October 18, 2020, over 170 participants from UWC member organizations in 32 countries gathered online for the Ukrainian World Congress (UWC) Annual General Meeting to review the past year’s work and develop an action plan for the year 2021. The AGM opened with Ukraine’s national anthem performed by Viter Ukrainian Folk Choir (Edmonton, Alberta, Canada). […]
On November 21, the Ukrainian World Congress held a virtual workshop entitled, “How can communities cooperate with the Embassies of Ukraine?” Thousands of viewers from around the world watched the live broadcast on social media. Andriy Shevchenko, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine to Canada; Ihor Ostash, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine to Lebanon; […]
7 years ago, on this day, the people of Ukraine stood up in defence of their will to live freely in a democracy that respects the choice of the people. This day, which began a spiral of events leading to the Revolution of Dignity with tragic consequences, is now marked as the Day of Dignity […]
On November 19, UWC President Paul Grod held a virtual meeting with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Dmytro Kuleba. The meeting focused on further cooperation between the UWC and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the international, educational, humanitarian, investment and economic spheres, as well as on the protection of Ukrainian communities in Russia. The priorities […]
On November 17, 2020, UWC President Paul Grod spoke at a key event dedicated to reform priorities in Ukraine: the online forum “Dialogues on Reforms: Towards Vilnius,” part of the Ukraine Reform Conference. The UWC President discussed the state and priorities of reforms in Ukraine with Olga Stefanishyna, Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic integration of Ukraine, Katarina Maternova, Deputy Director–General […]
On November 20, 2020, Lesia Maruschak’s exhibition, “MARIA” will be presented at the Holodomor Museum in Kyiv. This world-famous exhibition on the Holodomor genocide has been presented in over 9 countries and is now being displayed in Ukraine for the first time. The exhibition will be open from November 20, 2020, to March 31, 2021, thanks […]
ANNA KISIL (19.11.1960- 16.11.2020) The Ukrainian World Congress (UWC) expresses deep sorrow and sympathy for the irreparable loss of Anna Kisil, UWC Vice President and Chair of the World Federation of Ukrainian Women’s Organizations. After a year of battling a serious illness, Anna Kisil passed away on November 16, 2020, with her family by her […]
The Ukrainian World Congress pays tribute on this Remembrance Day to all of the brave men and women who, throughout the years, have served their countries to protect the fundamental rights and freedoms that we cherish today. Global Ukrainian communities come together every November to pay tribute to those who made the ultimate sacrifice for our future. We honour […]
The Ukrainian World Congress (UWC) and the united Ukrainian diaspora around the world join in celebrating the Day of Ukrainian Writing and Language, which falls symbolically on the commemorative day of Nestor the Chronicler. The Day of Ukrainian Writing and Language, established in the early years of Ukraine’s independence, “given the important role of the […]
November 7-8, 2020, the Ukrainian Canadian Congress celebrated their 80th anniversary. It was on these days in 1940 that the founding meeting of the Ukrainian Canadian Committee took place, which for its first decade, united Ukrainian organizations across Canada, and later, in 1967, became one of the founding organizations of the Ukrainian World Congress. The contribution […]
