Brussels, 27 February 2024 - Ngesikhathi soSuku Lwe-NGO Lomhlaba, i-European External Action Service (EEAS), eholwa nguMmeleli Omkhulu/uVice-President uJosep Borrell, iphinde yaqinisekisa ukwesekwa kwayo okungaguquki kwezinhlangano zomphakathi (CSOs) emhlabeni wonke. Phakathi kwesimo somhlaba wonke esishaqisayo sokuncipha kwezindawo zomphakathi kanye nokwanda kobutha kubasebenzi be-NGO, abavikeli bamalungelo abantu, kanye nezintatheli, I-EU ithathe isinqumo sokuvikela futhi unike amandla lezi zinsika ezibalulekile zentando yeningi.
Umphakathi, ngokuvamile okuyizwi labantu abasengozini enkulu, ubhekana nezinselele ezingakaze zibonwe ngaphambili. Kusukela ekubhalweni ngokuthi “amanxusa angaphandle” ekubhekaneni nomfutho owedlulele ngesikhathi semibhikisho enokuthula, indawo yama-NGO kanye nabalingisi bemiphakathi iya ngokuya iba nemingcele. Ngenxa yalezi zinselelo, ukugxeka kwe-EU ukuhlaselwa kwenkululeko yokuhlangana kanye nokuhlangana ngokuthula akukaze kusebenze.
Ukuze kuliwe nalokhu okuphathelene namathrendi, i-EU isebenzisa wonke amathuluzi ekhona, okuhlanganisa nokusekelwa kwezimali okukhulu. Isinyathelo esiphawulekayo i-EU System for Enabling Environment (EU SEE), eyethulwe ngo-2023 ngesabelomali esingama-euro ayizigidi ezingu-50. Lolu hlelo oluyisisekelo luhlose ukuqapha nokukhuthaza indawo yomphakathi emazweni angu-86 abalingani, okuhlanganisa i-EU SEE Monitoring Index, indlela yokuxwayisa kusenesikhathi, kanye nendlela yokwesekwa esheshayo neguquguqukayo (FSM). Lawa mathuluzi enzelwe ukuqinisa ukuqina komphakathi futhi aphendule ngokushesha kunoma yikuphi ukuwohloka noma intuthuko enhle yenkululeko yomphakathi.
Ukuzibophezela kwe-EU kudlulela ngale kwe-EU SEE. Uhlelo lwe-Global Europe Civil Society Organizations (CSOs), olunesabelomali esingu-€1.5 billion sika-2021-2027, lusekela izinhlangano zomphakathi ezingaphandle kwe-EU. Lokhu kuphelezelwa ezinye izinhlelo nemithombo, okuhlanganisa ubambiswano oluyisishiyagalolunye lwesamba semali engu-€27 million olugxile enkululekweni eyisisekelo nabezindaba ezizimele, kanye nohlelo lwe-'Team Europe Democracy', oluhlanganisa ama-euro ayizigidi ezingu-19 avela emazweni Angamalungu angu-14 ukuthuthukisa intando yeningi nendawo yomphakathi.
Ngaphezu kwalokho, indlela ye-Protect Defenders.eu, enesabelomali esingama-euro ayizigidi ezingu-30 kuze kube ngu-2027, iyaqhubeka nokunikeza usizo olubalulekile kubavikeli bamalungelo abantu (HRDs) abasengozini, njengoba isize abantu abangaphezu kuka-70,000 kusukela yasungulwa ngo-2015. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ngaphansi Kwethuluzi. Ukuze uthole Usizo Lwangaphambi Kokufinyelela (I-IPA III), i-EU isibophezele u-€219 wezigidi emphakathini nabezindaba eNtshonalanga Balkan naseTürkiye ngo-2021-2023.
Njengoba umhlaba ulungiselela iNgqungquthela Yekusasa, i-EU igcizelela ukubaluleka kweqhaza eliqinile lenhlangano yomphakathi, kuhlanganise nentsha, ekubumbeni i-UN's Pact for The Future. Lokhu kuxoxisana kubalulekile ekuqhubekiseleni phambili Izinjongo Zokuthuthukiswa Okusimeme kanye nokuphakamisa amalungelo abantu.
Ngosuku Lwe-NGO Lomhlaba, i-EU ihlonipha iminikelo ebalulekile yemiphakathi yomphakathi ekukhuthazeni imiphakathi eqinile futhi ebandakanya wonke umuntu. Uhlaka oluphelele lokusekela lwe-EU lugcizelela ukuzinikela kwayo ekuvikeleni indawo yomphakathi ephephile nevulekile emhlabeni wonke, iqinisekisa ukuthi amazwi abantu abasengozini kakhulu ayazwakala futhi avikelwe.
Iqhaza Elibalulekile Lezinhlangano Ezizimele Ekuvikeleni Inkululeko Yenkolo Noma Yezinkolelo
Ngosuku Lwezizwe Ezizimele, sithatha isikhashana ukwazisa nokugubha umsebenzi obalulekile wezinhlangano ezingekho ngaphansi kukahulumeni (NGOs) emhlabeni jikelele, ikakhulukazi lezo ezizinikele ukuvikela ilungelo lomuntu eliyisisekelo Lenkululeko Yenkolo noma Yenkolelo (ForRB). Lolu suku lusebenza njengesikhumbuzo sokubaluleka kokweseka lezi zinhlangano, njengoba imizamo yazo yokuvikela i-ForRB ayibalulekile nje kuphela kodwa futhi igqugquzela inhlobonhlobo yezinye izinhlelo zosizo lobuntu.
Inkululeko Yenkolo noma Yenkolo iyitshe lesisekelo lamalungelo abantu, afakwe ngaphakathi Isigaba 18 soMemezelo Wamazwe Wonke Wamalungelo Abantu. Iqinisekisa ukuthi abantu nemiphakathi bangakwazi ukuqhuba inkolo noma izinkolelo zabo ngokukhululeka, ngaphandle kokwesaba ukucwaswa noma ukushushiswa. Nokho, ezingxenyeni eziningi zomhlaba, leli lungelo lisongelwa, abantu ngabanye babhekene nobudlova, izijeziso ezingokomthetho, nokucwaswa emphakathini ngenxa yezinkolelo zabo. Kulo mongo, Ama-NGO asebenzela ukuvikela i-ForRB babambe iqhaza elibalulekile ekumeleleni amalungelo alaba bantu abasengozini, baqaphe ukuhlukunyezwa, kanye nokweseka izisulu.
Ukuvikelwa kwe-ForRB kuxhumene kakhulu nenqwaba yosizo lwabantu. Uma abantu nemiphakathi bekhululekile ukwenza izinkolelo zabo, kugqugquzela indawo yokubekezelelana nokuthula, okubalulekile ekulethweni kosizo ngempumelelo. Ngaphezu kwalokho, Ama-NGO agxile ku-ForRB ngokuvamile zisebenza ngokubambisana nezinye izinhlangano zosizo ukuze kubhekwane nezinkinga eziyinkimbinkimbi ezihlanganisa izici zokushushiswa ngokwenkolo. Ngokuqinisekisa ukuthi i-ForRB ivikelekile, lawa ma-NGO afaka isandla ekudaleni imiphakathi ezinzile lapho ezinye izinhlobo zokusiza, njengemfundo, ukunakekelwa kwezempilo, kanye nokusiza ezinhlekeleleni, zingasetshenziswa ngempumelelo.
Ngaphezu kwalokho, umsebenzi walezi NGOs ku ukuvikela i-ForRB kungaholela ezinzuzweni zesikhathi eside zomphakathi, okuhlanganisa ukukhuthazwa kobuningi, intando yeningi, namalungelo abantu. Ngokumela amalungelo abo bonke abantu ukwenza inkolo noma izinkolelo zabo ngokukhululekile, lezi zinhlangano zisiza ekulweni nokweqisa futhi zakhe imiphakathi eqinile ekwaziyo ukumelana nokusimama ezingxabanweni.
Ngosuku lwe-NGO Lomhlaba, kubalulekile ukuqaphela ukuxhumana kwamalungelo abantu kanye nosizo lwabantu. Ukweseka ama-NGO agxile ekuvikeleni Inkululeko Yenkolo noma Yenkolelo akukhona nje ukuzibophezela ekuphakamiseni ilungelo lomuntu eliyisisekelo kodwa futhi kuwukutshalwa kwezimali kwamasu emkhankasweni wokusiza abantu. Njengoba sihlonipha i iminikelo eyigugu kulezi zinhlangano, masiphinde sizibophezele ekuqhubekeni nokusekela imizamo yazo, siqonde ukuthi ngokwenza kanjalo, sisiza ukwenza lula zonke ezinye izinhlobo zosizo lobuntu futhi sibe nesandla ekudalweni komhlaba onobulungiswa nokuthula.
