Ngomhla zingama-21 kuZibandlela wezi-2016, i-UN General Assembly, ngeSinqumo sayo esingunombolo 71/246, yamemezela Usuku lwe-gastronomy eqhubekayo (Usuku Lwe-Sustainable Gastronomy). Ngo-2017, yabanjwa okokuqala.
Lesi sinqumo sanqunywa ukuthi i-gastronomy iyisici esibalulekile sokubonakaliswa kwamasiko kwanoma yibaphi abantu, okuhlotshaniswa nokuhlukahluka kwemvelo namasiko omhlaba. Futhi nokuthi wonke amasiko nempucuko ingaba negalelo ekuthuthukisweni okusimeme futhi ibambe iqhaza elibalulekile ekufezeni lokho, njengoba zifaka isandla ekuthuthukisweni okusimeme ngokusebenzisa isiko lokudla kanye ne-gastronomy.
Umgomo walolu suku ukugxilisa ukunaka komphakathi womhlaba endimeni engabanjwa yi-gastronomy esimeme ekufezeni Izinjongo Zentuthuko Eqhubekayo, okuhlanganisa ukusheshisa ukuthuthukiswa kwezolimo, ukukhulisa ukuvikeleka kokudla, ukuthuthukisa ukondleka kwabantu, ukuqinisekisa ukukhiqizwa kokudla okusimeme kanye nokulondoloza imvelo ehlukahlukene. .
Lesi sinqumo sasisekelwe futhi esinqumweni esithi “Ukuguqula umhlaba wethu: I-Ajenda Yowezi-2030 Yentuthuko Esimeme”, lapho uMkhandlu Kazwelonke wagunyaza ngo-2015 isethi ephelele yemigomo nezinhloso zoguquko emkhakheni wentuthuko esimeme, okuyinto, ikakhulukazi. zihloselwe ukuqeda ubumpofu, ukuvikela iplanethi nokuqinisekisa ukuphila okuhloniphekile.
Futhi njengoba iNhlangano Yezizwe Ezihlangene imemezela u-2017 njengoNyaka Wokuvakasha Okusimeme Kwentuthuko, zonke izinhlelo zeNhlangano Yezokuvakasha Emhlabeni (UNWTO) zihlose ukukhuthaza ukuvakasha kokudla ngendlela eqhubekayo, okuhlanganisa nokubhekana nokulwa nobubha, ukusebenza kahle kwezinsiza, ukuvikelwa kwemvelo kanye noshintsho. isimo sezulu kanye nokuvikelwa kwamagugu amasiko, amagugu amasiko kanye nokwehluka.
Intuthuko esimeme ihlanganisa isici esibalulekile njengokukhiqizwa nokusetshenziswa kokudla. Lokhu kuthinta bonke ababambe iqhaza ochungechungeni lwemisebenzi yezokuvakasha kokudla. Lokhu kusho ukuthi izikhungo zikahulumeni nezizimele, abakhiqizi, abaqhubi bezokuvakasha kumele bakhuthaze ukusetshenziswa kokudla okusimeme futhi basungule ukuxhumana nabahlinzeki bendawo.
Ngalolu suku, i-UN imema wonke Amazwe Angamalungu, izinhlangano zesistimu yeZizwe Ezihlangene, ezinye izinhlangano zamazwe ngamazwe nezesifunda, nabamele izinhlangano zomphakathi, kuhlanganise nezinhlangano ezingekho ngaphansi kukahulumeni kanye nabantu ngabanye, ukuba bagubhe ngenkuthalo uSuku Lwe-Sustainable Gastronomy ngokuhambisana nezinto eziza kuqala ezweni.