Ubambiswano nemibuso enezingxabano, umvuzo wezinyathelo zokuphumelela okungabazisayo, izinkulumo ezicasulayo lapho abantu bebhekene nempi: kodwa i-WHO izohamba ibanga elingakanani ekulweni nogwayi?
Empini yayo eshubile emelene nogwayi, i-WHO ayingabazi ukusungula ubudlelwano nemibuso enezingxabano, ukuklomelisa ngezinyathelo ezisebenzayo ezingabazisayo noma izinkulumo eziyihlazo lapho ibhekene nenani labantu ababhekene nempi. Uzohamba kude kangakanani?
Okwamangaza wonke umuntu, engqungqutheleni eyayihlela ngo-April 28 no-29 odlule mayelana nokuqaliswa kwe-Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, i-World Health Organization (WHO) ayizange ikhethe enye indawo ngaphandle kwedolobha lase-Ashkhabad, inhloko-dolobha yaseTurkmenistan. Amazwe akhuthazwa yinqubomgomo yawo yokulwa nogwayi, kodwa lapho, ngokwe-Amnesty International, « akukho ngcono esimweni samalungelo abantu okwaphawulwa ngo-2015 ». Kodwa-ke, iTurkmenistan yayinamathuba amaningi okuba ngcono, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi ngokwenkululeko yokukhuluma, inkululeko yenkolo, ukuhlukunyezwa nokunye ukuhlukunyezwa, ukunyamalala okuphoqelelwe, ilungelo lokuhamba ngenkululeko, amalungelo ezindlu, ukukhishwa ngendluzula, njll.
Ukulawulwa kukagwayi: I-WHO ihalalisela iTurkmenistan, Indonesia kanye… France
Kuyavunywa, uhulumeni waseTurkmenistan wamemezela ngoJanuwari odlule inhloso yawo yokumisa umphenyi wezikhalazo ophethe amalungelo abantu. Kodwa, futhi ngokwe-Amnesty International, eminyakeni yamuva nje "IIziphathimandla zaseTurkmen zanelisekile ngokukhuluma ngomlomo ngezinguquko ukuze kushwelezwe umphakathi wamazwe ngamazwe ». Futhi kubonakala sengathi kusebenzile, okungenani ngokuqondene ne-WHO. Ngo-2014, izwe elincane lase-Asia Ephakathi laklonyeliswa yi-ejensi a « isitifiketi sokuqashelwa okukhethekile » ekulweni kwakhe nokubhema. Ukusetshenziswa kukagwayi kuphansi kakhulu emhlabeni. Lokhu akumangazi neze njengoba kwenqatshelwe ukudayisa ugwayi kuleli kusukela ngoMasingana odlule.
Abanempikiswano encane, ongqongqoshe basePakistan, base-Uganda, basePanama naseKenya baklonyeliswe ngendondo edumile ye-WHO esikhathini esedlule. NjengoNgqongqoshe Wezempilo wase-Indonesia, kuyilapho kukuleli zwe lapho ababhemayo baningi kakhulu. Ngokocwaningo lweNyuvesi yaseWashington, u-57% wabantu besilisa e-Indonesia uyabhema, uma kuqhathaniswa no-31,1% emhlabeni jikelele. I-WHO ayikaqedi neze ukusimangaza.
Kulo nyaka, iWorld Health Organization inqume ukunikeza uNgqongqoshe Wezempilo waseFrance, uMarisol Touraine, umklomelo weWorld No Tobacco Day. I-ejensi yamazwe ngamazwe igcizelele kakhulu imizamo yayo yokusebenzisa iphakheji engathathi hlangothi emikhiqizweni kagwayi kusukela ngoMeyi 20. Lesi ngesinye sezinyathelo okuphikiswana ngazo kulezi ezithathwe ungqongqoshe. Kusukela ezingxoxweni zokuqala eSishayamthetho Sikazwelonke, osopolitiki besaba ikakhulukazi ukuthi iFrance izolandela isibonelo sase-Australia, lapho imakethe ehambisanayo inyuke ngo-25% kusukela kwethulwa iphakheji engathathi hlangothi.
Impi eSiriya, izaba zokubhema ngaphezulu?
Ngenkathi izinqumo zayo zakamuva beziqala ukubukela phansi kakhulu ukuthembeka kwayo, i-WHO iphinde yazithola isenhliziyweni yengxabano edabukisayo. NgoJuni 1, kulandela uSuku 
I-Tobacco Free World, ummeleli wale nhlangano eSyria, u-Elisabeth Hoff, ucele abantu baseSyria ukuba bayeke ukubhema. Ngokusho kukaNkz. Hoff, « inkinga ekhona manje akufanele isetshenziswe njengezaba zokubeka izimpilo zabo engozini ". Beqhunyiswa ngamabhomu, bevinjezelwe futhi bebulawa indlala iminyaka engaphezu kwemihlanu, abantu baseSyria babone amakhulu ezinkulungwane zabantu befa ngenxa yonya lwe-Islamic State. Kodwa kuyiqiniso ukuthi lokhu akufanele neze kubasebenzeleizaba ngoba “bebeka izimpilo zabo engozini”.
Ngenhlanhla, i-WHO ikhona ukuze ibakhumbuze. Lokho kusho ukuthi, ukube bekungenjalo, abaseSiriya bebengeke besabe. I-Islamic State, lapho ukubhema kungqubuzana nemigomo ye-Islam, iphinde ivimbele ugwayi. Ibeka isijeziso sokubhaxabulwa kubo bonke labo « bangabeka ukuphila kwabo engozini » ukubhema. Lokhu kufanele kwenze i-WHO icabange ngokufaneleka kwemifelandawonye namasu ayo.
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