IDiplomacy, Development and Defense: Faith and Ethnicity at the Crossroads Opening Speech
Amazwana Okuvula Nokwamukela alethwe ku-2015 Annual International Conference on Ethnic and Religious Conflict Resolution and Peacebuilding ebanjwe eNew York ngo-Okthoba 10, 2015 yi-International Centre for Ethno-Religious Mediation.
Abathengi:
UCristina Pastrana, Umqondisi Wezokusebenza we-ICERM.
Basil Ugorji, uMongameli kanye noMphathi Omkhulu we-ICERM.
IMeya u-Ernest Davis, iMeya yeDolobha laseMount Vernon, eNew York.
Okufingqiwe
Kusukela ezikhathini zasendulo, umlando wesintu ubulokhu ugcwele izingxabano ezinobudlova phakathi kwamaqembu ezizwe nezinkolo. Futhi kusukela ekuqaleni kukhona abafuna ukuqonda izimbangela zalezi zenzakalo futhi babambana nemibuzo mayelana nendlela yokulamula nokunciphisa izingxabano nokuletha isixazululo esinokuthula. Ukuze sihlole intuthuko yakamuva kanye nokucabanga okusafufusa okusekela izindlela zesimanje zokusabalalisa izingxabano zamanje, sikhethe indikimba ethi, I- Intersection of Diplomacy, Development and Defense: Faith and Ethnicity at the Crossroads.
Izifundo zakuqala zesayensi yezokuhlalisana kwabantu zazisekela umbono wokuthi ubumpofu kanye nokushoda kwamathuba okwenza amaqembu ancishwe amathuba odlame olubhekiswe kulabo abaphethe, okungaba inzondo ebhebhezela ukuhlaselwa kwanoma ubani “weqembu elihlukile”, isibonelo ngemibono, uhlu lozalo, uhlanga. ukuzihlanganisa kanye/noma isiko lenkolo. Ngakho-ke isu lomhlaba othuthukile lokwakha ukuthula kusukela maphakathi nekhulunyaka lama-20 kuya phambili lagxila ekuqedeni ubumpofu kanye nokukhuthaza intando yeningi njengendlela yokunciphisa ukukhishwa inyumbazana okubi kakhulu kwezenhlalo, ubuzwe kanye nenkolo.
Phakathi namashumi amabili eminyaka adlule, kube nentshisekelo ekhulayo kuzibangeli, izinsimbi kanye namandla asungula futhi aqhubekisele phambili i-radicalization eqhudelana nabantu okuholela ku-extremism enodlame. Namuhla, amaqhinga ekhulunyaka elidlule ahlanganiswe nokwengeza ukuzivikela kwezempi kule ngxubevange, okusekelwe ekugomeleni kobuholi bezombusazwe, kanye nezazi ezithile kanye nabasebenzi ukuthi ukuqeqeshwa nokuhlonyiswa kwamabutho angaphandle ngezethu, uma kuhlanganiswa nentuthuko ngokubambisana kanye nezombusazwe. imizamo, inikeza indlela engcono, esebenzayo ekwakheni ukuthula. Kuyo yonke imiphakathi, umlando wabantu owakha ukubusa kwabo, imithetho, umnotho kanye nokuxhumana komphakathi. Kunenkulumompikiswano enkulu mayelana nokuthi ukushintshela kwakamuva ku-“3Ds” (Idiplomacy, Development and Defense) njengengxenye yenqubomgomo yezangaphandle yase-US iyakweseka yini ukuzivumelanisa nokushintsha okunempilo kwemiphakathi esezimeni ezinzima, ukuthuthukiswa kozinzo kanye namathuba okuba ukuthula okuqhubekayo, noma ukuthi empeleni kuphazamisa inhlalakahle yomphakathi jikelele ezizweni lapho ama-“3Ds” asetshenziswa khona.
Le ngqungquthela izosingatha izikhulumi ezivela emikhakheni eyahlukene, amaphaneli ahehayo nanolwazi oluningi futhi lokho okuzoba yinkulumompikiswano ephilayo. Ngokuvamile, amanxusa, abaxoxisana, abaxhumanisi kanye nabagqugquzeli bezingxoxo zezinkolo abakhululekile ukusebenza namalungu ezempi akholelwa ukuthi ubukhona babo buphikisana. Ubuholi bezempi buvama ukuthola izinselelo zokwenza imisebenzi yabo yokweseka kuncike emikhawulweni yesikhathi ebanzi kanye nesakhiwo somyalo esingangeneki samanxusa. Ochwepheshe bezokuthuthukiswa bahlale bezizwa bevinjwa imithetho yezokuphepha kanye nezinqumo zenqubomgomo ezibekwa ozakwabo bezokuxhumana nabezempi. Izakhamuzi zendawo ezizibophezele ekwenzeni ngcono ukuphepha kanye nezinga lempilo yemindeni yazo kuyilapho zigcina ukuhlangana kwabantu bazo zizithola zibhekene namasu amasha nangakahloliwe endaweni evame ukuba yingozi nesiyaluyalu.
Ngale ngqungquthela, i-ICERM ifuna ukukhuthaza ucwaningo lwezazi ngokusetshenziswa okungokoqobo kwe-“3Ds” (I-Diplomacy, Development and Defense) ekwakheni ukuthula phakathi kwabantu, noma phakathi kwamaqembu ezizwe, ezenkolo noma amahlelo kokubili ngaphakathi nangaphandle kwemingcele.
