The Inhlangano Yezokuvakasha Yomhlaba (UNWTO) futhi Inhlangano Yezokudla Nezolimo yeNhlangano Yezizwe (i-FAO) basayine Isivumelwano Sokusebenzisana esizokwenza ukuthi lezi zinhlaka zombili zisebenzisane ukuqhubekisela phambili izinhloso okwabelwana ngazo eziphathelene nokukhula okusimeme futhi okunesibopho kwezokuvakasha zasemakhaya.

Ekuholeni impendulo yomkhakha ku-COVID-19 futhi manje uqondisa ukuqala kabusha kwezokuvakasha emhlabeni jikelele, UNWTO ubesebenzisana eduze nezinhlaka ze-UN kusukela ekuqaleni kwale nkinga ekhona manje. Le MoU entsha iza ngemuva koSuku Lomhlaba Lwezokuvakasha luka-2020, obelugujwa emhlabeni wonke ngendikimba ekhethekile yezokuVakasha nokuThuthukiswa kwezindawo zasemakhaya. Ngaphansi kwesivumelwano, UNWTO kanye ne-FAO izokwakha uhlaka lokubambisana okuthuthukisiwe, okuhlanganisa nokwabelana ngolwazi nezinsiza.

UNWTO UNobhala-Jikelele uZurab Pololikashvili uthe: “Lesi Memorandamu Yokusebenzisana phakathi UNWTO kanye ne-FAO igcizelela imvelo ehlukene yezokuvakasha kanye nokubaluleka kokubambisana kuwo wonke amazinga ukuze kuqinisekiswe ukuthi umkhakha usebenzela wonke umuntu. Kokubili ezokuvakasha nezolimo ziyizimpilo zemiphakathi emhlabeni jikelele. Lesi sivumelwano sifike ngesikhathi ikakhulukazi njengoba sibona unyaka wezi-2020 njengonyaka wezokuVakasha kwezokuThuthukiswa kwezindawo zaseMakhaya. Lokhu bekuphinde kube yindikimba yoSuku Lomhlaba Lwezokuvakasha, esilugubhe kuleli sonto, sigqamisa indima ezokuvakasha okumele zilibambe ekuhlinzekeni imiphakathi yasemakhaya ngamathuba kanye nokugqugquzela ukusimama kwezenhlalo nezomnotho.”

Ukuqina, ukuqamba kanye nethuba

Inhloso enkulu yokubambisana kuzoba ukukhulisa ukuqina kwamakhaya imiphakathi elwa nokushaqeka kwezenhlalo nezomnotho ngokukhulisa ezokuvakasha futhi ikwenze kokubili kube nokusimama futhi kuhlanganyele. Kuyo yonke inethiwekhi yemiphakathi ye-FAO ye-GIAHS (Uhlelo Lomhlaba Olubaluleke Kakhulu Lwezolimo), ezokuvakasha zihamba phambili ngokulingana, umkhakha uqashe abesifazane nentsha futhi ubanikeze iqhaza ekukhuleni komnotho. Ezokuvakasha futhi ziyisivikelo samagugu amasiko acebile aphawula imiphakathi eminingi engaphakathi kwenethiwekhi ye-GIAHS, ngokwesibonelo ngokugcina izinganekwane namanye amasiko ephila izizukulwane ezizayo.

Ukuqhubekela phambili, i-MoU entsha isho lokho UNWTO kanye ne-FAO izosebenza ndawonye ukusungula uhlelo lwezindawo eziqondile zokusebenzisana. Izinto ezisemqoka, njengoba zivezwe esivumelwaneni, zifaka phakathi ukukhuthaza amabhizinisi emiphakathini yasemakhaya, ikakhulukazi entsheni nabesifazane, ngenhloso yokubahlinzeka ngokufinyelela kuzo zombili izimakethe zasekhaya nezamazwe ngamazwe zemikhiqizo yabo. Okunye okuseqhulwini kubandakanya ukukhuthaza imfundo namakhono ukuze kuhlinzekwe imiphakathi ngamathuba emkhakheni wezokuvakasha.

LOKHO ONGAKUTHATHE KULESI SIHLOKO:

Inhlangano Yezokuvakasha Yomhlaba Wonke (UNWTO) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding that will see the two agencies work together to advance shared goals relating to the sustainable and responsible growth of rural tourism.
“This Memorandum of Understanding between UNWTO and the FAO emphasises the cross-cutting nature of tourism and the importance of cooperation at every level to ensure the sector works for everyone.
A central aim of the collaboration will be to increase the resilience of rural communities against social and economic shocks through growing tourism and making it both more sustainable and inclusive.