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WFUWO NEWS W O R L D F E D E R A T I O N O F U K R A I N I A N W O M E N ’ S O R G A N I Z A T I O N S Jan u ary 1968 N o . 8 World Congress of Free Ukrainians Over 10,000 U krainian g a th e r ed fo r th e Congress w hich was held in New Y ork C ity on Nov. 12 th ro u g h 19, 1967. R epresenta tives from all over th e world came to th e USA w ith th e p u r pose of establish ing a world cen te r fo r th e exchange of ideas. On Nov. 15, wom en held th e ir W orld Session, called by th e W orld F ederation of U krainian W om en’s O rganizations. Dele g ates of 19 w om en’s organiza tions, rep resen tin g fou r conti nents, 10 countries and 20,000 m em bers, attended. 50 years ago, in 1917 in Kiev, capital of U kraine, th e U krain ian C entral Council proclaim ed U kraine a sovereign S tate. Shortly th ere afte r, how ever, th e U krainian governm ent w as forced to leave th e country un der th e onslaught of Soviet forces. The U kraine w as th en p artitio n ed am ong th e Soviet (w hich created th e U krainian Soviet Socialist Republic) Po land, R um ania and Czechoslova kia. The end of W orld W ar II in 1945, saw th e country reu nited under Soviet rule. The process th a t sta rte d in 1939 w as accom panied by m ass deportations of U krainian people to d istan t So v iet Republics, b itte r un der ground fig h tin g and, fin al ly, by a m ass exodus of U k rain ians and th e ir dispersion th ro u g h o u t th e free world. In 1945, the U krainian Soviet Socialist Republic becam e a m em ber of th e U nited N ations but, having no longer sovereign rig h ts, h er sta tu s is th a t of a colony governed and m a ste r m inded by th e Soviet govern m ent in Moscow. The Soviet constitutio n pro vides a R epublic’s rig h t to dis sen t from th e Union. However, to ta lita ria n rule, provides fo r no m achinery w hereby a platfo rm fo r free expression could be cre ated and people m igh t feel free to express them selves and to de term ine th e ir political fu tu re . A t th is point th e country rem ains im m obilized and its citizens de prived of hum an rig h ts. The C ongress of free U k rain ians preceded still ano th er anni v ersary. It has now been 20 years since th e U niversal Dec laratio n of H um an R igh ts was proclaim ed by th e U nited N a tions. A fte r 20 years th e In te r national Bill of H um an R ights has been finally com pleted and aw aits sig n atu re and ra tific a tion by th e m em ber states of th e U.N. As of now only 12 m em bers have signed th e Bill — 35 sign a tu res are required fo r th e U ni versal D eclaration of H um an R ig hts to obtain s ta tu to ry ef fect. The U niversal D eclaration has been one of th e m ost in sp ir ing docum ents of our era. It has served to shape th e th o u g h ts of th e m odern m an. Some of its principles have been w ritten in to co nstitutions of m any new countries . . . H owever, th ere are b u t few m en of good w ill; th ere is a need fo r binding laws to support th e w eak and to set lim its on th e willful. I t would th en seem th a t a p ro pitious clim ate should be cre ated to induce th e re lu c tan t n a tions to sign and accede th e In tern atio n al Bill of R ights. New horizons are opening up for all U krainian m en and women. To g eth er w ith th e ir fellow citizens th ey should m ake every e ffo rt to influence th e ir governm ents fa vorably so th a t th e Bill m ig h t be signed speedily. F ig h tin g fo r the rig h ts of others and w ith o th ers th ey will b en efit th e ir own peo ple. The W orld C ongress of F ree U krainians will th en have a deep m eaning not only fo r th e U krain ian com m unity b u t also fo r h u m anity. U krainian people living in th e free world can and shall influence th e ir fellow hum ans. FA M IL Y L IF E (M .M .M .) The W orld M ovem ent of M oth ers published a re p o rt on its 8th In tern atio n al C ongress u n der th e title : “Vie Fam iliale.” The book deserves a special re view w hich we shall give it later. Now we would like to stress a survey m ade am ong m others and youth in d ifferen t countries. The m o th ers w ere asked w h ether th ey discussed p re p ara tion fo r m arriag e w ith th e ir chil dren, and th e ir opinions on th e new parents-children approach, th e role of school and youth or ganizations, divided responsibil ity, etc. The questions posed to youth included th e ir views on m arriag e, choosing of p artn ers, th e role of p aren ts in th is deci sion, and m o th er’s professional work. The W orld F ederation of U k rain ian W om en’s O rganizations (W FU W O ), as a m em ber of th e M.M.M., also took p a rt in th is survey. A pilot stud y m ade am ong a te s t group of m others and youth b ro u g h t some very in te re stin g resu lts. It showed a de dicated a ttitu d e am ong U k rain ian m others tow ards fam ily life. The y outh had very serious views on love and m arriage, al tho ug h m any young people ad m itted to flirtatio n . The professional w ork of U krainian m oth ers is prom pting w om en’s organization to estab lish D ay C enters and K ind erg ar ten s fo r children. НАШЕ ЖИТТЯ — СІЧЕНЬ, 1968 17
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