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“НАШЕ ЖИТТЯ”, ЧЕРВЕНЬ 2011 15 OUR LIFE Monthly, published by Ukrainian National Women’s League of America Vol. LXVI II JUNE 2011 We wish all fathers a Blessed and Happy Father’s Day and remember with gratitude and great fondness those of our fathers who have left our lives! God bless! SHARING THOUGHTS, VIEWS, & NEWS Participants and attendees of Chornobyl Conference at the United Nations Nadia McConnell, President of US Ukraine Foundation ; Tamara Gallo Olexy, President of UCCA; Bishop Paul Chomnycky of Stamford Eparchy; Eugene Czolij, Presi dent CKY; HE Yuri y Sergeyev, Ukraine’s Ambassador to UN; Christine Durbak, Founder WIT; Maria Szkambara, President, WFUWO; Marianna Zajac, President, UNWLA; Serhii Pohoreltsev, Ukrainian Consul General of New York. On April 26 - 27, the 20th International C onference on Health and Environment was held at United Nations Headquarters in New York City. Coinciding with the 25th anniversary of the nuclear accident of Chornobyl, this conference was organized by Dr. Christine Durbak of the World Information Transfer and co - sponsored by the government of Ukraine and the Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the UN, Yuriy Sergeyev. The first day’s speakers included permanent representatives of several countries, including Japan, which has recently suffered its own nuc lear disaster. Several Ukrainian organizations were also invited to participate: the Ukrainian World Congress (Eugene Czolij, president), the World Federation of Ukrainian Women’s Organizations (Maria Szkambara, president), the Ukrainian Congress Committee of America (Tamara Gallo Olexy, president), U.S. Ukraine Foundation (Nadia McConnell, president), and the Ukrainian National Women’s League of America. The title of my presentation was “How the Nuclear Tragedy of Chornobyl and the UNWLA Intersect,” and I offered, in a snapshot format, our organization’s many years of continued concern and efforts to help the victims of Chornobyl. The text of my presentation follows.
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