| 04.06.2013 |
UWC meets with Ukrainian community in Alberta 
On 31 May – 2 June 2013 UWC President Eugene Czolij visited the province of Alberta to meet with the Ukrainian community.
Eugene Czolij began the visit in Edmonton on 31 May with meetings at the Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies (CIUS) of the University of Alberta in Edmonton. He met with Dr. Roman Shiyan, CIUS...
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| 28.05.2013 |
UWC President to speak in Edmonton, Alberta
The Ukrainian community in Edmonton, Canada,
is invited to a presentation by
EUGENE CZOLIJ
President, Ukrainian World Congress
“The UWC’s contribution to Ukraine’s Euro-integration and democratization, and the strengthening of Ukrainian communities worldwide ”
Friday, May 31, 2013 @ 7 p.m.
Ukrainian Youth Unity Centre
9615 - 153 Avenue NW
Edmonton, Alberta
Sponsored by the Edmonton branches of LUC and LUCW in cooperation with
UCC Edmonton and UCC APC
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| 17.05.2013 |
UWC welcomes another step in visa liberalisation for Ukrainian citizens
The Ukrainian World Congress (UWC) welcomes the announcement on 15 May 2013 that the liberalisation of visas for Ukrainian citizens travelling to European Union member states will come into effect on 1 July 2013.
Amendments to the Agreement between the European Community and Ukraine on the facilitation of the issuance of visas was ratified by the European Parliament on 18 April 2013.
“This will be an important factor in strengthening Ukraine’s Euro-integration process and another clear signal that the European Union is truly welcoming Ukrainian citizens into the European community,” said UWC President Eugene Czolij.
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| 01.05.2013 |
Easter Greetings 
The Ukrainian World Congress extends sincerest greetings to all Hierarchs and spiritual pastors of Ukrainian Churches, and to Ukrainians worldwide, on the occasion of the celebration of Christ’s Resurrection!
Symbolizing the triumph of good over evil, life over death...
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| 26.04.2013 |
UWC welcomes liberalization of visa agreement with Ukraine
The Ukrainian World Congress (UWC) welcomes the ratification by the European Parliament on 18 April 2013 of the amendments to the Agreement between the European Union and Ukraine on the facilitation of the issuance of visas.
The Ukrainian World Congress has repeatedly called for the EU to adopt a visa-free regime for the citizens of Ukraine in order to foster travel by Ukrainians to Europe, enhance ties between Europe and the Ukrainian people, and promote Ukraine’s Euro-integration.
The European Parliament Committee on Foreign Affairs, in its Opinion on the amended Agreement, stated that it is also “… a clear signal towards the Ukrainian citizens that the EU is seriously committed to strengthen its partnership with the Ukrainian society and to further develop and facilitate people-to-people contacts, in line with the renewed European Neighbourhood Policy.” |
| 16.04.2013 |
WFUWO participates in 57th Session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women 
UNITED NATIONS – A delegation of 14 women from the World Federation of Ukrainian Women’s Organizations, led by recently elected WFUWO President Orysia Sushko, joined thousands of international representatives at United Nations headquarters in New York City on March 4 to begin the 57th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW).
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| 20.03.2013 |
UWC extends greetings to the newly elected Pope 
On the occasion of the election and installation of Pope Francis, Ukrainian World Congress (UWC) President Eugene Czolij extended the following greetings...
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| 30.01.2013 |
Ukrainian World Congress supports visa liberalisation for citizens of Ukraine
The Ukrainian World Congress (UWC) supports the recommendation made on 22 January 2013 by the European Parliament’s Committee on Foreign Affairs to introduce amendments to liberalise the visa agreement with Ukraine.
UWC President Eugene Czolij sent a letter today to leaders of the European Union (EU) reaffirming that a visa-free regime for the citizens of Ukraine will foster travel by Ukrainians to Europe, strengthen ties between Europe and the Ukrainian people, and promote Ukraine's Euro-integration.
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| 16.01.2013 |
In Memoriam: Mykhailo Horyn 
The Ukrainian World Congress expresses deep sorrow with the passing on January 13, 2013, of a dedicated son of the Ukrainian nation, renowned Ukrainian dissident, human rights defender and community-political activist - Mykhailo Horyn.
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| 22.11.2012 |
Ukrainian World Congress marks 45th anniversary 
On November 17, 2012, over 300 guests attended a gala banquet at St. Joseph’s Ukrainian Catholic Church and Heritage Centre in Oakville, Canada, to celebrate the 45th anniversary of the Ukrainian World Congress (UWC).
View Forum TV coverage of 45th anniversary celebration
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| 04.10.2012 |
UWC to mark 45th Anniversary on Saturday, November 17, 2012 
St. Joseph's Ukrainian Catholic Church and Heritage Centre, Oakville, Canada
Guest speaker: Derek Fraser, Former Canadian Ambassador to Ukraine, Chief Observer of the UWC Election Observation Mission to the 2012 Parliamentary Election in Ukraine
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| 07.09.2012 |
UWC Conference of Ukrainian Youth Organizations holds Ukrainian Diaspora Youth Forum "Lviv-2012" 
On August 26-September 1, 2012, 40 young leaders from 19 countries participated in the Ukrainian Diaspora Youth Forum “Lviv-2012” organized by the Ukrainian World Congress (UWC) Conference of Ukrainian...
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| 02.08.2012 |
UWC supports criticism of Language Bill by OSCE High Commissioner Knut Vollebaek
The Ukrainian World Congress (UWC) has expressed its support for comments made by Knut Vollebaek, Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) High Commissioner on National Minorities, during his most recent trip to Ukraine, regarding the Draft Law on the Principles of State Language Policy.
On July 26, 2012, the OSCE High Commissioner affirmed that "The disproportionate favouring of the Russian language, while also removing most incentives for learning or using Ukrainian in large parts of the country, could potentially undermine Ukraine's very cohesion”.
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| 06.07.2012 |
UWC appeals to international community to demand the immediate release of opposition leader Yuriy Lutsenko
On July 6, 2012, based on the unanimous judgment rendered on July 3, 2012 by the European Court of Human Rights in the case of Lutsenko v. Ukraine, Ukrainian World Congress (UWC) President Eugene Czolij appealed to international leaders to demand that Ukrainian authorities release opposition leader Yuriy Lutsenko immediately, and lift any prohibition barring him from participating in the October 2012 Parliamentary elections.
In that judgment, the Court clearly describes the violations committed by the Ukrainian authorities of their legal obligations under the European Convention on Human Rights, which was ratified by Ukraine in 1997. |
| 22.06.2012 |
UWC President meets with high-ranking officials and the Ukrainian community in Latvia 
From June 15-19, 2012, Ukrainian World Congress (UWC) President Eugene Czolij visited Riga, Latvia, to discuss a range of issues with the Speaker of the Latvian Parliament, Solvita Āboltiņa, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Edgars Rinkēvičs, the Ambassador of Ukraine to Latvia, Anatoliy Oliynyk, and the local Ukrainian community.
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| 14.05.2012 |
UWC President Meets With Ukrainians in France 
On May 6, 2012, Ukrainian World Congress (UWC) President Eugene Czolij joined celebrations marking the day in the honour of the Queen of France, Anna of Kyiv, in the city of Senlis. The event was organized on the initiative of St. Volodymyr the Great Cathedral in Paris by the Representative Committee for Ukrainians in France and the Twinning Committee for Senlis and the Pechers’k District of Kyiv.
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| 26.04.2012 |
UWC Appeal to International Commmunity  |
| 21.03.2012 |
Dispora Ukrainian Communities Appeals
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| 21.03.2012 |
Diaspora Ukrainian Communities Protest Attempt by the National Institute for Strategic Studies to Marginalize the UWC
Ukrainian communities from over 26 countries have already protested the recommendation of the National Institute for Strategic Studies under the President of Ukraine that the Ukrainian World Congress (UWC) be treated “at best, as a representative of only a specific segment, or more accurately, certain circles of the Ukrainian diaspora.”
In addition, Ukrainian communities have highlighted their cooperation with the UWC and its long‑standing dedication to the development of Ukrainian community life in the diaspora, its work toward the establishment of an independent Ukrainian state and its defense of the rights of Ukrainians wherever they reside.
The communities also noted that ...
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