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16 WWW. UNWLA.ORG “НАШЕ ЖИТТЯ”, КВІТЕНЬ 2013 From left: Liudm yla Yakovlieva, Iryna Lutsenko, Orysia Sushko, Marianna Zajac (03/06). Mr. Patskan is President of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Human Rights, National Minor i- ties, and International Relations. Consul General of Ukraine in New York, Ihor Sybiga, and First Secretary of the Permanent Mission, Vitalij Kasap, also participated. First Secretary Kasap spoke about Ukraine’s efforts to stop trafficking while Consul General Sybiga spoke about a do p- tions of Ukrainian children. Further discussion touched upon some of the ongoing issues in Ukraine (mainly women’s issues) and on the c o- operation and support of the diaspora in moving human rights issues forward in Ukraine. March 8th “A Global Outcry: It Should Not Hurt To Be a G irl ” – the National Council of Women o f the United States and the International Council of Women. President of the NCW of Ukraine , Liudmyla Yakovlieva, and her translator Anna Kalmatskaya, Chairman of the Wome n's Feder a- tion for World Peace — Ukrain e, participated in this parallel event of the CSW Session. Together they summarized the status of VAW and th e equality of women in Ukraine . (Please see Mrs. Yakovlieva's presentation on p. 9 in this issue.) March 8 th “ When Will Viole nce Against Wo m- en and Girls End ? ” – World Federation of Ukrai n- ian Women’s Organizations. Dr . Mart h a Kicho - row sky - Kebalo presented Mobilizing Outrage: Joining Forces to C om bat Gender Violence in Ukraine , which was followed by a lively discu s- sion with audience participation. While Ukraine has complied with the international prevention of violence against women initiatives, it still falls far short of adequate implementation of its own laws. Currently, violence against women is framed and treated in Ukraine primarily as “nasyl ’stvo v sim’j i” (domestic violence) which, while effective in its own right, fails to take into account th e full Dr. Martha Kichorowsky - Kebalo presenting at WFUWO CSW parallel event. range of public violence ,m edia violence (dem ea n- ing of women in the press and public statements), and structural violence (the non - enforcement of laws and the failure to prosecute illegal practices that overtly harm wome n), to which women are subjected. The women’s organizations and fem i- nist activists of Ukraine are appealing for support , and we are gaining experience in working with them. Dr. Valentyna Bondarovska , Executive D i- rector of the ROZRADA Humanitarian NGO in Ukraine ( www.rozrada.kiev.ua ) , offered her commentary as well. ( Please see the article by Dr. Bondarovska on p. 20 . ) March 8th Reception at the Permanent Mission of Romania to the United Nations was held for the ICW and the NCW - USA to celebrate the 125 th anniversary of the ICW . It was attended by WFUWO representatives. One of the basic draft Conclusions of the 57 th CSW S ession (#6 of 14) states that the “Commission recognizes that violence against women and girls occurs in all countries, contexts and settings and is one of the most pervasive vi o- lations of human rights. Violence against women and girls is a manifestation of the historically u n- equal power relations between men and women and systemic gender - based discrimination .” The basic conclusions als o contain an assessment of progress as well as challenges, and include co n- crete recommendations for action by gover n- ments, intergovernmental bodies, and other inst i- tutions as well as civil society. It is very sobering to come to the realiz a- tion that viole nce against women i s still a very real problem in this modern world of 2013. We would all agree that this is an uncomfortable to p- ic, but in my opinion, the UNWLA, as a women’s organization and a defender of human rights, should not shy away from addressing it openly.
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