Akusiyo imfihlo kunoma ubani ukuba uluntu lwehlabathi lukhula ngokukhawuleza. Iingxelo zehlabathi zibonisa ukuba ekuqaleni kuka-2002, indoda eneminyaka engamashumi mathandathu ubudala yayisishumi ngasinye kwishumi, kodwa ngo-2050 iya kuba ngumntu ngamnye wesihlanu kwiplanethi, kwaye ngo-2150 isahlulo sesithathu sabantu bonke bomhlaba siya kuba ngabantu abangaphezu kweminyaka engamashumi mathandathu ubudala.
Ngaloo ndlela, ngo-1982, iSicwangciso soMsebenzi we-International Vienna Action kwiingxaki zokuguga kwavakaliswa. Ekupheleni kuka-1990, i-UN General Assembly, kwiseshoni ye-45, yasungula iSuku loLuntu lwaMaZwe aseNdala kwaye yagqiba ukuyigubha ngo-1 Oktobha . Ngomnyaka olandelayo, iZizwe eziManyeneyo zamkela ilungiselelo kwiMigaqo yabantu abadala.
Ekuqaleni, iholide yabadala yayigubha kuphela eYurophu. Emva koko wahlonywa e- US , kwaye ekupheleni kwekhulu elidlulileyo le mini yaqala ukubhiyozelwa kuwo wonke umhlaba.
Le holide, eyaziwayo ngesiNgesi njengoSuku lwaMazwe onke lwabantu abadala, lenzelwe ukutshintsha isimo sengqondo sabanye abantu abadala. Emva koko, abantu abaneminyaka engama-60 ubudala abanamava, ulwazi, izakhono nobulumko. Abantu abakhulileyo banamhlanje ngabantu abakuqala beenkcubeko ekuqaleni kwekhulu lama-20, ixesha apho iimpawu ezinjengokuhlonipha, ukunyamezela kunye nokukhuliswa zazixabiswa ngakumbi. Zonke ezi mpawu ziye zabanceda abantu asebekhulile ngesithunzi ukuba banyamezele zonke iimbandezelo zeemfazwe, ukunyanzelisa, ukunyaniseka.
Iziganeko ezinikezelwe kwiSuku loLuntu lwaBantu abadala
Ngethuba loSuku lwaMazwe onke lwabantu abadala, lugubha ngo-Oktobha 1, i-UN iyabhenela kubo bonke oorhulumente, imibutho kawonkewonke kunye nabo bonke abemi beplanethi yethu ukudala uluntu ekufuneka luqwalaselwe ngqalelo kubantu abakudala, kuquka nabalupheleyo. Oku kwachazwa kwakhona kwiSibhengezo seMillennium samkelwa ngo-2000. Zonke iinzame malunga nalo mbandela kufuneka zijoliswe nje ekubenzeni abantu baphile ixesha elide, kodwa kunye nokuphucula umgangatho wobomi babo bonke abantu, kwaye ubukho babo buzele, bahluke kwaye bazisa abantu asebekhulile injabulo nokwaneliseka.
Ngosuku lwaMazwe onke lwabantu abadala, iziganeko ezahlukahlukeneyo zenziwa kumazwe ahlukeneyo kulo mcimbi. Le ngqungquthela kunye neengqungquthela ezinikezelwe ngamalungelo abantu abadala, kunye nendawo yabo kuluntu. Imibutho yamazwe ngamazwe ekukhuseleni amalungelo abantu abadala aququzelele imikhosi, ngelixa imali kunye nemibutho yoluntu iququzelele imicimbi ehlukahlukeneyo. Ezi ziimakhonsathi zamahhala kunye nomboniso weefilimu kubantu asebekhulile, iminikelo yokuncedisa ukuzonwabisa kunye nemisebenzi.
Ukhuphiswano lwezemidlalo kunye nokukhuphisana kwama-amateur phakathi kwabalupheleyo banomdla. Kwiidolophu nakwiidolophana zexesha elide okanye abafazi abahlala ndawonye iminyaka engama-40, 50 okanye ngaphezulu. Kule holide kunokuhlaziywa imizekelo eyahlukeneyo,
Umbhiyozo woSuku lwaBantu abadala luqhutywa minyaka yonke phantsi kwee-mottos ezahlukeneyo. Ngoko-ke, ngo-2002 bekuyihloko yokuzisa umgangatho wobomi babantu asebekhulile kwizinga elitsha, kwaye ngowama-2008 ukubhiyozelwa kunamalungelo abantu abadala.
Usuku lwaMazwe ngamazwe lwabadala kwilizwe lonke liphakamisa isihloko esiphezulu namhlanje, esichaphazela iimfuno zabanye abahlala phantsi kunye nabantu abadala asebekhulile, abaya kuba ngakumbi kwihlabathi lonke. Imiba yokunikezela ngoncedo, ngokuphathekayo kunye noluntu kwintlalo yoluntu.