UMongameli waseSeychelles uJames Michel wenze isicelo esinamandla kubaholi bomhlaba ukuthi bafeze izithembiso zabo zokondla abantu abangaphezu kwebhiliyoni eyodwa abalambile emhlabeni, kuyilapho ngesikhathi esifanayo ekhuluma ngenkinga ebhekene nayo ethinta ukuvikeleka kokudla emhlabeni: ukuguquka kwesimo sezulu.
“Amagama nezimemezelo, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi zinezinhloso ezinhle kangakanani, ngeke zanele ukubhekana nembangela yendlala. Ngeke bazesula izinyembezi ebusweni bengane elambile, equmbile endaweni ethile ezweni elingathuthukile. Sidinga isenzo esihlangene ukuze sithole izixazululo ezihlala njalo zokuvikeleka kokudla emhlabeni. Sidinga isinyathelo esiwujuqu ukuze sikhulule isintu ebumpofu nasendlaleni. Futhi siyayidinga manje!” kusho uMongameli uJames Michel.
UMongameli ubekhuluma nezinhloko zombuso ekomkhulu leNhlangano Yezokudla Nezolimo ye-UN e-Rome, e-Italy, eqala ngoNovemba 16-18.
UMongameli Michel ucele ukuthi kutshalwe izimali ezengeziwe kwezolimo ukuze kugwenywe ukushintsha kwesimo sezulu, kanye nengqalasizinda, ubuchwepheshe, nokuvikelwa kwemvelo. Uphinde wagcizelela ukuthi amazwe asethuthukile adinga ukufinyelela ngokulinganayo ezimakethe zomhlaba njengoba izibonelelo eziningi ezenziwa emazweni athuthukile kumanje zihlanekezela ukuhwebelana okulimaza amazwe asathuthuka.
UMongameli uMichel uphinde wakhuluma ngosongo olusha lokuvikeleka kokudla oLwandlekazini i-Indian: ubugebengu.
“Abaphangi baseSomalia bangena bejula emanzini ethu, bathatha abathumbi, bahlasela imizila yemikhumbi, bagasela emikhunjini yokudoba yezimboni, futhi besabisa ukudoba kwethu ngobungcweti kanye nemisebenzi ehlobene nezokuvakasha. Uhulumeni wami uhambe ngokushesha waqoqa ukwesekwa kwesifunda kodwa okubaluleke kakhulu ngamazwe ngamazwe anentshisekelo esifundeni. Ngizwakalisa ukubonga kubo ngokubambisana kwabo ekuqedeni isihlava sokuphanga, esibeka engcupheni impilo yethu nokuvikeleka kokudla.”
UMongameli uMichel ugcizelele usizi lwezifunda ezincane eziqhingini enkingeni esondelayo yokushintsha kwesimo sezulu ngokuveza ukuthi ezinye iziqhingi ezincane ezisezingeni eliphansi sezivele zibhekene nokufuduka ngenkani kwezakhamizi zazo. Uveze ukuthi ukuguquguquka kwesimo sezulu kwenza abantu baseziqhingini bangabi namalungelo okuhlala nokusebenza ezweni abazalelwa kulo, njengokuhlukumeza isithunzi nokusongela ukuphila kwabantu.
“Uma kukhulunywa ngokushintsha kwesimo sezulu, angeke abe khona amathuba esibili. Angeke kube khona ukutakulwa kwemali noma ukusetshenziswa kwemali eshodayo ukuze kusindiswe umhlaba kule nhlekelele ezayo. Kudingeka sizibophezele esivumelwaneni sokuncishiswa kokukhipha igesi, okuyiqiniso nesayensi. Kufanele sithathe isinyathelo namuhla, ukuze sisindise ikusasa lethu,” kusho uMongameli Michel.
Ephawula ngengqungquthela ezayo yokuguquguquka kwesimo sezulu eCopenhagen ngoZibandlela, uMongameli waphawula ukubaluleka kokugcina umfutho oholwa yizombangazwe kanye nezenzo zalesi sithangami.
“ICopenhagen ibiwukukhanya kwethemba, kodwa ukukhanya kwayo kuya ngokuya kuncipha. Ngeke sikwazi ukuthi iCopenhagen ibe isitolo sezingxoxo nje ngokushintsha kwesimo sezulu. Kumelwe kube yinkundla yezenzo zokugwema inhlekelele. Asikwazi okwamanje ukwamukela ukuthi amazwe ambalwa, okuyiwona ngokuyinhloko anesibopho sokungcolisa umoya wethu, abambe ukusinda kweplanethi yethu. Ukuzikhethela kukithi. Isinqumo sokusindisa isintu.”
LOKHO ONGAKUTHATHE KULESI SIHLOKO:
- 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.
- Ephawula ngengqungquthela ezayo yokuguquguquka kwesimo sezulu eCopenhagen ngoZibandlela, uMongameli waphawula ukubaluleka kokugcina umfutho oholwa yizombangazwe kanye nezenzo zalesi sithangami.
