| 17.02.2012 |
UWC to Monitor Ukraine's Parliamentary Elections
In response to the Foreign Minister of Ukraine’s January 25th pledge to invite International Election Observers to monitor the upcoming October 28th parliamentary elections, the Ukrainian World Congress (UWC) has announced that it will once again actively participate in Ukraine’s electoral process by hosting a delegation of International Election Observers.
Long and short-term monitoring and reporting on the electoral process is critical to protect Ukraine’s fledgling democracy. As a result, at the last UWC Board meeting, a motion was approved to establish a special committee to lead and coordinate an international election observation mission.
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| 05.01.2012 |
UWC Calls Upon Ukraine's Authorities to Allow the Immediate Medical Evaluation of Yulia Tymoshenko by Independent Specialists 
On January 5, 2012, Yulia Tymoshenko’s press secretary reported that the leader of Ukraine’s ...
El 5 de enero de 2012, por petición de Yulia Tymoshenko, su secretaria de prensa declaró que por falta de credibilidad la líder de la oposición... |
| 30.12.2011 |
UWC is Gravely Concerned with the Kyiv Court of Appeal Decision in the Case of Yulia Tymoshenko
The Ukrainian World Congress has expressed grave concern with the decision of the Kyiv Court of Appeal, the full text of which was read on December 29, 2011. In accordance with this decision, the verdict against former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko...
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| 20.12.2011 |
UWC Signs Memorandum to Launch an Informational Weekly Television News Journal in Ukraine 
On December 17, 2011, in Toronto, Canada, the Ukrainian World Congress (UWC) signed a Memorandum with 5 Kanal (Channel 5) in Ukraine and IMB+ Records in Canada to launch a new weekly television news journal, Ukrayins'ka Hromada...
Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YOaiZjnV_p8
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| 22.11.2011 |
UWC Statement on the 78th Anniversary of the Holodomor in Ukraine 1932-33 
On Saturday, November 26, 2011, International Holodomor Memorial Day, Ukrainians around the world will remember the victims of the Ukrainian genocide – the Holodomor of 1932-33, the most extensive and heinous crime of the totalitarian Soviet regime against Ukraine and the Ukrainian nation.
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| 15.11.2011 |
UWC President Meets with Poland's High-Ranking Officials 
On November 3, 2011, while in Warsaw, Poland, the Ukrainian World Congress (UWC) President, Eugene Czolij, met with the Head of the Chancellery of the President of Poland, Jacek Michalowski, and the Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs in the President’s Chancellery, Jaromir Sokolowski, as well as with the Undersecretary of State for External Affairs, Krzysztof Stanowski. Joining the UWC President ...
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| 19.08.2011 |
UWC President Attends Court Hearing of Ukraine's Former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko  |
| 05.08.2011 |
Ukrainian World Congress Calls for the Immediate Release of Yulia Tymoshenko
Earlier today, former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko was arrested in court and subsequently transported to Lukyanivska prison for detention. Ms. Tymoshenko is defending herself against allegations which have been widely perceived as politically motivated by the international community.
Ms. Tymoshenko was arrested after the presiding judge denied the former Prime Minister’s motions to question key witneses...
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| 24.06.2011 |
UWC Calls for More Effective European Outreach to the People of Ukraine
In a letter to high-ranking European officials dated June 24, 2011, the Ukrainian World Congress (UWC) reaffirmed its support for the further integration of Ukraine into the European Union and its governing institutions.
The UWC has consistently encouraged European leaders to reach out to Ukraine on a grassroots level in order for Europe’s ideals to capture the hearts and minds of the people of Ukraine.
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| 27.05.2011 |
UWC Condemns Russia's Attempt to Impede Ukraine's EU Integration
On May 27, 2011, in a letter addressed to high-ranking European officials, the Ukrainian World Congress (UWC) has condemned Russia’s clear attempt to impede the integration of Ukraine with the European Union (EU).
In its letter, the UWC pointed to recent mass media reports that Russian President Dmitry Medvedev stated that Ukraine must choose whether it wants close ties with Russia, or whether it wants to become a member of the EU.
The UWC also called upon the European officials to...
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| 21.04.2011 |
Statement by E. Czolij on the Occasion of the 25th Anniversary of the Chornobyl Disaster at the United Nations Headquarters 
In the early hours of April 26, 1986, one of four nuclear reactors at the Chornobyl power plant in Ukraine exploded. And thus, 25 years ago a disaster that occurred in a previously unheard of city became a global issue.
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| 30.03.2011 |
UWC President Meets With High-Ranking European Parliament Officials 
From March 15 to 19, 2011 the President of the Ukrainian World Congress (UWC) Eugene Czolij met with the Chair of the European Parliament Delegation to the EU-Ukraine Parliamentary Cooperation Committee Pawel Kowal, the Chair of the European Parliament Subcommittee on Human Rights Heidi Hautala, a subcommittee member Leonidas Donskis and the Adviser on External Affairs of the President of the European Parliament Arnoldas Pranckevičius.
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| 01.02.2011 |
UWC expresses deep concern about the decision by the Cassation Panel of Russia's Supreme Court regarding the FNCAUR
On January 27, 2011 the Cassation Panel of Russia’s Supreme Court rejected the appeal of the Federal National Cultural Autonomy of Ukrainians of Russia. This was the third such decision by a judicial body in Russia (following the Tver Regional Court in Moscow and the Supreme Court of Russia) which supported the allegations made by the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation regarding the Federal National Cultural Autonomy of Ukrainians of Russia.
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| 20.01.2011 |
UWC Memorandum: Library of Ukrainian Literature in Moscow
It is the position of the Ukrainian World Congress that the recent searches, seizure of materials and arbitrary closure of the Library, as well as the physical abuse of the Library director by the Russian authorities not only ignore the Russian law “On Countering Extremist Activities” but also conflict with the obligations of the RF under the aforementioned UN Declaration and two international covenants.
Therefore, the Ukrainian World Congress is calling upon the international community to take notice of this unacceptable conduct of the Russian authorities regarding the only Ukrainian library in the RF and and to take prompt and decisive action to protect the human and national minority rights of the Ukrainian minority in the RF.
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| 20.01.2011 |
UWC Memorandum: Federal National Cultural Autonomy of Ukrainians of Russia
the Ukrainian World Congress is calling upon the international community to take notice of this unacceptable conduct of the Russian authorities towards two Ukrainian NGOs in the RF and to take prompt and decisive action to protect the human and national minority rights of the Ukrainian minority in the RF.
Most urgently, the Ukrainian World Congress is requesting that the international community send observers to the January 27, 2011 hearing regarding the FNCAUR before the Cassation Panel of the RF Supreme Court, the final court of appeal available in the RF. This hearing will begin at 11:20 a.m. on January 27, 2011 at the RF Supreme Court situated at 15 Povarskaya Street, Entrance 5, Moscow, 121260, Russia.
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| 20.01.2011 |
UWC Memorandum: Union of Ukrainians in Russia
It is the position of the Ukrainian World Congress that the conduct of the Russian authorities is motivated by the desire to undermine the activities of the Ukrainian national minority in the RF. This conflicts with the obligations of the RF as a member of the UN and the OSCE and signatory of several international covenants.
Therefore, the Ukrainian World Congress is calling upon the international community to take notice of this unacceptable conduct of the Russian authorities towards two Ukrainian NGOs in the RF and to take prompt and decisive action to protect the human and national minority rights of the Ukrainian minority in the RF.
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| 17.12.2010 |
Christmas greetings 
The Ukrainian World Congress extends its sincerest greetings to the hierarchs and clergy of Ukrainian churches throughout the world and to all Ukrainians in Ukraine and the Diaspora on occasion of one of the most important Christian Holy Days – Christmas!
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| 02.12.2010 |
UWC demands action over missing Patriarch Josyf Slipyj plaque 
On November 25, 2010, the Ukrainian World Congress (UWC) sent a letter to the Mayor of Kharkiv Hennadiy Kernes, copying President Victor Yanukovych and the Head of the Verkhovna Rada Volodymyr Lytvyn, demanding the restoration of the plaque honouring Patriarch Josyf Slipyj...
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| 25.11.2010 |
Let us remember
Holodomor Memorial Day
Saturday, November 27
On the 77th anniversary of the
Ukrainian Famine-Genocide of 1932-33 let us honor the memory of the victims and vow never to forget.
Pause for a moment of silence
at 19:32h (7:32 p.m.) local time.
Light a candle of remembrance in your home.
Participate in local commemorations.
Ukraine remembers - the World acknowledges
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| 21.11.2010 |
Call upon President Yanukovych to recognize the Holodomor as a genocide 
The Ukrainian World Congress has launched an international postcard campaign addressed to President Yanukovych calling upon him to recognize the Holodomor as an act of genocide against the Ukrainian people and to ensure that the Law of Ukraine on the Holodomor of 1932-33 maintains it was a genocide.
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