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Chornobyl, Ukraine. The formal structure of the ICW and the workings of its constitution prevented the gath ering from passing a formal resolution on the event. Indeed, there were voices about the impropriety of the whole issue of Chornobyl even being raised at the ple nary gathering. The magnitude of the disaster, and the lack of information about it from the Soviet authorities, however, made the issue one of great urgency. Fetaui Mata-afa, the observer from Western Samoa who had been arguing for the creation of nuclear-free zones in the Pacific, rose to the occasion. She delivered a mov ing and forceful plea that in face of such a disaster women could not retire behind the screen of by-laws and constitutional provisions. A Statement of Concern, proposed by a number of members of the board of the ICW, and supported by the International Relations Committee, was passed by the plenary session and was to be incorporated into the news announcement on the deliberations of the ICW Conference. It read: STATEMENT OF CONCERN The Chornobyl tragedy points to the interde pendence of resposiveness to the welfare of the local population and that of the whole interna tional community. Therefore, the ICW Triennial meeting in London in April 1986 at the time of the worst nuclear accident in the world, wishes to go on record and encourages the National Council of Women (NCW) to do the same: 1. To underline the importance for govern ments who have not yet agreed to do so to conform and to respect the regulations concerning standards and safeguards est ablished by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) for building and operating nuclear power plants 2. To express full agreement with the director general of the IAEA that the authorities concerned provide full, detailed and au thoritative information of the exact extent of the release of radioactivity from the stricken plant, in order to enable other states to take appropriate measures in their ter ritories 3. To express its concern and solidarity about the safety of the immediate population and to urge that all measures of international cooperation be used to alleviate the imme diate and long term dangers Participants of the Conference were guests at two receptions. The first at Lancaster House of the Buck ingham Palace hosted by David Waddington, the British minister for home affairs. At this reception Prime Minis ter Margaret Thatcher met with participants of the Con ference. The second was held at St. James Palace, which was hosted by Elizabeth, the Queen Mother. At a formal dinner of the Conference, members of the ICW met Baroness Hooper, a whip in the House of Lords. The keynote address, perhaps the most effective of the speeches, was delivered by Ambasador Rosario Ma- nalo of the Philippines, who stressed the role of women in the reestablishment of democracy in her country. President Hong, in her closing remarks, also stressed the responsibility women, as citizens, bear in the im plementation and defense of democratic principles. The tragedy at Chornobyl highlighted for Confer ence participants the interdependence of humanity. Lack of responsiveness by the Soviet government for the wel fare of its own population, lack of local community information about the dangers of its own nuclear power, has affected not only the safety of the stricken Ukrain ian population, but the safety of the Europeans, indeed of the whole world. MARTHA BOHACHEVSKY-CHOMIAK SCHOLARSHIP COMPETITION The Ukrainian National Women’s League of America an nounces the fifth Competition for the granting of scholarships from the Eva Stashkiw Scholarship Fund in the following categories: 1. in the study of the Ukrainian language for graduates of journalism, languages, library science and museum science. Individuals applying in this category must show they plan to utilize their knowledge of the Ukrainian language in their pro fessional work; 2. in the course of obtaining a doctorate in the various fields of Ukrainian studies, as well as comparative studies in literature, history, sociol ogy, music, etc., and only after the subject matter has received university approval; 3. as an aid in the publishing of a scholarly work in the field of Ukrainian studies which has been accepted by a publisher. The amount of the scholarship will be determined by the judging committee on an individual basis,. Only members of UNWLA who have joined the organi zation at least one year prior to submiting their entry in this competition will qualify as candidates for the scho larship. Deadline for entries is October 31, 1986 In the first and second category, scholarships will be granted for studies in accredited American or Canadian universities. In the letter of introduction please specify which cate gory the applicant is entering. For further information please contact: Ukrainian National Women’s League of America Eva Stashkiw Scholarship Fund 108 Second Avenue New York, NY 10003 Видання C оюзу Українок A мерики - перевидано в електронному форматі в 2012 році . A рхів C У A - Ню Йорк , Н . Й . C Ш A.
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