Ukuhlala Ndawonye Ngokuthula Nokuzwana: Inkulumo Yokuvula Inkomfa

Sawubona. Ngihloniphekile futhi ngijabule kakhulu ukuma phambi kwenu namuhla ekuseni emcimbini wokuvula Ingqungquthela Yesine Yamazwe Ngamazwe Yokuxazululwa Kwezingxabano Zobuhlanga Nezenkolo Nokwakha Ukuthula, ezoba kusukela namuhla, zingama-4 kuMfumfu kuya kumhla zi-31 kuLwezi, 2 lapha eDolobheni laseNew York. Inhliziyo yami igcwele injabulo, futhi umoya wami uyajabula ngokubona abantu abaningi - izithunywa ezivela emazweni amaningi emhlabeni jikelele, kuhlanganise nosolwazi basemanyuvesi nasemakolishi, abacwaningi nezifundiswa ezivela emikhakheni yokufunda ehlukahlukene, kanye nabasebenzi, abenzi bezinqubomgomo, abafundi, umphakathi. abamele inhlangano yomphakathi, abaholi bezenkolo nabezenkolo, abaholi bamabhizinisi, abaholi bomdabu kanye nomphakathi, abantu abavela kwiZizwe Ezihlangene, kanye nabezomthetho. Abanye benu bahambela Ingqungquthela Yamazwe Ngamazwe Yokuxazululwa Kwezingxabano Zobuhlanga Nezenkolo kanye Nokwakha Ukuthula okokuqala ngqa, futhi mhlawumbe lesi yisikhathi sakho sokuqala sokuza eNew York. Sithi siyakwamukela engqungqutheleni ye-ICERM, kanye naseDolobheni laseNew York - ibhodwe elincibilikayo lomhlaba. Abanye benu bebelapha ngonyaka odlule, futhi kukhona abanye abantu phakathi kwethu abeza minyaka yonke kusukela engqungqutheleni yokuqala ka-2017. Ukuzinikela kwenu, intshiseko, nokwesekwa kwenu kungamandla ashukumisayo nesizathu esibalulekile esenza siqhubeke nokulwela ukufezeka komsebenzi wethu, umgomo osiqhubayo ukuba sithuthukise ezinye izindlela zokuvimbela nokuxazulula izingxabano phakathi kwezizwe nezinkolo ezihlukene emazweni emhlabeni jikelele. Sikholelwa ngokuqinile ukuthi ukusetshenziswa kokuxoxisana nezingxoxo ekuvimbeleni nasekuxazululeni izingxabano zobuzwe nezenkolo emazweni emhlabeni jikelele kuyisihluthulelo sokudala ukuthula okuzinzile.

Kwa-ICERM, sikholwa ukuthi ukuphepha kwezwe nokuphepha kwezakhamizi kuyizinto ezinhle ezilangazelelwa yizwe ngalinye. Kodwa-ke, amandla ezempi nokungenelela kwezempi kuphela noma lokho uJohn Paul Lederach, isazi esaziwayo emkhakheni wethu, akubiza ngokuthi "i-statist diplomacy," akwanele ukuxazulula izingxabano ze-ethno-religious. Siye sabona kaningi ukwehluleka kanye nezindleko zokungenelela kwezempi nezimpi emazweni axubile nezinkolo eziningi. Njengoba amandla okungqubuzana kanye nezisusa zisuka emazweni ngamazwe ziye kuzwelonke, sekuyisikhathi sokuthi sithuthukise imodeli ehlukile yokuxazulula izingxabano engakwazi nje ukuxazulula izingxabano zenkolo, kodwa okubaluleke kakhulu, imodeli yokuxazulula izingxabano ekwaziyo ukusinikeza amathuluzi okuqonda nokubhekana nezimbangela zalezi zingxabano ukuze abantu abanezinhlanga ezehlukene, izinhlanga, nezinkolo zabo bakwazi ukuphila ndawonye ngokuthula nangokuzwana.

Lokhu yilokho i-4th Ingqungquthela Yamazwe Ngamazwe Yokuxazululwa Kwezingxabano Zobuhlanga Nezenkolo kanye Nokwakha Ukuthula ifuna ukufeza. Ngokunikeza inkundla kanye nethuba lengxoxo ye-pluridisciplinary, i-scholarly, kanye nephuzu mayelana nendlela yokuhlala ndawonye ngokuthula nokuzwana, ikakhulukazi emiphakathini namazwe ahlukene ngokobuhlanga, ngokobuhlanga, noma ngokwenkolo, ingqungquthela yalo nyaka inethemba lokugqugquzela imibuzo kanye nezifundo zocwaningo sebenzisa ulwazi, ubuchwepheshe, izindlela, kanye nokutholakele emikhakheni eminingi ukuze kubhekwane nohlu olubanzi lwezinkinga ezivimbela ikhono labantu lokuhlala ndawonye ngokuthula nangokuzwana emiphakathini nasemazweni ahlukene, nangezikhathi ezihlukene nasezimweni ezihlukene noma ezifanayo. Uma sibheka izinga lamaphepha azokwethulwa kule ngqungquthela nezingxoxo nokucobelelana ngolwazi okuzolandela, sinethemba lokuthi inhloso yale ngqungquthela izofezeka. Njengomnikelo oyingqayizivele emkhakheni wethu wokuxazulula izingxabano ze-ethno-religious kanye nokwakha ukuthula, sithemba ukushicilela imiphumela yale ngqungquthela kumagazini wethu omusha, i-Journal of Living Together, ngemva kokuba amaphepha abuyekezwe ontanga ngochwepheshe abakhethiwe emkhakheni wethu. .

Sikuhlelele uhlelo olujabulisayo, olusukela enkulumweni eyisihluthulelo, imininingwane evela kochwepheshe, izingxoxo zephaneli, kanye nomcimbi wokuthandazela ukuthula - umthandazo wezinkolo eziningi, izizwe eziningi kanye nezizwe eziningi zokuthula emhlabeni. Sithemba ukuthi uzokujabulela ukuhlala kwakho eNew York, futhi ube nezindaba ezinhle ongazisakaza mayelana neSikhungo Somhlaba Wonke Sokulamula Kwenkolo Yezizwe Ngezizwe kanye Nenkomfa Yaso Yokuxazululwa Kwezingxabano Zobuhlanga Nezenkolo Nokwakha Ukuthula.

Ngendlela efanayo imbewu engeke imile, ikhule futhi ithele izithelo ezinhle ngaphandle komtshali, amanzi, umquba, nokukhanya kwelanga, i-International Centre for Ethno-Religious Mediation yayingeke ihlele futhi isingathe le ngqungquthela ngaphandle kweminikelo yezazi neyomusa. yabantu abambalwa ababekholelwa kimi nakule nhlangano. Ngaphezu komkami, uDiomaris Gonzalez, ozinikele, futhi wanikela kakhulu, kule nhlangano, kukhona umuntu lapha owama nami kusukela ekuqaleni - kusukela esigabeni sokukhulelwa kuze kufike ezikhathini ezinzima futhi emva kwalokho kuya ekuhlolweni imibono kanye nesiteji somshayeli. Njengoba uCeline Dion ezosho:

Lowo muntu wayengamandla ami ngibuthakathaka, izwi lami lapho ngingakwazi ukukhuluma, amehlo ami lapho ngingaboni, futhi wayebona okuhle kakhulu kimi, wanginika ukholo ngoba wayekholelwa e-International Centre for I-Ethno-Religious Mediation kusukela ekuqaleni kokusungulwa kwayo ngo-2012. Lowo muntu nguDkt. Dianna Wuagneux.

Madoda namanenekazi, ngicela nihlanganyele nami ekwemukeleni uDkt. Dianna Wuagneux, uSihlalo ongumsunguli we-International Centre for Ethno-Religious Mediation.

Inkulumo yokuvula ka-Basil Ugorji, uMongameli kanye no-CEO we-ICERM, Engqungqutheleni Yaminyaka Yonke Yamazwe Ngamazwe Yango-2017 Yokuxazululwa Kwezingxabano Zobuhlanga Nezenkolo Nokwakha Ukuthula eseNew York City, e-United States, ngo-Okthoba 31-Novemba 2, 2017.

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