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NEWS FROM THE UNWLA SCHOLARSHIP/CHILDREN-STUDENT SPONSORSHIP PROGRAM BUREAU by Maria Polanskyj, Chair UNWLA Scholarship/Children-Student Sponsorship Program T h e a ca d em ic y e a r in South A m erica, w hich begin s in F eb ru a ry a n d runs through D ecem ber, is in p ro g re ss. A t this time, w e would like to take the op portunity to appeal to those U N W L A sponsors who support pupils or students in Brazil and/or Argentina to forward their donations to our office as soon as possi ble if they have not already done so. The a ca d em ic y e a r in E u rope runs fr o m S ep tem b er to June. M ost o f our scholarship recipients are in Ukraine, but we also sponsor students in other European countries. M any new applicants are on the waiting list for sponsors. W e appeal to the readers o f O ur L ife to help us help these children. The economic crisis in Ukraine continues, and many deserving stu dents, among them orphans, are eligible for scholar ships. Please make checks payable to U N W L A , IN C . and mail to U N W L A Inc Scholarship Program , PO B ox 24, M ataw an , N ew Je rse y 0 7747-0 0 24 The E va S tash kiv F u n d w a s c re a te d to p ro v id e sch o la rsh ip s f o r d e se rv in g UNW LA m em bers. At this time we are in the process o f accepting applications for scholarships for the 20 0 2-20 0 3 academic year All aplications must be received in our office by Decem ber 1, 2002. The U N W L A Executive Board makes the final decision on approving scholarship candidates. For more information and to obtain an application, please call 1-7 3 2 -4 4 1-9 5 3 0 or email mariapolanskyj@earthlink.net. You can also contact us by writing to our office. Ukraine at the United Nations: Ukraine’s Government Reports on Compliance with the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) by Marta Kichorowska-Kebalo, WFUWO representative to the United Nations The Convention on the Elimination o f A ll Forms o f Discrimination against W om en is sometimes referred to as the w om en’s international bill o f rights. It was first adopted by the U N General Assem bly in 19 79 and has been in force as a U N treaty since 19 8 1. Ukraine officially became party to the treaty when the Presidium o f the Supreme Soviet o f the Ukrainian So viet Socialist Republic ratified it on 24 December 1980. Upon acceptance o f the Convention, signatory states commit themselves to submitting periodic re ports to the committee. Ukraine, as a signatory state, submitted an initial report on the status o f women in 19 83. Ukraine’s second periodic report was submitted in 19 8 7; the third was prepared in 19 9 1 but did not undergo the review process until 1996. Ukraine deep ened its commitment to C E D A W in 1994, when the Verkhovna Rada adopted (Decem ber 22, 19 9 3) the A ct On International Treaties o f Ukraine which stipulates that Ukrainian domestic law must conform to the in ternational treaties to which Ukraine is party. The conditions o f the C E D A W convention were then made part o f the Ukrainian legal framework. Ukraine was one o f eight states reporting dur ing C E D A W 'S 2 7 th session held June 3 through June 2 1 , 2002. It is significant that this was the first time that Ukraine’ s non-governmental organizations (N G O s) presented the Comm ission with a “ shadow report” on Ukraine’ s performance with respect to C E D A W . Shadow reports, alternatives to those presented НАШЕ ЖИТТЯ”, ВЕРЕСЕНЬ 2002 19
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