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His Excellency Ramon Hnatyshyn Governor General of Canada CONGRATULATIONS FROM UNWLA D e a r G o v ern o r-G e ne ra l: Your a p p o in tm e n t as G o v e rn o r-G e n e ra l o f C a n a d a b y H e r R o y a l H ighness, Q u e e n E liza b e th II, was w el co m e new s to all, e s p e c ia lly the U k ra in ia n co m m un ity. We have fo llo w e d y o u r c a re e r o v e r the ye ars with m u ch in te res t a n d are w ell aw a re th at y o u h a d u n d e rta ken causes w hich in so m e instances w ere c o n tra ry to the p o p u la r beliefs. D e s p ite this, y o u r s ta tu re a m o n g the C a n a d ia n s has n o t d im in is h e d n o r was it tarn ish e d in a n y w ay as e v ide nc e o f y o u r a p p o in tm e n t to the h ig h est p os t possible. We c o n g ra tu la te y o u a n d are c e rta in th at as the G o v e rn o r-G e n e ra l y o u w ill c o n tin u e to serve C a n a d a a n d the Q ue en with d ig n ity a n d with m u ch h o n o r to the C a nadians, a n d e s p e c ia lly the U krainians. R e s p e c tfu lly yours, Rosalie Polche Maria Savchak Secretary President The foregoing congratulatory message from the Ukrainian National Women’s League of America was sent to the Governor-General of Canada, Ramon Hna tyshyn, following the announcement of his appointment on October 1, 1989, at the triennial Ukrainian Canadian Congress in Winnipeg. Ramon Hnatyshyn, a practicing lawyer in Ottawa and former federal Cabinet minister, was appointed by Queen Elizabeth II on the advice of Prime Minister Brian Mulroney. The Queen is represented in Canada by the Governor-General who holds, in all respects, the same position in relation to the administration of public affairs in Canada as Her Majesty holds in Great Britain. Ramon Hnatyshyn will serve in his capacity as Governor-Gene- ral for a term of five years. (ROSALIE POLCHE) tees on the local level who will work to help in the sup port and further development of the Museum. 7. The “Ukrainian Woman in Two Worlds” Conference is scheduled for October, 1990. Branches and members are urged to participate in events in their local communities which will have a beneficial bearing on the Ukrainian cause. 8. All Branches are urged to be well prepared for the XXII Convention so that new ideas may be put into effect to provide for better programs and to enlarge the membership of our organization. Signed by: O lh a H n a te y k o , Iry n a R u sn ak , M a rta B o h a c h e v s k y - C h o m iak, Lidia C herny k, Iry n a C h aijkivs ky RIGHTS OF THE CHILD The World Movement of Mothers and the World Federation of Ukrainian Women’s Organizations held a reception on December 8, 1989 to celebrate the adop tion of the Convention on the Rights of the Child by the General Assembly of the United Nations. The Conven tion was adopted on November 20 of this year and is considered a milestone by many in the history of mankind. The reception to mark this event was hosted by Lidia Hladka, International Officer of WFUWO and Third Vice President of Cultural Affairs of the UNWLA. She greeted the guest at the onset of the prepared program and turned the roster over to Iryna Kurowyckyj, Alter nate NGO Representative for W.M.M. and Member At Large of the Executive Board of UNWLA, who served as moderator. The distinguished speakers at the evening’s pro gram were Congressman Bill Green, representative of the 15th Congressional District and member of the House Appropriations Committee, Helen Prociuk, Vice President of the WMM and N.G.O. Representative, Beth Gragg, Manager of Education Services for the U.S. Committee for UNICEF, Kay Fraleigh, Chairperson, NGO Committee on the Decade for Women, Sol Nahon, Chairperson, NGO Committee on the Family, and Rosa lind Haris, NGO Representative, International Social Services. The Convention on the Rights of the Child is a doc ument which in 54 articles enumerates a broad range of rights for every human being under the age of 18, except where laws provide for an earlier age of majority. The rights covered include a child’s right to a name, survival, education, and protection against abuse, irres pective of the race, sex, religion or origin of the child or his or her parents or guardians. Children would also be guaranteed freedom of thought and religion, protection from military recruitment below the age of 16 and safe guards against forcible separation from their parents. According to all the speakers at the evenings cele bration, the Convention of the Rights of the Child is a positive, beneficial and remarkable effort on the part of the world community to establish and safeguard the rights of its most vulnerable members. However, they also felt that the world is a big place, goverened in part by reason, logic and new laws, as well as by customs, traditions and old established habits. The implementa tion of the terms of the Convention may be a lengthy process in numerous countries of the world. In the United States the issues raised with the Con vention are of another character altogether, as explained by Congressman Green. The U.S. Constitution provides for the division of powers between the Federal Govern ment and individual States. Article X of the Constitution states basically that the powers not specifically dele gated to the federal government by the Constitution, nor 26 ’’НАШЕ ЖИТТЯ”, ГРУДЕНЬ 1989 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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