezezandla, ezempilo, ezezezimali, noma ezobuchwepheshe bolwazi nokuxhumana.” Uthe ekugcineni ngokugcina izinkulungwane zabantu baseJamaica beqashiwe futhi behola amaholo akhuthaza ukusetshenziswa emnothweni wezwe, ezokuvakasha ziyimbangela enkulu yokunciphisa ububha.

UNgqongqoshe uBartlett uthe umkhakha wezokuvakasha ukhuthaze ukubandakanywa komphakathi kanye nokukhula komnotho okubandakanya wonke umuntu ngokudala inhlobonhlobo yamathuba omsebenzi kubantu baseJamaica kuzo zonke izigaba zobudala, amazinga amakhono, amazinga emfundo, amakilasi ezenhlalo nezomnotho kanye nezindawo. Futhi, njengoba abasebenzi bezokuvakasha abangaphezu kuka-60% bekungabantu besifazane, lo mkhakha ube neqhaza elihle ekuthuthukisweni kwabo kwezomnotho.

Naphezu kwezimfanelo ezinhle, uMnu. Bartlett uvumile ukuthi bekunezinselelo osekunesikhathi eside zikhona eziveza imiphumela ekuguquleni umkhakha wezokuvakasha uye ekusimameni. UNgqongqoshe uBartlett wagomela ngokuthi ngokuvamile, ukuthuthukiswa kwezokuvakasha Eziqhingini Ezincane Ezithuthukayo (ama-SID) njenge-Jamaica ngokuvamile kugqamisa ubunzima bokulinganisa ukuthuthukiswa komnotho nokusimama kwemvelo njengoba umkhiqizo wezokuvakasha kulawa mazwe wawusekelwe kakhulu ekuxhashazweni kokucekela phansi imithombo yemvelo.

Ubalule ukuthi izindaba ezinjengokwanda 'kokuvuza kwezomnotho,' nokwenza lo mkhakha ubandakanyeke kakhulu kudingeka kudingidwe kuwo umhlaba wonke. UNgqongqoshe uBartlett umile kwelokuthi izinselelo azibalulile azinakuxazululeka njengoba ukukhula komnotho nokusimama kwemvelo bekungangqubuzani futhi “amazwe afana neJamaica anamandla amakhulu okusheshisa ukuthuthukiswa kwezimakethe zezokuvakasha eziyizimboni ezilinganisela ukukhula komnotho nokusimama kwemvelo njenge-eco- ezokuvakasha, ezempilo kanye nokuphila kahle namasiko kanye nezokuvakasha zamagugu.”