I-World Habitat Day iphawulwa ngoMsombuluko wokuqala ka-Okthoba minyaka yonke futhi ihlonishwa yiNhlangano Yezizwe Ezihlangene ukuze ibonise isimo samadolobhana namadolobhakazi, kanye nelungelo eliyisisekelo labo bonke lendawo yokuhlala eyanele.
Izindawo zasemadolobheni zingakhuthaza ukukhula okubandakanyayo, okuluhlaza, nokuqhubekayo, i-UN UNobhala-Jikelele u-António Guterres Kusho kweyakhe umlayezo ngoSuku Lomhlaba Lwezindawo Zokuhlala.
"Ukwakha ukuqina okukhulu nokuvikela kangcono abantu abasengozini kudinga ukutshalwa kwezimali okukhulu kwengqalasizinda esimeme, izinhlelo zokuxwayisa kusenesikhathi, kanye nezindlu ezingabizi, ezanele zabo bonke," kusho uGuterres.
“Ngaso leso sikhathi, kumele sisebenzele ukuthuthukisa ukutholakala kukagesi, amanzi, ukuthuthwa kwendle, ezokuthutha, nezinye izinsiza eziyisisekelo – sibe sitshala imali kwezemfundo, ukuthuthukiswa kwamakhono, ukusungulwa kwedijithali, kanye namabhizinisi.”
Mayelana nalokhu, “umsebenzi wendawo ubalulekile, futhi ukubambisana kwembulunga yonke kubalulekile,” wengeza.
World Tourism Network
World Tourism Network I-VP ephethe ubudlelwano bomkhakha womphakathi ithe: "Usuku Lomhlaba Lokuhlalwa Kwezindawo Zokuhlala lukufanele ukuqashelwa."
U-St. Ange wanezela: “Engqungqutheleni yethu esanda kuphothulwa e-Bali kuye kwacaca ukuthi ukufika kabili kwezokuvakasha e-Bali kuphela kuzodinga ukucatshangelwa ukuze kube nohlelo oluqhubekayo lokuthuthukisa ezokuvakasha.”
“Umhlaba wonke uyawuzwa umthelela wokungahleli esikhathini esedlule. Akusona isikhathi sokuqamba amagama noma ukusola… yisikhathi esengeziwe sokuvula inkhulumomphendvulwano eyakhayo ukuze kube nemiphumela ehlobene nesenzo ebunyeni ngenjongo yokusimama.”
U-St. Ange waphetha: “Ukumaka Indawo yokuhlala njengoba ibizwa kanjalo intando futhi kufanele kusebenze ekuvuleni ingxoxo ebanzi ukuze kube nempumelelo enkulu. I-Habitat iyingxenye ebalulekile yalokho okudingekayo kule ngxoxo. "
