Inhlangano yezokuvakasha emhlabeni jikelele (UNWTO) uhlelo Lokulinganisa Ukusimama Kwezokuvakasha (MST) lwathola umfutho ngesonto eledlule lapho iqembu lalo elisebenzayo lihlangana eMadrid (24-25 October). Ngemuva kwezifundo zokuhlola eziyimpumelelo zokukhiqiza idatha ethembekile neqhathanisekayo, umkhankaso usendleleni ngenhloso yokuthola uhlaka lwe-MST lwamukelwe njengezinga lesithathu lamazwe ngamazwe lezibalo zezokuvakasha.
Iqembu lochwepheshe elenza uhlaka lwezibalo lokukala ukusimama kwezokuvakasha lihlangane ukuze kusungulwe izinhloso ezinkulu zohlelo lwe-MST lowe-2019. Lolu hlelo lwakha uhlaka lohlaka lwedatha yedatha yomthelela wezokuvakasha ekusimeni nasezinhlelweni zokwamukelwa njengokwesithathu indinganiso yamazwe omhlaba ngezibalo zezokuvakasha yiKhomishini Yezibalo ze-UN (UNSC).
Phakathi kwezindawo zokuxoxisana ngesikhathi somhlangano weqembu ngomhlaka 24-25 Okthoba bekufingqa izifundo zokushayela okwenziwe eJalimane, ePhilippines naseSaudi Arabia ukuvivinya ukufaneleka kwe-MST, futhi okukhombise ukuthi kungenzeka uhlaka oluhlongozwayo ezimweni ezintathu ezahlukene zezwe. Lokhu kusho ukuthi uhlaka lwe-MST lusemgqeni okufanele lulungiselelwe ukulethwa njengezinga lomhlaba jikelele.
Ngonyaka wezi-2019 ithimba elisebenzayo le-MST lizinike umsebenzi wokucwenga kanye nokubhala phansi izinkomba ezintathu zezokuvakasha ezisekelwe kwizibalo ukuze ziqaphe Izinjongo Zokuthuthukiswa Okusimeme (ama-SDG) kanye nemigomo yazo. UNWTO iyinhlangano egcina lezi zinkomba ezintathu, futhi ididiyela ukuthuthukiswa kwezinkomba eziphathelene nezokuvakasha namazwe kanye nezinhlangano ze-UN. Isinyathelo esilandelayo kuzoba ukwethula lolu hlaka lohlaka ngaphakathi UNWTOImihlangano ka-2019 yezigungu zayo ezilawulayo.
Isendlalelo sohlaka lwe-MST
Izinhlaka zezibalo zivumela amazwe ukuthi akhiqize idatha ethembekile neqhathanisekayo kuwo wonke amazwe, izikhathi kanye namanye amazinga. I-MST iyi-a UNWTO-isinyathelo esihole sohlaka lwezibalo kwezokuvakasha, olusekelwa yi-UNSC kusukela ngoNdasa wezi-2017. Imephu yomgwaqo yayo yahlelwa eNgqungqutheleni Yezizwe Eziyisi-6 Yezibalo Zokuvakasha, eyabanjwa ngoJuni 2017 eManila, ePhilippines.
Ukuze kuthuthukiswe amandla ezokuvakasha, uphathe kangcono umkhakha, futhi usekele izinqumo zenqubomgomo ezisebenza kahle ezisekela ubufakazi, kunesidingo sokulinganisa kangcono ezokuvakasha kusetshenziswa izibalo ezisezingeni eliphakeme ezisemthethweni ezibandakanya ezomnotho, ezenhlalo nezokusimama kwemvelo. I-MST ihlose ukukhulisa isilinganiso esivele sikhona sezokuvakasha sidlule ubukhulu baso bezomnotho futhi ukukala ubukhulu bezenhlalo nezemvelo.
Ihlose ukuxhumanisa UHlelo Lwe-UNSC Lokubalwa Kwezemvelo Nomnotho kanye nohlaka lwe-Tourism Satellite Account, okungenye yezinhlaka ezimbili ezikhona ezisemthethweni zokulinganisa ezokuvakasha. Enye i-International Recommendations for Tourism Statistics. Zombili zathuthukiswa futhi zahlongozwa ku-UNSC ngu UNWTO. Inqubo efanayo ihlelelwe i-MST.
