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Left to right: NN; UNWLA president Iryna Kurowyckyj; president of the National Council of Women of Ukraine, Iryna Holubyeva; “Our Life” editor-in-chief, Irena Chaban; and national deputy of Ukraine’s Verkhovna Rada, Lila Hryhorovych. fairness by an international community of observers. On the Maidan, we were able to hear the performances of fa mous singers and musicians and the speeches of those who were making history. We were moved by the words of diplomats proclaiming their countries' support for Mr. Yushchenko and by the many voices singing the stirring songs that were sung many years ago by the Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA) as it battled to free Ukraine from foreign oppression. We joyfully listened to the words of opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko who informed his supporters that the Supreme Court had proclaimed the election in November unconstitutional and had ordered an other election to take place on December 26, 2004. Our experiences in Ukraine were much enhanced by the personal attention of Lila Hryhorovych, national deputy of the Verkhovna Rada and president of Soyuz Ukrainok. Despite her own busy schedule, Ms. Hryhorovych took the time to plan and coordinate a program of events and meetings for us that made our stay joyous and inter esting. We all appreciated her efforts on our behalf. As a member of Ukraine's parliament, Ms. Hryhorovych invited us to a Verkhovna Rada committee ses sion during which deputies celebrated the International Day of Human Rights. Hennadiy Udovenko, president of the 52nd General Assembly at the United Nations in New York, chaired the session. Many areas of concern were brought to the table for discussion, including the nature and causes of human rights violations arising from social and economic issues. Olha Kobec addressed issues of women’s rights, such as trafficking of women and family rights. Member of Parliament Lila Hryhorovych spoke about economic factors responsible for most violations of human rights. During this session in the Verkhovna Rada, I was also invited to speak. In my presentation I reported that Ukrainian American women represent several different organizations at the United Nations and are preparing a conference on trafficking of women, which will be presented before the Commission on the Status of Women in March 2005. A summation of the speakers' views was provided N. I. Korpachova, whom I had the privilege of hearing when she spoke at the UN on this topic. I also had the opportunity to meet with the president of the National Council of Women of Ukraine, Iryna Holubyeva. Ms. Holubyeva told me about her meeting with Anamah Tan, president of the International Council of Women, who recently visited Kyiv to discuss plans for the ICW General Assembly, which is scheduled to be held in Kyiv in 2006. The organization is presently preparing a European Meeting. On Friday Sofia Hewryk and I left for Luhansk. We initially had some difficulty acquiring train tickets because Viktor Yanukovych was campaigning in the area. This problem was resolved with the assistance of Lila Hryhorovych. I had a personal interest in the area because I am a member of UNWLA Branch 83, which sends aid in various forms to Luhansk. We arrived in the morning and were welcomed at the station by Regional President of Soyuz Ukrainok Jana Kolesnyk. Though our first glimpse of Luhansk was rather depressing, Ms. Kolesnyk's bright smile and elegant hat soon made us view the city in a different light. Our first stop was school #52 where we met the director of the school and several teachers. The director briefed us on our program of the day. Our first assignment was to speak to a classroom of students about our or ganization. In my capacity as UNWLA president, I spoke first. I presented a brief history of the UNWLA and our organization's involvement with the National Council of Women of USA and the International Council of Women. I also explained my role in convincing the National Council of Women of Ukraine to invite the International Coun 12 “НАШЕ ЖИТТЯ”, СІЧЕНЬ 2005 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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