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�AGENDA
U.S. - Ukraine Regional Law Enforcement Workshop
Against Trafficking in Women and Children
June 21-23, 2000
Kyiv, President-Hotel "Kyivsky''
12 Hospitalna Street, tel. 220 4144
Tuesday, June 20
Arrival, check in, and registration at the hotel.
Wednesday, June 21
08.00-0930
Registration (Congress-hall of the President-hotel)
0930-10.15
lntrod uctions
Volodymyr Melnykov, Deputy Minister of Internal ·
Affairs of Ukraine
Opening Remarks
Mykola Zhuiynsky, Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine
Yuriy Kravchenko, Minister of Internal Affairs of
Ukraine
Steven Pifer, Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Ambassador of the United States to Ukraine
Keynote Address
Melanne Verveer, Chief of Staff, Office of the First
Lady, White House
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~·,
I
�10.15-10.35
Plenary Session
UN Center for International Crime Prevention
Presentation
Draft Protocol to Prevent Suppress, Punish Trafficking
in Persons, Especially Women and Children,
Supplementing the UN Convention against
Transnational Organized Crime
Kristina Kangaspunta, UN Center for International
Crime Prevention
10.35-11.00
Presentation of the Draft Action Plan
Anita Botti, Deputy Director and Senior Advisor on
Trafficking, Office of the Senior Coordinator for
International Women's Issues, U.S. Department of
Justice
11.00-11.30
Coffee break
11.00-11.30
Press conference
11.30-12.30
Plenary Session (continued)
U.S. Presentation
Trafficking in People as an Aspect of Transnational
Crime
Amy O'Neill Richard, Analyst, U.S. Department of
State
Kathleen Trainor, Analyst, U.S. Department of State
12.30-13.30
Ukrainian Presentation
Activities of Law Enforcement Authorities and
NGOs to Prevent Trafficking in People
Hryhoriy Tytarchuk, Office of the Prosecutor General
of Ukraine
Yaroslav Kondratiev, National Academy of Internal
Affairs of Ukraine
Volodymyr Melnykov, Ministry of Internal Affairs of
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�Ukraine
Kateryna Levchenko, National Coordinator,
"La Strada - Ukraine"
13.30-14.30 I Lunch
14.30-15.30 I Plenary Session (continued)
Challenges Facing Source, Transit and Destination
Countries - Detection, Investigation and
Prosecution of Traffickers
Source countries:
Transit countries:
Destination countries:
15.30-15.45 I Coffee break
15.45-18.00 I Breakout Session
Section 1: Moderators - Ministry of Internal Affairs of
Ukraine, Kateryna Levchenko (La Strada)
Victim Protection/Assistance Strategies
- . Exploitation of women, children and wage workers
- Sexual exploitation ("white slavery")
- Victim protection/assistance
- Monitoring, repatriation and reintegration of victims
Section 2 : Moderators - Volodymyr Babenko (Ministry
of Internal Affairs of Ukraine), Steven Cook (10M)
International and Regional Cooperation
- · Smuggling and trafficking in women and children in
the context of illegal migration
- Illegal migration as a social phenomenon
- Subjects and actors of illegal migration
Section 3: Moderators- Yaroslav Kondratiev
(National Academy of Internal Affairs), Stuart lshimaru
(U.S. Department of Justice)
Investigation of Trafficking Cases
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Investigation and prosecution
National aspects of anti-trafficking strategies
International cooperation of law enforcement
authorities and non-governmental organizations
Thursday, June 22
9.00-9.30
Registration
9.30-10.30
Plenary Session (continued)
International Organizations Presentations
Peter Burkhard, OSCE Ambassador to Ukraine
J. Stephen Cook, Chief of 10M Mission in Ukraine
Serhii Netetskyi, National Central Bureau of Interpol in
Ukraine
Bernhard Bogensperger, European Commission
10.30-11.00
Worker Exploitation Taskforce Experience
Stuart /shimaru, Assistant Attorney General, Civil
Division, U.S. Department of Justice
Janet Albert, U.S. Department of Justice
11 .00-11 . 15
Coffee break
11.15-13.30
Breakout sessions in 1,2,3 groups
13.30-14.30
Lunch
14.30-15.00
Plenary Session
Reports on the Breakout Sessions Results from
Sections 1, 2 and 3
15.00-15.20
Illegal Migration and Trafficking in People: Social and
Legal Aspects
Yuriy Rymarenko, Institute of State and Law, National
Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
15.2Q-J6.00_j)is~ussion and Ado~tion of Draft Action Plan
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�16.00-16.30
Closing Remarks
Yaroslav Kondratiev, National Academy of Internal
Affairs of Ukraine
Wolodymyr Sulzynsky, U.S. Embassy in Ukraine
Tetiana lzhevska, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine
Wolodymyr Melnykov, Ministry of Internal Affairs of
Ukraine
c__tDOO
Free time
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Friday, June 23
9.00-12.00
Until12.00
Free time
De_parture from the hotel
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�University of Internal Affairs of Ukraine (Kharkiv)
Methodology and Training Center for Educa,ional Establishments of the
Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine
45. Iryna Malets
Ivan Franko Lviv University
46. Markiyan Malsky- Dean, International Relations Department
47. Kyryl Kindrat
48. Andriy Shumylenko
Countries
German Embassy in Ukraine
49. Martin Scheffer Consul, Doctor of Law
50. Calisch Horst- German Federal Criminal Service Liason
51. Edelbert
52. Pit Kifer - attache
Netherlands Embassy in Ukraine
51. Karel Kris Khofstra
Israel
52. Avi Davidovich- Head, Investigations department
53-54- representatives ofMinistry ofPolice oflsrael
55. Michael Rinat- Consul oflsrael in Ukraine
Albania
56. Artan Bairaktari Head, Interpol's Office in Tirana
57. Elda Berisha Acting Project Coordinator
58. Eneid Nakuchi- Regional Prosecutor of Tirana
Poland
59. Maria Halczyj-Siwecka- head ofiV Division oflnternational Cooperation
Bureau - Polish Police Headquarters
Czech Republic
60. Tsimel- Captain of Police
61. Vondrachek translator
62. Slamova Olena NGO
Moldova
63. Stati Serzhiu - Adviser of Embassy Moldova in Ukraine
64. Mykola Dovbush Ministry oflnternal Affairs of Moldova
65. Viorika Krayevski
66. Georgiya Yosob
International Organizations
�State Committee for the Protection of State Border
22. Anatoliy Beliayev- Deputy Chief of Committee
23. My kola Churiak - Colonel, Deputy Chief, Border Control Department
Kiev City State Administration
Department for Nationalities and Migrations
24. Volodymyr Horovyi- Deputy Chief of Department
25. Galyna Honcharuk- Head ofthe Department, Chairman Kyiv Women's Center
State Customs Service
26. Leonid Nebrat- Senior inspector, Department on combating smuggling and
violation of customs regulations.
Educational Establishments
National Academy of Internal Affairs of Ukraine
27. Yaroslav Kondratiev - rector
28. Victor Suschenko- first vice-rector
29. Oleksandr Dzhuzha- head of the criminology chair
30. Volodymyr Osadchiy- head the criminal law chair
Institute of the Office of Prosecutor .General of Ukraine for Continuing Training
of Prosecutors and Investigators
31. Hryhoriy Tytarchuk- Chief, Chair of Supervision over Detective Activities,
Inquiry and Judicial Investigation
National Academy of Security Service of Ukraine
32. V.M. Borozenko V. M.- Deputy Chief, Chair of Criminal Law and Criminal
Process
33. V.M. Porodko- Instructor on Criminal Law and Criminal Process
34. AI. Martynenko- Instructor, Chair of Administrative and International Law
3 5. V. V. Poroshayev - Chief, Chair of Operational Protection of State Border
36. V.I. Venedyktov- Senior Instructor, Chair of Operational Protection of State
Border
37. S.H. Trofymov- Instructor, Chair of Operational Protection of State Border
38. S.L. Falchenko- Post-Graduate Student, Chair of Criminal Law and Criminal
Process
39. S.V. Suslin- Post-Graduate Student, Chair of Administrative and International
Law
Kiev Institute of Internal Affairs
40. Liudmyla Moroz- Candidate of Psychology, Docent, Chair of Psychology
41. Olena Kobernik- Candidate ofPsychology, Docent, Chair of Psychology
42. Olena lvanova- Candidate of Psychology, Instructor, Chair of Psychology
43. Tamara Kushnariova- Candidate of Psychology, Instructor, Chair of Social
Pedagogics
44. Oksana Khrystiuk- Instructor, Chair of Psychology
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�United Nations Center
67 Kristine Kangaspunta
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European Commission
680 Bernkhard Burgensberger
Interpol
690 Radetsky Victor- Head, National Central Bureau in Ukraine
United Nations Mission in Ukraine
700 Oksana Kuts
710 Larysa Kobylyanska
NGOs
"Winrock International"
720 Marta Baziuk- Project Director
73 Grace Kenan Vomeke - Project Director
740 Natalka Samolevska- Project Coordinator
750 Lyudmyla Bezsonova- Program Coordinator
760 Olena Kustova -lawyer
770 Maria Shkarlat -lawyer
780 Iryna Sukhorebra- Project Assistant
790 Vira Porovska- administrative assistant
800 Liliya Guk- Program Coordinator
810 Lyuba Maksymovych- Center coordinator "Zhinka dlya zhinky", Lviv
820 Ganna Voinich- Center coordinator "Zhinka dlya Zhinky", Dnipropetrovsk
83 Pavlo Vlasov- Program coordinator, Dnipropetrovsk
840 Liliya Kaveshnikova- Program Coordinator, Luhansk
850 Lyudmyla Horova- Center coordinator "Zhinka dlya zhinky", Donetsk
860 Nadiya Kopatko- Program coordinator "Zhinka dlya zhinky", Donetsk
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0
International Humanitarian Center "Rozrada"
870 Valentyna Bondarovska- Director, Candidate of Psychology
880 Maryna Veselovska
Women Initiatives
870 Iryna Yezhova
Ternopil City Women Club "National Renaissance"
880 Halyna Kravets- Head of Board
"Consultant"
890 lnna Semenkova
900 Olha Savytska
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�International Women Human Rights Center "La Strada- Ukraine"
91. Kateryna Levchenko- Candidate ofPhilosophy, President of the Center, National
Coordinator of the Program to Prevent Trafficking in Women in Central and East
European Countries
92. Lilia Savych- Vice President of the Center, Preventive Educational Program
Manager
Women's Club "Myroslava"
93. Tetyana Glori- President
94. Olena Panchenko
Media
National TV Company
95. Svitlana Volkova - Special Correspondent
96. Svitlana Karasenko- Producer
"lnternews Ukraina"
97. Olena Kolos
98. Natalia Krasnenkova
99. Natalia Burlakova
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�Presidium Members
And Those Invited to the Press-Conference
(June 21,2000, 11.00 a.m., Conference-Hall, President-Hotel "Kyivsky")
l. Melanne Verveer - Chief of Staff, Office of the First Lady
2. Steven Pifer- U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine
3. Stuart Ishimaru- Assistant Attorney General, Civil Division, U.S.
Department of Justice
4. Anita Botti - Deputy Director and Senior Advisor on Trafficking
Office of the Senior Coordinator for International Women's Issues
5. Wolodymyr Sulzynsky- Resident Legal Adviser, U.S. Embassy in
Ukraine
6. Mykola Zhulynsky - Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine
7. Yuriy Kravchenko- Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine
8. Volodymyr Melnykov -Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs of
Ukraine
9. Yaroslav Kondratiev- Rector, National Academy of Internal Affairs
qfUkraine
10. Victor Radetsky- Chief, National Central Bureau of Interpol in
Ukraine
11. Tetyana Izhevska- Head, Cultural and Humanitarian Relations
Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine
�'l
CHECKLIST
To Prepare a Country Report to Combat the Trafficking of
Women and Children
This list is provided as a guideline in preparing your
government's Country Report for the U.S. -Ukraine Regional
Law Enforcement Workshop Against Trafficking in Women and
Children, June 21-23, 2000 in Kiev.
Please return your draft Country Report to Vladislav
Kurrinyi, Head of the Department for International
Cooperation, the National Academy of Internal Affairs of
Ukraine, in Kiev, at tel.: (380) (44) 276-9101i fax: (380) (44)
245-9491i email: icd@naiau.kiev.ua, prior to the workshop or
bring it to the workshop.
The list is divided into four key elements of this
complex issue:
- Prosecution of the traffickers
- Prevention of trafficking (optional)
- Protection of trafficked victims (optional)
- Reintegration of victims into society (optional)
There is an outline for each of the four areas.
In
addition, please answer the following questions as they
pertain to each of the four key areas:
• Which of the four area(s) of trafficking is your
government most concerned about?
•
What are your government's "best practices" and
success stories in reducing the trafficking of women
and children?
•
How are the non-governmental organizations (NGOs)
effectively involved?
•
What are your government's ongoing training programs
related to combating the trafficking of women and
children?
•
Are there programs in your country to combat
trafficking being carried out by other support groups
such as international organizations, donor
governments, development etc.
�•
What are your government's unmet needs in the fight to
reduce trafficking in women and children.
•
Does your government have any expectations for the law ·
enforcement workshop or any questions you would like
to ask the co-hosts?
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�PREVENTION
Does your country have:
YES
NO
(If YES, explain in detail}
1.
A national anti-trafficking action plan?
2.
Government cooperation with international organizations,
NGOs and the private sector to implement the national
action plan?
3.
Publi.c information media campaigns to educate the public
about the dangers of trafficking in general and recruiting
methods in particular?
4.
Media campaigns to warn potential perpetrators of legal
consequences of trafficking?
5.
School programs to educate potential victims about the
realities of trafficking and recruiting methods?
6.
Compulsory education until the age of 16?
7.
Economic programs particularly for those women and
children most vulnerable to being recruited by
traffickers?
8.
Centralized data collection on trafficking including
incidence rates, trafficking routes, suspected
traffickers, conditions of exploitation, and related
criminal activity?
9.
Law enforcement training programs to ensure tighter border
control and better recognition of victims as well as
traffickers in order to interdict trafficking at
international points of entry?
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�PROTECTION
Does your country have:
YES
(If YES, explain in detail)
1.
Shelters for trafficked victims?
2.
Hotlines for victim assistance?
3.
Alternatives to immediate deportation?
4.
Review of country-specific victim assistance needs?
5.
Visa/national residency provisions for trafficked victims
who are in an illegal immigration status?
6.
Coordination with countries of origin to facilitate the
return of trafficked persons as victims rather than
illegal migrants?
7.
Counseling available for trafficking victims?
8.
Medical assistance for psychological and emotional
problems as well as physical needs for trafficking
victims?
9.
Centers available for free legal assistance, information
to victims, and access to lawyers?
10. Protection for victims and their families from retribution
by traffickers?
11. How do you publicize services available to women and
children in need?
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NO
�REINTEGRATION
Does your country have:
YES
NO
(If YES, explain in detail)
1.
Programs to receive trafficking victims returned from
other countries including:
a. Vocational training programs for returned
victims?
b. Financial assistance programs?
c. Legal assistance for returned victims?
2.
Monitoring programs to ensure reintegration and the safety
of returned victim?
3.
Government cooperation with international organizations,
NGOs and the private sector to implement safe and
dignified returns to home country?
4.
NGO programs targeting at-risk women and children once
they are returned to their home country?
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�PROSECUTION
Does your country have:
YES
(If YES, explain in detail)
1.
Laws that criminalize trafficking in women and children
and contain stiff penalties?
2.
If there are no laws, is there pending draft legislation?
3.
Training models for law enforcement, including border
police, consular, anti-fraud, visa officers, and local
police, to recognize and prosecute traffickers, as well as
to assist trafficking victims without treating them as
criminals or illegal migrants?
4.
Institutionalized procedures for investigations and
prosecution of cases involving trafficking, including
witness protection programs?
5.
Training for police, judges and prosecutors on rule of law
and anti-corruption issues?
6.
Regional law enforcement cooperation to disrupt
trafficking routes and criminal activity?
7. How does your government publicize prosecutions?
6
NO
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U.S. - Ukraine Regional Law Enforcement Workshop
Against Trafficking in Women and Children
Action Plan
I.
•
•
•
•
Information and Data
Improve information sharing between state agencies at the
local and national levels.
Promote exchange of information, best practices, and
lessons learned among the countries of Europe and beyond.
Develop anti-trafficking information materials for
dissemination to diplomatic and consular missions in
concerned countries, including information on where to
seek assistance.
Consider the importance of establishing national task
forces or focal points.
II.
•
•
•
•
•
•
Cooperation with International Organizations, NonGovernmental Organizations, Civil Society and Media
Promote cooperation and partnership among governments,
non-governmental organizations, civil society in the
prevention, protection, prosecution, repatriation and
reintegration aspects of trafficking in persons,
especially women and children.
Generate greater public awareness on the human costs of
trafficking in women and children.
Provide comprehensive and immediate assistance for
trafficked persons.
Sensitize major media outlets (print and electronic) to
the issues and encourage them to write articles about
trafficking, to publicize hotlines and services for
victims, including NGO and governmental agencies.
Promote regional cooperation among the countries of the
region in building networks and anti-trafficking
capacity.
Ensure coordination with parallel regional initiatives to
avoid duplication.
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�Strategic Areas for Action
Prevention
I.
•
•
•
Education/Training
Strengthen where appropriate national/regional centers
for training of law enforcement agents, caregivers and
related personnel.
Encourage a gender and child sensitive perspective in the
training of law enforcement agents, prosecutors, lawyers
and community leaders.
Promote education (formal and informal)
vocational/training/scholarship programs for children and
women to minimize their susceptibility to being
trafficked.
II.
•
•
Legislative Framework
Examine the need for and adopt, as appropriate,
additional legislative and other measures to prevent
trafficking including the promotion of security and
integrity of travel documents.
Provide or strengthen, where necessary, training for law
enforcement, immigration, consular and other relevant
partners to combat trafficking, in cooperation with
appropriate national, sub-regional, regional and
international organizations and non-governmental bodies.
Protection
I.
•
•
•
Human Rights/Enabling Legal Environment
Provide witnesses with special support to report and file
complaints designed to protect their safety and to reduce
official procedures and their traumatizing effects.
Promote efforts to ensure that national laws/regulations
provide sufficient and substantial information and
assistance and adequate protection of the human rights of
trafficked persons including in the repatriation process.
Endeavor to forge bilateral, sub-regional, regional and
international agreements against trafficking including on
mutual legal assistance and cross-border cooperation.
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�II.
•
•
•
Safety and Assistance of Trafficked Persons
Provide as appropriate, shelter and economic,
psychological, medical and legal assistance for
trafficked persons.
Provide physical safety for trafficked persons and
appropriate consideration to humanitarian and
compassionate factors including 'in the process of
determining their status should equally be provided.
Establish hotlines/complaint lines and establish
relationships with NGOs in order to increase reporting
and identify trafficking situations.
Prosecution
I.
•
•
•
Rule of Law
Endeavor to adopt laws and measures, as may be necessary,
to criminalize trafficking in persons, taking into
account the grave nature of the offense.
Examine the need for and adopt, as appropriate, laws and
other legal measures to impose penalties on all aspects
of trafficking, including the ~eizure and confiscation of
gains obtained by criminal organizations.
Endeavor to support the finalization of the elaboration
of the United Nations Convention against Transnational
Organized Crime, its Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and
Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and
Children, and the Protocol against Smuggling of Migrants·
by Land, Air and Sea, as mandated by the United Nations
General Assembly resolutions 53/111 and 53/114, and call
for the active participation of all countries.
II. Regional and International Cooperation
•
•
Support regional organizations and institutions in their
efforts to combat trafficking in persons, particularly
women and children.
Encourage cooperation at the national, sub-regional and
regional levels among law enforcement and immigration
authorities, as well as social and health workers of
countries concerned through systematic exchange of
investigative information leading to prosecution of
traffickers.
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�•
•
•
Promote national, sub-regional and regional training of
relevant officials including police, judges, prosecutors,
customs, immigration, border guards, as well as consular
authorities.
Endeavor to adopt suitable national, sub-regional and
regional measures and forge agreements, as may be
necessary, to prevent, detect and investigate trafficking
across boundaries and to strengthen border controls.
Promote cooperation and partnership of governments and
non-governmental organizations, the private sector and
civil society.
Repatriation and Reintegration
I.
•
•
•
•
•
Repatriation and Monitoring Programs
Establish bilateral, multilateral, sub-regional or
regional agreements related to repatriation process aimed
at humanitarian assistance of. the trafficked persons.
Facilitate and accept without unreasonable delay,
including the expeditious issuance of travel documents,
the safe, orderly and dignified return of .a national who
is a trafficked person.·
Encourage countries of origin to ensure the ·safe and
effective reintegration of trafficked persons.
Endeavor to provide adequate programs for the
reintegration of trafficked persons into their respective
families and communities, including medical, legal and
economic assistance.
Ensure that legislative framework provide trafficked
persons access to adequate procedures of redress.
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�Follow Up and Progress Review
•
•
•
•
•
Ensure the full and active participation of trafficked
persons, especially women and children, in the process of
follow-up.
Encourage follow up action and periodically assess the
progress of implementa~ion of the various measures in the
areas of prevention, protection, prosecution and
repatriation and reintegration.
Stress the significance of sub-regional, regional and
international collective efforts in the implementation of
the Plan particularly in making available, necessary
resources and facilities towards a more comprehensive
approach to combating trafficking in persons, especially
women and children.
Promote the participation of state and non-state actors
and stakeholders in the implementation of this Plan.
Emphasize the significant role of responsible media
reporting in generating public awareness in support of
this plan.
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�INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Project
Coordinator in Ukraine
Peter Burkhard,
Ambassador
Kiev, 18/24 Dmytrivska Str.
244-7075, 246-8826 fax
Amb@osce.kiev.ua
International Organization for Migration (10M) Mission in Ukraine
J. Stephen Cook,
Chief of Mission
Kiev, 3 Mechnikova Str.
Scook(wiom. int
490-5680/81182, 490-5685 fax
Centre of Information on the Council of Europe in Ukraine
Olexandr Mykolayovych Pavlychenko,
Director
Kiev, 3 Kostyolna Str.
Cid ulf@public.ua.net
228-7979
United Nations Mission in Ukraine
Pedro Pablo Villanueva,
UN President Coordinator and UNDP (UN Development Program) Resident
Representative in Ukraine
Kiev, 1 Klovskyi Spusk
Registry@un. kiev. ua
253-9363 t/fax, 253-5559
National Central Bureau of INTERPOL in Ukraine
General Major Victor Semenovych Radetsky,
Head
Kiev, 10 Bohomoltsya Str
291-1906, 291-1934 fax
�UNCICP (Center for International Crime Prevention, Office for Drug
Control and Crime Prevention
Jan Van Dijk
Officer in Charge of Center for International Crime Prevention
P.O. Box 500. A-1400 Vienna
Austria
43126060-4269,43126060-5898 fax
SECI (Southeast European Cooperative Initiative)
Dr. Erhard Buser,
Coordinator
Heldenplatz 1
A-1600 Vienna
Seci 1@osce.or.at
43 1 53137422/423,43 1 53137420 fax
Budapest Group within ICMPD (International Centre for Migration
_Policy Development}
Mr. Kass,
Head
Mollwaldplatz 4
A-1040
Vienna, Austria
43 1 5044677111,43 1 5044677/75 fax
EUROPOL
Mr. Storbeck
Director
Raamweg47
Haage
P.O. box 90850
NL-2509 LW
31 703025000, 3170318087 4 fax
31 703455896
�DELEGATION OF EUROPEAN COMMISSION IN UKRAINE
Andre V anhaeverbeke
Ambassador
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Coordination Meeting on Trafficking in Women
20 June, 2000
3:00p.m. at Kyiv Women's Center
The focus of the meeting will be research on trafficking in women. We will
brainstorm about what we need to know to do a better job in addressing the
trafficking problem; current research efforts; and potential sources of data. The
ideas generated at the meeting will be used by Winrock as it develops the research
component of its USAID -funded Trafficking Prevention Project and will allow
us all to better coordinate our efforts.
3:00
Welcome
3:15
Introductions: participants of the meeting
Sharing recent activities and future plans
• USAID I Tatiana Timoshenko, Lydia Matiaszek
3:30
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La Strada: Kateryna Levchenko
UMREP I Marta Kolomayets
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4:30
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5:00
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ANTI- TRAFFICKING COORDINATION MEETING
20 June, 2000
List of Participants
Name
Organization
Melanne V erveer
Tatiana Timoshenko
Lydia Matiaszek
George Zarycky
Larysa Piskunova
Marta Baziuk
Natalka Samolevska
Marta Kolomayets
Oleh Pastukhov
Veronika Podshivailova
Iryna Turlo
Iryna Targulova
Katya Levchenko
Nadiya Kopatko
Ruslan Suslov
WinrockOlena Pankova
V alentyna Bondarovska
Larysa Kobylyanska
Igor Bose
HanLin
Viktoria Drach
Mykhail Shevtsov
Hugh C. Orozco
First Lady's Office
US AID
US AID
US AID
US AID
Winrock
Winrock
UMREP
PAS/Embassy
Intemews
Ministry of Education
Ombudswoman's Office
La Strada
Donetsk TPC
Dnipropetrovsk TPC
LvivTPC
Rozrada
UN
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Project Harmony
Project Harmony
Vice Ssquad - Kyiv
Counterpart Alliance
�THE CABINET OF MINISTERS OF UKRAINE
DECREE
No. 1768 of September 25, 1999
Kyiv
On the Program for Prevention of Trafficking in Women and Children
The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine decrees:
1. To approve the Program for Prevention of Trafficking in Women and Children (enclosed).
2. To set, that financing of costs incurred by implementation of measures, stipulated by the
Program for Prevention of Trafficking in Women and Children, is made from the State
budget, within the limits, assigned to relevant major bodies-administrators of funds.
J(' 3. To take into account, that the Co-ordination Council for Prevention of Trafficking in People
has been established under the Ombudswoman of the Verkhovna.Rada of Ukraine.
4. To impose responsibility for supervision of implementation of the Program for Prevention
of Trafficking in Women and Children, approved by the Decree herein, on the State
Committee of Ukraine for Family and Youth
The Prime Minister
of Ukraine
V.PUSPOVOITENKO
�APPROVED
by Decree No. 1768 ofthe Cabinet of Ministers ofUkraine
of September 25, 1999
THE PROGRAM
for Prevention of Trafficking in Women and Children
1. To review compatibility of legislation of Ukraine, pertaining to protection of rights and
interests of women and children with standards of international law and submit corresponding
proposals to the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine, based on results of the review.
The State Committee of Ukraine for Family and Youth, the Ministry of
Interior, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Labour, the
Academy of Legal Sciences with participation of the Ombudswoman of
the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine and the Ministry of Justice.
Before April 1, 2000.
2. To identify additional measures for prevention of rise of unemployment of women, graduates
of schools and other educational facilities within the framework of implementation of the
Population Employment Program for 1997-2000, approved by Decree No. 1591 of December
31, 1996.
The Ministry of Labour, the State Committee of Ukraine for Family and
Youth, local authorities.
1999
3. To study and generalise international experience of prevention and combating trafficking in
women and children, protection of victims of these crimes, and to submit corresponding
proposals to the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine. To publish compiled materials on these issues.
The State Committee of Ukraine for Family and Youth, the Ministry of
Interior, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the State Committee of Ukraine
for Nationalities and Migration with.participation of the Ombudswoman
of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, non-governmental organisations arid
charity foundations.
2000- 2001
4. To organise professional training of unemployed women, allowing them to master
professions of high demand at the labour market. To continue the series of regional seminars
for women("A Business ofMyOwn").
The Ministry of Labour, the State Committee of Ukraine for
Enterpreneurship, the State Committee of Ukraine for Family and Youth,
with participation of women's non-governmental organisations.
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�1999-2000
5. To introduce statistical reporting on crimes against. women and children, stipulated by
Articles 124 1 and 115 2 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.
The Ministry of Interior, the State Committee of Ukraine for Statistics;
the State Conimittee of Ukraine for Nationalities and Migration.
· Beginning from the year 2000
6. To develop a database on physical persons and legal entities, who/which - based on results of
search and investigation activities, preliminary investigations, court proceedings or review of
information, submitted by the Interpol from other countries - were suspected by lawenforcement bodies as the ones, involved into trafficking in women and children and facilitation
of prostitution.
The Ministry of Interior, the Security Service of Ukraine, the State
Committee of Ukraine for the State Border Security, the Ministry of
Justice, the.State Tax Administration, the State Corrimittee of Ukraine for
Nationalities and Migration with participation of the Office of Prosecutor
General ofUkraine and the Supreme Court ofUkraine.
The year 2000
7. To explore an option of introduction of mandatory life and health insurance by insurance
companies with respect to individuals, who are employed abroad, on the expense of facilities
and organisations, which facilitate their employment. To introduce registration of these persons
in the State Register of Physical Persons- Payers ofTaxes and other Obligatory Payments.
The year 2000
8. To develop proposals on tightening responsibility of ·facilities, bodies and organisations·
(regardless their ownership forms), which organise travel abroad and employment of citizens
abroad, in cases of accidents, including the ones, which res.ulted in death of these persons, while
they \vere employed abroad, according to conditions of their labour contracts or while travelling
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to their places of employment, defined by their employers.
The State Insurance Inspectorate, the State Tax Administration, the
Ministry of Justice.
The year 2000
9. To develop and introduce (according to established procedures) maintenance of records on
citizens of Ukraine, who, while being abroad, were suspected or detained by law-enforcement
bodies or other bodies of host countries for practicing prostitution (with application of their ID
numbers from in the State Register of Physical Persons ~ Payers of Taxes and other Obligatory
Payments).
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�The Ministry of Interior, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the State Tax
Administration.
Beginning from the year 2000
10. To develop methodologies for investigation of crimes, associated with trafficking in people
(including trafficking in women and children) and illegal adoption. To explore an option of
creating specialised services within law-enforcement bodies, which would combat these crimes
and organise co-operation with law-enforcement bodies of other countries.
The Ministry oflnterior, the Security Service ofUkraine, the Academy of
Legal Sciences, the State Committee of Ukraine for the State Border
Security with participation of the Supreme Court of Ukraine and the
Office of the Prosecutor General of Ukraine.
The year 2000.
11. To tighten requirements to and control over activities of legal entities, which have licenses
for mediation services in employment abroad. To monitor compliance of their activities with
requirements of their licences.
The· Ministry of Labour, the State Customs Service, the State Tax
Administration, the Ministry of Interior, the State Committee for the
State Border Security, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Security
Service of Ukraine with participation of the Office of the· Prosecutor
General of Ukraine. ·
Permanently, beginning from the second half of 1999.
12. To take measures for further streamlining of procedures for return to Ukraine, with respect
to persons - victims of crimes, associated with trafficking in people,. sexual and other
exploitation. To take measures for provision of financing to consular bodies for these purposes.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Interior, the Ministry of
Justice.
Before July 1, 2000
13. To analyse practice of compliance with the Procedures for adoption of children, who are
citizens of Ukraine, by citizens of Ukraine and foreign nationals and monitoring their living
conditions in families of adoptive parents (the ones, approved by Decree No. 775 ofthe Cabinet
of Ministers of Ukraine of July 20, 1996) and compliance with the Regulations on procedures
for organising health improvement of children abroad (the ones, approved by Decree No. 263 of
the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine of March 2, 1998). To inform the Cabinet of Ministers of
Ukraine on the results.
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�The Ministry for Education, the State Committee of Ukraine for Family
and Youth, the State Committee of Ukraine for Tourism, the Public
Health Ministry, the Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of Interior, the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the State Committee for the State Border
Security, the State Customs Service, the Cabinet of Ministers of the
Autonomous Republic of Crimea, oblast state administrations, city state
administrations of Kyiv and Sevastopol.
Before October 1, 2000.
14. To take measures for mobilisation of extra-budgetary funds for provision of credits to small
businesses and for support of businesses, run by women.
The State Committee of Ukraine for Enterpreneurship, the State
Committee of Ukraine for Family and Youth, the Ministry of Labour, the
Cabinet of Ministers of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, oblast state
administrations, city state administrations of Kyiv and Sevastopol with
participation of non-governmental organisations and charity found~tions.
Permanently
15. To promote creation of rehabilitation and crisis centres and shelters for women and children
- victims of violence or trafficking in people. To provide organisational, methodological and
material assistance to these facilities.
The State Committee for Family and Youth, the Public Health Ministry,
the Cabinet of Ministers of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, oblast
state administrations, city state administrations of Kyiv and Sevastopol
with participation of the Ombudswoman of the Verkhovna Rada of
Ukraine, non-governmental organisations and charity foundations.
Permanently
16. To ensure creation of permanent hot-lines and social and legal consultations in centres of
social services for youth, dedicated to provision of assistance to women and children - victims
of violence or trafficking in people.
The State Committee for Family and Youth, the State Committee for
Communications, regional centres of social services for youth, the
Cabinet of Ministers ofthe Autonomous Republic of Crimea, oblast state
administrations, city state administrations of Kyiv and Sevastopol, jointly
with.non-governmental organisations and charity foundations.
The second half of the year 2000
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�17. To initiate annual seminars/conferences for co-ordination of efforts of executive bodies,
local authorities, non-governmental organisations and charity foundations, for identification of
measures to prevent trafficking in women and children.
The State Committee for Family and Youth with participation of the
Ombudswoman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, central and local
executive bodies. local authorities, non-governmental organisations and
charity foundations.
Beginning from the year 2000
18. To carry out, jointly with UNICEF, Ukrainian non-governmental organisations and centres
of social services for youth, a series of regional seminars for operators of hot-lines and
volunteers, who work with homeless children, adolescents, young people and women of the
potential risk .group; to provide them with permanent methodological, informational and
practical support for prevention of violence and trafficking in women and children.
The State Committee for Family and Youth with participation of nongovernmental organisations.
Permanently, starting from 1999.
19. To develop and implement a training system for specialists of bodies and facilities of
education, social protection, social services for families and youth on issues, pertaining to
prevention of violence against women and children and trafficking in women and children.
The Ministry for Education, the Ministry of Labour, the State Committee
for Family and Youth with participation of non-governmental
organisations.
1999-2001.
20. To carry out seminars on issues, pertaining to prevention of violence against women and
children and tnifficking in women and children; to develop mechanisms for assistance to
victims of these crimes:
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- with representatives of diplomatic missions and consular bodies;
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs with participation of the Ministry of
Interior, the Ministry of Justice and non-governmental organisations.
- with state registrars, notaries;
The Ministry of Justice with participation of non-governmental
organisations.
- with officials of central executive bodies and non-governmental organisations;
The State Committee for Family and Youth with participation of the
Ministry of Justice and non-governmental organisations.
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�- with officers of law-enforcement bodies, migration services and border guards;
The Ministry of Interior, the State Committee for the State Border
Security, the State Committee for Nationalities and Migration, the State
Tax Administration, the Ministry of Justice with participation of nongovernmental organisations.
- with specialists of education, social protection and health care;
The Ministry for Education, the Ministry of Labour, the Public Health
Ministry with participation of the Ministry . of Justice and nongovernmental organisations.
Before July l, 2000.
21. To develop and publish programs, informational reference books for general education
facilities on legal education and protection of interests of women and children.
The Ministry for Education, the Ministry of Justice; the. Ministry of
Labour, the State Committee for Nationalities and Migration, the Public
Health Ministry with participation of non-governmental organisations
and charity foundations.
1999-2001
22. To ensure professional orientation of girls in general education facilities with their further
employment at professions, they choose. To introduce dissemination of scientific, legal and
informational materials on protection of women's rights and prevention of trafficking in women
into work practices of these education facilities.
The Ministry for Education, the State Committee for Family and Youth,
non-governmental
the Ministry of Justice with participation ·of
organisations.
1999-2001
23. To develop programs and introduce into university curricula specialised education courses,
scientific/practical seminars and awareness-raising activities on prevention of violence against
women and children and trafficking in women and children.
The Ministry for Education, the State Committee for Family and Youth
with participation of non-governmental organisations.
Starting from the academic year 2000/2001
24. To initiate an information and awareness-raising campaign for prevention of trafficking in
women and children. To establish dedicated series of TV shows, specialised columns in printed
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�media to highlight issues, pertaining to prevention of violence against women and children and
trafficking in women and children. To ensure systematic consultative and awareness-raising
activities among women and girls of the potential risk group.
The State Committee for Family and Youth, the State Committee for
Information Policy, the State Committee for Radio and TV, the Ministry
of Culture, the Ministry of Education,. the Ministry of Interior, the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Security Service of Ukraine, the State
Committee for the State Border Security, the Ministry of Justice, the
Cabinet of Ministers of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, oblast state
administrations, city state administrations of Kyiv and Sevastopol with
participation of non-governmental organisations.
Permanently.
25. To ensure publishing and distribution of specialised printed materials (newsletters,
brochures, leaflets, etc.) dedicated to prevention of violence against women and children and
trafficking in women and children. To establish permanent columns "Rights of Women" and
"Rights of Children" in state-owned printed mass media outlets.
The State Committee for Information Policy, the State Comri1ittee for
Family and Youth, the Ministry for Education, the Ministry of Culture,
the Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of Interior with participation of the
Office of the Prosecutor General of Ukraine, the Supreme Court of
Ukr~ine, non-governmental organisations.
Beginning from the year 2000.
26. To organise creation of documentaries, feature films, TV shows dedicated to legal
protection of women and children.
The Ministry of Culture, the State Committee for Radio and TV, the State
Committee for Family and Youth with participation of the Ministry of
Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Interior, non-governmental organisations
and charity foundations.
1999- 2001
27. To adjust mechanisms for co-operation with non-governmental organisations of foreign
countries, which assist victims of trafficking in women and children.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs with participation of non-governmental
organisations.
The year 2000.
28. To continue co-operation with counterpart governmental agencies and non-governmental
organisations of the United States in implementation of the Ukrainian information campaign for
prevention of trafficking in women, in implementation of the program for socio-economic
support of women of Ukraine.
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�The State Committee for Family and Youth, the Ministry for Education,
the Ministry of Labour, the State Committee for Information Policy, the
Ministry of Interior, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of
Finance, the Ministry of Economy, the Ministry of Justice with
participation of the Ombudswoman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine
and non-governmental organisations.
1999- 2001
29. To prepare and carry out a joint Ukraine-US seminar dedicated to issues, pertaining to
prevention of trafficking in women and children and provision of assistance to victims of these
cnmes.
The Ministry of Interior, the State Committee for Family and Youth, the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Security Service of Ukraine, the State
Committee for Nationalities and Migration, the State Committee for the
State Border Security, the Ministry for Education, the Ministry of
Labour, the Ministry of Justice With participation of the Ombudswoman
of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, the Office· of the Prosecutor General
of Ukraine, the Supreme Court of Ukraine and non-governmental
organisations.
The second half of 1999.
30. To develop (and submit to the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine) proposals on improvement
of co-operation between law-enforcement bodies of Ukraine and their counterpart bodies of
countries which are the most heavily affected by trafficking in women and children. To explore
an option to develop and sign treaties between these countries and Ukraine on prevention of
trafficking in people.
The Ministry of Interior, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of
Justice, the State Committee for the State Border Security with
participation of the Office of the Prosecutor General of Ukraine and the
Supreme Court of Ukraine.
The second half of 1999.
3 1. To continue co-operation with International Organisation for Migration in implementation
of the Ukrainian information campaign, dedicated to prevention of trafficking in people and
organisation of assistance to victims of these crimes.
The State Committee for Family and Youth, the Ministry for Education,
the Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, central and local
executive bodies with participation of the Ombudswoman of the
Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, non-governmental organisations.
1999-2001.
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�32. To co-ordinate activities and systems of training of officers of law-enforcement bodies,
migration and border protection services of countries of origin of victims of trafficking, in order
to apply harmonized methods and measures for prevention of trafficking in people.
The Ministry of Interior, the Security Service of Ukraine, the State
Committee for the State Border Security, the State Tax Administration,
the State Committee for Nationalities and Migration with participation of
non-governmental organisations.
Beginning from the year 2000.
33. To initiate regular and permanent information exchange between counterpart lawenforcement bodies of different countries on methods and procedures for investigation of
crimes, associated with trafficking in people, on disclosure of international criminal groups;
exchange of raw and generalised statistical data.
The Ministry of Interior, the Security Service of Ukraine, the State
Committee for the State Border Security with participation of the
Ombudswoman of the' Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine and the Supreme
Court of Ukraine.
Permanently.
34. To take part in development of draft UN Convention on combating transnational organised
crime, accounting for possible introduction of provisions, pertaining to combating trafficking in
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people, to the draft Convention.
The Ministry of Interior, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, with
participation of the Ombudswoman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine
and the Supreme Court of Ukraine.
1999-2000.
35. To ensure participation in development and implementation of international programs and
actions for strengthening efforts to combat trafficking in women and children, to protect and
assist victims of these illicit acts.
The State Committee for Family and Youth, the Ministry of Foreign
Affairs, the Ministry of Interior with participation of the Ombudswoman
of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine and other central executive bodies of
Ukraine.
Permanently.
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UKRAINIAN VISA PRIOR TO ENTERING UKRAINE. VISAS ARB
NOT ISSUED AT THE AIRPORT.
5. VISITORS TO UKRAINE MAY BE LEGALLY REQUIRED TO
OBTAIN HEALTH INSURANCE AT THE POINT OF ENTRY INTO
UKRAINE.
THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS HAS ADVISED
THE EMBASSY THAT EOLDERS OF OFFICIAL OR DIPLOMATIC
PASSPORTS ARE EXEMPT FROM THIS REQUIREMENT. HOWEVER,
THERE HAVE BEEN ~SES WHERE TRAVELERS WITH OFFICIAL
PASSPORTS HAV'E! BEEN REQUilmD TO BUY THE INST.IRl\NCE. TO
DATE, COST HAB NOT EXCEEDED TWENTY USD PER TRAVELER.
6. BE ADVISED THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE HAS ISSUED
A PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT TO AMERICAN CITIZENS 1
PARTICULARLY THOSE OF AFRICAN AND ASIAN HERITAGE, THAT
THEY MAY BE SUBJECT TO RACIALLY MOTIVATED ATTACKS AND
HARASSMENT. CURRENT 'L'HREAT INFORMATION, INCLUDING
THIS ANNOUNCEMEN~, IS ACCESSIBLE ON THE EMBASSY'S
INTERNET SITE AT IIT"rl?: / /WWW. USEMB. KIEV. UA. TRAVELERS
TO UKRAINE SHOULD REVIEW THIS INFORMATION B€FORE THEIR
TR! P TO UKRAINE.
7. THE WATER IN UKRAINE IS NON-POTABLE.
BOTTLED OR DISTILLED WATER.
DRINK ONLY
8, UKRAINE IS, FOR THE MOST PART, A CASE ECONOMY AND
IS RATED HIGH FOR CRIME 1 INCLUDING PICKPOCKETS,
ROBBERIES AND HOTEL BURGLARIES. THE USE OF CHECKS AND
CREDIT CARDS IS NOT RECOMMENDED DUE TO A HIGH CHANCE
OF CREDIT CARD FAAlJD AND THEFT. THE USB OF ATMT S IS
NOT RECOMMENDED FOR THE SAME REASON.
WHEN BRINGING
U. 8 . DOLLARS INTO UKRAINE, ENSURE THAT :SILLS ARE IN
GOOD CONDITION. THOSE THAT AR.E WORN t TORN OR WRITTEN
ON MAY NOT BB ACCEPTED.
THE EMBASSY CASHIER WILL
PROVIDE CHECK CASHING PRIVILEGES TO USG EMPLOYEES WITH
TDY TRAVEL ORDERS . AMEX TRAVELER CHECKS MAY BB CASHED
AT SOME LOCAL EXCHANGE BANKS. THE EMBASSY RECOMMENDS
THAT YOU BRING AND GUARD CAREFULLY ONLY ESSENTIAL·
DOCUMENTS AND CREDIT CARDS AND CARRY ONLY AS MUCH CASH
AS REQUIRED.
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Counterpart Meta Center (CMC) is a Ukrainian NGO founded in 1998 as part of an
USAID-funded small business development program in Lviv, Ukraine. Since its
founding, CMC:
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Developed a unique mechanism of non-bank lending adapted to existing Ukrainian
legislation. More than $500~000 in small business loans has been disbursed to date, at
a repayment rate of 99.98%. CMC intends to dir-ect lend to clients when legally
feasible
Delivered over 7,000 hours of practical, interactive training to small business owners
and managers
Created a small business incubator facility offering quality Westem style offices to 13
small businesses
Has become operationally sustainable through program income. Financial senrices
account for over 85% ,.of CMC income
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Targeted women owned/operated small businesses through specialized training and
support services
Evolved into a viable and sustainable Ukrainian NGO managed by Ukrainians, with
assistance from Counterpart International
CMC operates in Lviv and the Lviv Oblast,. but :is unable to meet the current demand for
new loans, since all available resources, i.ri. .the loan fund have been expended. While
CMC and CI are seeking additional funds to e~pa,nd fue loan fund, a new non-banking
loan program bas been announced that threatens the sustainability of CMC.
Implemented by Fundusz Mikro (FM).ofPoland, tfienew program is slated to:
• Begin operations on a pilot basis in L viv, Ukraine
• Create a new local entity to provide· loans base.d· on FM methodology; no partnership
or collaboration with existing Ukrainian organizations js planned
• Provide loans up to.amaximum:of$8,000
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Based on the above, the FM program will directly and indirectly impact CMC:
• Both programs will operate in the same, rather limited geographical area
• The loan products will over4tp, claiming the same market/clients
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To eliminate unnecessary competition, we suggest the following:
• The new program could be initiated in .a different geographic area. Currently,
there are only two active non-bank lending. programs in Ukraine (in Lviv and InvanoFrank.ivsk). There is a huge •demand for· this· 1.lJpe of service in Eastern and Central
Ukraine. There is no non-banking credit facility even in Kyiv.
• The new :program could serve· unly the low.ei.- end of market (up to $2,000) and
graduate clients to small business loans through the CMC program ($2,000-$20,000)
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Congress cut the Administration's overall FSA funding
request from $1 bill~on to $835 million and required ET~I
($175 million} be funded out of FSA. As a result assistance
to Ukraine fell from $195 million in 1999 to $160 million in
200~ unfortunate timing given the advent of~~ reformLst
government and the pressures en Yushchenko. However, a
regional erformance £~nd of $20 million was established~
from which $9 mJ. .lon was l. entifi.ed in additional
assistance to Ukraine during Ambassador T.aylor' s March
visit. Counting funds from other USG sources however, total
USG assistance to Ukraine is well aver $200 million. AID
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.announced a series of new or expanded programs during the
Pres.ident' s June 5 visit to Kiev, including the
establishment of a multimill on dollar ro~cro-credit
modeled after the successful Fundusz ~ ro in Poland and a
$25 ~illion t
nical assistance nd training program to
support small
-s1zed businesses.
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Pe~sons
from Ukraine:
Trafficking of women and children is a major problem in
Ukraine. The anti-trafficking law enforcement workshop, cosponsored by the USG and GOU was announced by Secretary
Albright on April 14 and President Clinton on June 5. Your
presence and keynote address at the opening of the workshop
wi11lhighlight continued White Hause and US gove:~::nmsnt
interest in helping Ukraine, in cooperation with the transit
and destination count~ies, puf an end to this df1rn~nai
activity.
Ukraine is a ma or source of women.and girls tra£ficked to
and the Middle East. Experts e 1eve ~ e ac o
.-::1 e;_ccmom.l.c alternatives compels women -- who make uph about 6~
E~rope
percent of the une..'ll.ployeJL -- to leave Ukraine-. T e GOU took
steps to address the problem in 1998 ~ith. an amendment to
the Criminal Code that imposes harsh penal'ties for
~trafficking in human beings.
The USG and the EU developed
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i~ormation campaign to reach out to potential victims,
~ increase public awareness of the methods used by
traffickers, and publicize sources of assistance. The us~ is
working closely with the GOO on a comprehensive antitraffi~king effort, devoting more than $5 million since
1999. Significant portions of those resources are g-eared to
roviding wome
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resources to earn a ~vfn~
in 0 ra e. Resources are also go~n9 towards a train-the-·
tra~ner program for three Ukrainian NGOs, pair~d~xt~law
enforcement official, to then be able to train law
enforcement and other government officials to sensitize them
to the plight of trafficked trictims.
The United Nations
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Center for lnternational Crime Prevention just
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additional USG funding to expand its global anti-trafficking
to include Ukraine.
p~ogram
The good news i5 that·Okrainian Yemen are takin
ead in
two key areas: NGOs and ama
u~~ness.
Women play a vital
role as leaders of many of Ukraine 7 s NGOs. The US-NIS
Women's Consortium has over 170 Ok~ainian. ~GO members.
These NGOs are actively working to assist trafficking
~ictims
and improve the
li~es
of women in Ukraine.
Many
women have benefited from opportunities offered by the
ne~·
and become successful entrepreneurs. About 40
percent of the recipients of our microcredit programs are
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These programs help increase public awareness of the
issue a.nd methods used by trafficksrs, and they support
other efforts to create economic opportunities for women.
• ·. We welcome GOU cooperation in organizing this workshojp
for law enforcement officials. Hope it will lead to
information sharing that will enable us to prosecute
traffickers.
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are pleased that the GOU is tvorking elosely with NGO.s
~uch as La Strada to combat the problem.
Ta1~inq
Points About USG Anti-traf£iekinq Initiatives:
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The United States views t~Efficking as a global problem
that must be addressed through a comprehens~ve and
integrated strategy involving do~estic policy and
coordinated international efforts. Both national and
lnxernat~onal oapac~ties to combat this problem must be
emphasized, Country-specific initiatives as well as
regional cooperation are essential to this effort.
•
The President, s·ecretary of State, and the Attorney
General have all shown tremendous commitment to this
serious criminal issue. The USG has recently taken steps
t.Q measure, for the first time ever,_the magn~tutte ana
scope of this worldwide problem.
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Toe President issued an anti-trafficking directive in
Since then, an interqove~nmental national
strategy has been implemented by the President's
Interagency Council on. Women, the Department of State,
the Department of Justice, and other relevant agencies.
The u.s. has been able to achieve considerable progress
through this close coordination and cooperation of many
federal and local agencies. _
March 1998.
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To combat traffickinq, the U.S. has developed a threetiered strategy focused on prevention, protection and
assistance for victims, and prosecution and enforcement
against traffickers. This framework guides the
development of policies both domestically and
internationally.
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Ths u.s. has expanded i~a effo~ts to increase national
and international awareness about the issue of
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trafficking. The USG and the EO developed an information
campaign to reach out to potential victims, increase
public awareness of the methods used by traffickers, and
publicize sources of a$sistance.
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The U.S. has increased its emphasis on economic
opportunity and soclal development programs for
~omen
in
source countries, including job skills trainin;, small
business de~elopment skills and mentoring for women.
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The Gore-Kuchma
Co~~ission established a law enforcement
w~king groupr which is cooperating on combating
organized crime, including trafficking of women.
The United Nations Center for International Crime
Prevention has just received funQing from th8 United_
States to expand its global anti-trafflcking program to
Ukra~ne.
• The United States has close partnerships with
domestic
and overseas NGOs, including human rights groups, service
providers and religious organizations,
Ta~king
Points on Law Enforcement
Wo~kshop:
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The Government of the United States and Ukraine are cohosting a workshop on combating trafficking in persons in
Kiev on June 21- . Tha workshop will bring together
officials from 12 ountrie
Turkey, Israel, Germany,
Italy, Greece, The Netherlands, The Czech Republic,
Poland, ~lbania, Hungary! Romania and Moldova}
representing destination, source and transit countries
for trafficked persons, International organi~ations and
anti-trafficking NGOs are also participating.
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The workshop is tailored fo~ law enforcement officials
and will focus on~presenting strategies for improving
coop!ii!ration and coordination of, anti-trafficking
investigations and p~~secutions petween Ukrainian
offu:ials ;::tnd the1t countexpa:r:G in key transit and
destination countries.
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Independent States.
•JUkraine. is a cornerstone of U.S.
L_:rafficking in the
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The United State has already undertaken several
si~~milar
initiatives with other governments, including
two-week
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training program for immigration officers in Bangkok in
August 1999 with Japanese officials, a meeting in Manila
in March 2000 co-hosted by the go~ernment of the
Philippines, and regional ponferencea in Vienna and
Moscow. These conferences have provided valuable venues
for sharing best practices and networking. ·
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U.S. Department of State
Background Notes: 'l.l'knline, l\fay 2000
Official Name: Ukraine
Profile
Geography
Atea: 233,000 sq. mi..
Cities: Capital- Kiev (pop. 2.6 ltliUion). Other cities--Kharkiv. Donetsk,
Dnipropetrovsk1 Ode.sa. Lviv,
Teuain: A vast plan bounded by the Carpathian mountains in the southwest and by the
Black Sea and the Sea of Oziv in the South.
Climate: Continental temperate.
PeopJe
Population (est.): 50 million.
Nationality: NouJrt--Ukrainian(s); aq]ective-Ukra:i:nia.n.
Ethnic groups: llkrain.ians, Russians> Jews, Belarusii!!Jl~. Moldovans, Bulgarians, Poles,
Hungarians, Romanians. Crimean Tatars.
Religions: Ukrainian Orthodoxy, 'Uk:l:ai.n.ian Greek Cath.olicis~ Judaism. Roman
Catholicism~ lslalJ?.
Languages; Ukrainian~ Russian1 others.
Education: Literacy-98%.
Health: Jn.flltlt mortality rate-2211.000. Life e:lpectancy-60 yrs. males, 72 yrs. females.
Work force: 23 million.Jndwtry a'Jd co~truattan--32%. Agriculture andforeslry-24%.
Health ed'l4r::atton, and cullu.re.-17%_ Tran..,port and communication-?%.
Government
Type: presidential-parliamentazy.
Iudepend~ce: August 24, 1991.
Constitution: First post-Soviet constitution adopted June 28, 1996.
Branches: E.recutive··president, prime minister3 cabinet. Legislative--450-me.mber
pQrliament, the Supreme Rada (members elected to four-year terms). Judiciaf· ..people's
courts, regional courts, Supreme Co~ and Constitutional Court.
Politicai parties: widt:o ri11llge of active: political parties~ from ]eftist (commurris:t and
sociWist) to center and center-right (National Democratic, Rukh, Green and others) to
ultra-nationalist (UNA and OUN).
Suffrage: Universal at 18,
Ad;rninistrative subdivisions: 24 provinces and 1 autonomous republic.
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Ewnomy
Nominal GDP (est): $42.3 (1998)
Annual growth rate: -1.7% (1998)
Per oapita income: $846 {1998)
Naturm resources: Vast fertile lands, eoal) natural gas. various large tnineral deposits,
timber.
Agriculture: Producl~v--Ora.in,
sug~,
sunflower seeds.
Industry: Types--Ferrous metals and products, coke> f-ertilizer. metallurgical equipment,
diesel locomotives, tractors.
Trade~ Exporrs ..-$11.3 billion: 1 ferrous and non-ferrous metals. chemicals, machinery, and
transport equipmerit. lmports--$13.1 billion: Energy. machinery and partsJ trausporr.atiofi
equipment, chemicals. plastics and rubber..
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PEOPLE
The population of Ukraine is about 50 lllil1io[4 which represents about I 8% ofthe
population of the former Soviet Union. Ukrainians make up about 73% of the total: ethnic
Russians number about 22%. The industrial regions in the east and southeast are the most
heavily populated, ;u.,d the UJ;ban population, maloos up about 70% of the popula.tion.
Ukrainian and Russian are the principal languages, but abou.t 88% ofthe population
C011Sider Ukrainian their native language. The dom.inant religions are the Ukrainian
OrthodOx Church, mueh of which retains its links to the Russian Orthodox Church~ and
the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Chutch. The Ulaainian Orthodox Church (Ki&v
Patriarchate) is independent ofMoscow.
The birth rate of Ukraine is diminishing. About 70% of adult Ukrainians have a
secondaty.or higher education. Ukraine has about 150 colleges and universities, of which
the most important are a.t Kiev~ Lviv. cutd Kharkiv. About 70,000 scholars in 80 research
i.nstitutes make Ukraine a, leader in science and tecbnoJogy.
IDSTORY
The first idc.t:J.tifl.able groups to populate what is now Ukraine were Cirumerians.
Scythians, Sar.matians, and Goths. among other nomadic p~oples who arrived throughout
the first millennium B.C. These people were we:U known to colonists and traders in the
anc;;ient world, including Greeks and Romans, who established tmding outposts which
eventually became city states. Slavic tribes acc::upied central and eastern Ukraine in the
sixth century A.D. aud played an irnportant role in the establishment of Kiev, Situated on
lucrative trade rou.tes, Kiev quickly prospered as the center of a powerful state ofKievan
Rus. In the llth century, Kievan Rus was. geographically, tile largest state in Europe.
A Christian missionary, Cyril, converted the Kievan nobility and roost of the populatiow·
in 988. Conflict among the feudal lords led 1o d.ecline in the 12th eentwy. Kiev was razed
by Mongol raiders in the 12th ce.ntuey".
Most ofthe tenitory was annexed by Poland. and Lithuania in the 14th century, but during
that time, the Ukrainian people began to conceive of themselves~ a distinct people, a
feeling wllich survived subseque:nt partitioning by greater powers over the next t!:enturi~s.
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In addition, Llcrai!rian p.easaJ?.ts Who fled the Polish effort to force them into servitude
came to be known as Cossacks and earned a reputation for their :fierce martial spirit
In. 1667, Ukraine was partitioned between Poland and Russia. In 1793, it was reunited as
part of the Russian Empire.
The 19th century found the .region J.argely agricultural, with a few cities and centers of
trade and \Gaming. The region was under the control of the Austrians in the extreme west
and of the Russians elsewhere. U'kxainian writers and intellectuals were inspired by the
nationalistic spirit stirring other European peoples existing under other imperial
governments and were detennined to revive '()'lqa.inian linguistic and cultural t:raditions
and re~establish a Ukrainian nation-state. The .Russians in particular imposed strict limits
on attempts to elevate tlla'ainian language and culture> even bann.irlg its use and study.
When World Wl!fi I and the Bolshevik revolution in Russia shattered the Hapsburg and
Russian empires, Ukrainians clecl~ independent statehood. h1 :1917 and 1918, three
separate Ukrainian republics declared independence. However, by 1921, the western pru:t
of the traditional territory had been incoxporated. into Polandt and. the larger, central and
eastern part became part of the Sovic:;t Union.
The Ukrainian national idea persevered during the interwac years. and Soviet reaction was
severe, particularly under Stalin, who imposed telTOr campaigns~ which ravaged the::
intellectual class. He a\so created artificial fa:mines as part ofbis forced collectivi:r;ation
policies, which killed millions of previously ind,ependent peasants and. others throughout
the co~try. Estimates of deaths from the 1932~33 famine alone rang~ from 3 million to 7
million..
After the German and Soviet invasions of Poland :in 1939p the western Uk:rainian regions
were incorporated into the Soviet Union. When the Germans invaded the Soviet Uni.on in
1941. many Ukrainians. particularly in the west, welcomed them, but this did not last.
German brutality was directed principally against Ukraine1S Jews (of whom 1 million
were killed) but also against many other Ukramians. I<iev and other parts Qfthe country
were heavily damaged. Some Ukrainians began to resist the Germans as wei\ as the
Soviets. Resismnce against Soviet Goverrunent forces continued as late as the 1950s.
Little changed for Ukraine over tho next decad.es. Dl.ll'ing periods of relative
liberalization-Mas under Nikita Khrushchev from 1955 to 1964-Ukrainian co:wm:unists
pursued national objec.:tives. ln the years of perestroika, under U.S.S.R. President Mikhail
Gorbachev. nationOll goals were again advanced by Ukrainian officials.
Ukraine bec:ame an independent state on August 24, 1991, following the dissolution of·
the Soviet Union, and was a founding member of the Commonwealth of Independent
States (CIS).
GOVERNMENT AND POLITICAL CONDITIONS
Ukraine is a parliamentary democracy with separate executive, judici;¥~ and legislative
branches. The pn!'.$ident nolninates the prime minister. who must be co¢inned by the
parliament. The 450-member parliament (Supreme Rada.) iuitie.teslegislation, ratifies
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international agreements, and approves the budget. Its members were eJected to fom-yOOT
terms in 1994. Following free eleotions held on December 1, 1991, Lec:cid M. Kravchuk,
fonner Chainnan. of the Ukrainian Supreme Soviet, was eJected president for a five-year
ttmn. At the same time, a referendum on independence was approved by more than 90%
of the voters.
Political groupings in. Ukraine include former communists. socialists, agrarians,
nationalists and various centrist and independent forces.
Shortly after becoming independent. Ukraine named a parliamentazy eommission to
· prepare a new constituti.on, a.dopted a multi-party syste.~:r4 and adopted legislative
guarantees of civil and political rights for natio.rial minorities. A new. democratic
constitution was adopted on June 28, 1996, which mandates a pluralistic political system
with protection of basic humrm.l'ights aud liberties.
Freedom of religion is guaranteed by law, although religious organizations are requited. to
register with local authorities and with the cel'Jtral govem:rnent. Minority rights are
respected in accordancE with a 19911aw guaranteeing ethnic minorities the right to
schools and eultural facilitie~ and the use of national languages in condu¢ting personal
business. In Crimea. :md eastern Ukraine--areas with significant Russian minorities-Russian is pennitted as a language of official correspondence. It is also recognized as an
official language in Crimea.
Ethnic tensions in Crlmea during 1992 prompted a number of pro-Russian political
organizat:ions to advocate secession of Crimea and annexation to Russia. (Crimea was
ceded to Ukraine in 1954) as a gift from Khrushchev to mark the 300th anniversary of
Ukrainian union with Russia.) In July 1992~ the Crimean and Ukrainian parliamep.ts
determined that Crimea would remain under Ukrainian jurisdiction while retaining
significant cultural and economic autonomy.
Official trade unions have been grouped under the Federation of Trade Unions. A number
of independent unioJ:J.s, which ema:rged during 1992, have formed the Consultative
Council of Free Trade Unions. While the right to strike is legally guaranteed, strikes
based solely on political demands are prohibited,
ln July 1994, Leonid Kuchma was elected as Ukraine1s second president in free and fair
elections. Kucbma \\~'aS reelected in November 1999 to another five year tetm, with 56
percent of 1he vote. International observers criticized aspects Q:f the elec:tion., especially
slanted .media covera.ge1 however, the outcome of the vote was not ~::alled. into question.
The last Parliamentary elections were held in Ma:cch 1998~ No clear majority emerged
and the left was able to maintain control of leadership positions. Following his reelection:.
Kuchma. successfully assem'bled a parlia.tnent majority supportive of the goverm:nent
an s new Prime Mirust
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Security forces are controlled by the president, although they are subject to investigation
by a permanent parlia.mentary commission. Surveillance is permitted for reasons of
national security.
Ukraine has established its own .tnilitp.ry forces of about 500,000 from the troops and
equipment h'l.berited :from the former ~oviet Union. It aims to reduce the force to betweer.t
250>000-300)000 by the end of the decade; considerable downsizing already has taken
place. Ukraine has a ,.distinctive partnership" with Ukraine and has b~ an active
participant in Partnership for Peace exe:rciBes and in Balkans peacekeeping. A Ukrainian
unit is cmn::.ntly serving in Kosovo, in the U.S. sector.
Prineipal Gove.rnment Officials
President--Leonid Kucluna
A~ting
Prime M:inister--Viktor Yushchenko
Foreign Minister-Boris Tarasyuk
Ukraine maintains an embassy at 3350 M Street NW, Washington. DC 20007 (teL 202~
333-0606)
ECONOMY
Ukraine bas many of the components of a major European economy-rich farmlands a_
wellMdeveloped industrial base. hi bl trained labor1 and a good educations ste .
owe er, at present. the economy is in poor condition. Eight strai,ght year s of deelining
GOP have led to widespread poverty; the standard of living for most citizens has declined
more than 50% smce e ear
's. The m.acroeconomy is stable, with the
hypen stion of earlier in the decade: having been tamed. Ukraine. s oummcy. the
H:zyvn.i~ was introduc<:::d in September 1996, and has remained fairly stable. The
eco11omy shows sign$ of growth in 2000. with first quarter figures sho'Wing a rise in ODP.
However. Ukraine~s long-term economic prospects are dependent on acceleration of
market reforms. The ecoo.om remaiD.s burdened by excessive government regulation
and most industries have neither een restructured or pnvatizc .
Ukraine encourages foreign trade and investment. The parliament has approved a foreign
investJ:nent law allowing Westerners to purchase businesses and property, to repatriate
revenue and profits, and to receive J:On1.pensation in the event that property is 11ationalia:ed
by a. future government. However, complex laws and re;gqlations and corryption have
stymied 1arge scale investment in Ukiaine. Total foreign direct investment in Ukraine is
appro:x:inlately $3 billion which, at $55 per capita. is one of the lowest figures in the·
regi(m.
Most Ukrainian trade is still with countries of the former Soviet Union, pr~ipally
Russia. Demand for Ukraine's non'-agrlctll.tural exports-- ft:rrous metals~ steel pipe,
machinery, and transport equipment-~ continues to fall. Ukraine imports 90% of its oil
and most of its natural gas frorn Russia.. Arrears on energy payments to Russia are
estimated at $1.4 bi!J!g_n. Ukraine runs a sllght trade surplus, but this is largely a result of
:tallirig demand for itnports and energy arrears rather than e'X.temal demand for\ Ukrainian
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exports. Reform of the inefficient and opaque energy sector is a m3;ior objective of the
IMF and World Bank progr:uns with Ukraine.
The Intemational Monetary }i'und (IMF) approved a $2.2 billion Extended Fund Facility
()~FF) with Ukraine in September 1998. In July 1999, the three year. program was ·
increased to $2.6 biilion. The program has been suspended since September of 1999
when Ukraine feU off track during tb.e presidentiaJ electio:t~, e.s a result of increased
government spending and slowing progress on structural refonns. Resumed lending has
bee;n delayed by allegations of improprieties concerning management and reporting of
reserves from 1996-98. The IMF is conductin an investiga:tion~ with w ·c
,!:as cooperate~. The investigation is ex ected to be com eted b mi
.
Resumption of the program a so depends on progress with structural reforms, especially
in the energy sector and with privatization.
Ukraine is ric:h in natural resources. It has a major ferrous metal industry. producing cast
iron, steeL And steel pipe 1 and its chemical industry produces coke, mineral fertili~en~, mld
sulfuric acid. Manufactured goods include memllurgical equipmen~ diesel locomotives,
and t:racton>.
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It also is a major producer of grail1 and sugar and possesses a broad industrial base~
including much of the former U.S.S.R.'s space industry. Although oil reserves &·e largely
exhausred. it has important energy sourc:es, such as coal and natural gas. and large .
mineral deposits.
ln 1992, Ukraine became a member of the International Monetary Fund and the World
Bank. It is a member of the European Bar.k for Reconstruction and Development but not
a member of the General Agreem~t on Tariffs and Trade/World Trade Or:ganization.
Environmental Issues Ukraine is interested in cooperating on regional environmental
1ssues. Conservation of natural resources is a high priority. It established its fir;:;t nature
preserve) Askanyia-Nova,. in 1921 and bas a program to breed endangered speeies.
Howeve1·, the country has significant environmental problems, especially those resulting
from the ChomobyJ nuclear ,power plant disaster in 1986 and from i:ndustrial pollution.
u1craine has announced that the Chornobyl Atomic Energy Station vvill be phased out and
shut down in the year 2000; it has asked for ·financial help to achieve this goal and to
provide alternative sources of energy for its population.
Ukraine also has established a Ministry of&vb:ontnent and has introduced a pollution.
fee system. that levies taxes on air and water emissions and solid waste disposal. The
reswt:Ing revenues are ch8IJ,J.;te{cd to envtronmental protection activities, but enforcement
oftbis pollution fee system is laX.
FOREIGN RELATIONS
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Ul::re.ine cc:n:::id.::r5 tn.~mb~rsWp i.u. ihe EU and other European institutions its primary
foreign policy objective. The EU's Partnership and Coope.ration agreement (PCA) with
Ukraine went into force on March 1, 1998.. The EU bas encouraged Uktaine to
implement the PCA fully before dist~ussions begin on an association agreement. The EU
Common Strategy toward Ukraine. is&ted at the EU Sumtnit in December 1999 in
Helsinki, recognizes Ukraine's long term aspirations, but does not discuss association. On
January 31, 1992. Ukraine joined the then·Conference on Security and Cooperation in
Etlrope (now the Organiz.ation for Security and Cooperation in Europe--OSCE). and on
March l 0, 1992, it btmam.e amember of theN orth Atlantit Cooperation Council. Ukra.ine
also has a close relationship with NATO and is au active member of Partnership for
Peace (PfP).
Ukraine has friendly relations with its western neighbors, especially Poland, with whom
it cooperates closely_ Relations with Russia are complicated by energy dependence and
by payment arrears. Howeve.r, the relations have itrtproved with the 1998 ratification of
the bilateral treaty of Friendship and Cooperation. Also, the two sides have signed a
series of agreements oo the final division and disposition of the former Soviet Black Sea
l'leet that have helped to reduce tensions. li'kr.aine became a member of the
Conunonwealth offudependent States (CIS) on December 8, 1991, but in January 1993 it
refused to endorse a dtaft charter strengthening political, economic~ and defense ties
among CIS members. Ukraine is a fcWJ.ding member of GUUAM (Oeorgia-Ukraine-.
Uzbekistan~Azerbaijan-Moldova). the group of western-oriented former Soviet states that
would prefer to limit the CIS to ec¢nomic: relations.
In 1999. Ukra\ne was elected to the UN Seeurity Coum~il for a two year term. Soviet
Ukraine joined the United Nations in 1945 as one of the original members following a
Western compromise with the former Soviet Union.. which had asked for seats for all 15
of its union republics. Ukraine consistently has supp()rted peaceful~ negotiated
settlements to disputes. It has participated in the quadripartite tal.ks 011 the conflict in
Moldova and this year joined the Friends of the Secretary General for Georgia.
U.S.-~
:RELATIONS
The dissolution of the Soviet Union in December 1991 broUght an end to the Cold W'iJ.f
and created an opportunity to build bila.teral relations with the New Independent States
(NIS) as they began a poHtjcal and economic transformation,. On December 25, 1991, the
United States officially recognized the independence of Ukraine. It upgraded its consulate
in the capital, Kiev. to embassy status on January 21, 1992. The U.S. am.bassador to
Ukraine is Steven K. Pifer, the third U . S. Ambassador since Ukrainian independence.
The Unit~.;:d States attaches great im.portance to the success of Ukraine's transition to a
democra:tic state with a flourishing market economy. Follo'"'ing a period of econorv..~~
decline cl1aracteri2ed by high inflation and a continued reliance on state controls~ th~,
l.Jltiaiiuan Government
e eadershi of reelected President Leon;d I<uclnna. be an
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ns steps in ~e fall of 1999 to reinvigorate eco~oxnic ;reform that had been stalled for
years due to a lack of a refonn majority in the Ukrainian parliament {Rida). The ·
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ent's new detenninatioo. to im lement t:ornprehensive economic
reform is a v.rclcome development,. and the U.S. is committe
for Ukraine as it embarks on this difficult path_
A comerston.e for the continuing U.S. partnership with Ukraine and the other NlS has
been the Freedom. for Russia and Emerging Eurasian Democracies and Open Marke:ts
(FREEDOM) Support Act (FSA). enacted in October 1992. Ukraine has been a primary
.recipient ofFSA assistance. Total U-S. assistance since independen.cehas been over $2
billion. Total U.S. assistance in FY 2000 is $216 million., of which $169 million is FSA
f-unding. U-S. assistance is targeted to address political and economic transformation BJld
humanitarian nee.ds. 'The u_s. has consistently encouraged Ukraine's transition to a :frel!,
't>- democratic society with a prosperous tnarket economy.
Assistance To Support the Transition to a Marke~ Economy. U.S. technical assistance to
support the transition to a market economy has focused pr!Jnarily on ~conomic
restrUcturing, development of the private sector, and energy sector refonn. In 1999 U.S.
assistanc;.e priorities for Ulc:nrlne included enteqmse development, deregulatio~ macro~
economic reform. civil-society development, oomn1unity-based programs. nuclear safety
and programs to promote a free and fair presidential election. U.S. advisers have provided
technical assistance in :financial sector reform, tax policy and .adm.inistra.tion, bankers'
training. land legislation, small-scale and l'l;l.unicipsl services privatization, agricultural
development and agribusirtess. corpor.atiza.tion of the clectric pow~r sector, energy pricing
and efficiency, and public education couc;.eming th.e environment. The Westem NIS
Enterprise Fund, a.nnounced by President Clinton in January 1994 to promote private;
sector business development in Ukraine, Moldova, and Belarus, has committed $74
million to 22 companies through 1999.
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Assistance To Support the Transition to Democracy. The U.S. is promoting Ukraine's
democratic tromsition by supporting program~ {)IJ participatory political systems.
in4~endent media. rule of .l&w) lt,>c~l governance, and civil society, as well as a wide
range of ex:c;hanges and training. USAID hiSl provided Okicune Wlth tecmucal assistance
related to elections, the deveio~ment of political parties and ~s*roors civic
organi:t::ations, and the development of independent media. USAlD has been working
with Ukrainian ofhciils and non-profit organizations to create a legal system supportive ·
of a democratic government and a mar1c:et.-based economy, INL is promoting cooperation
between U.S. law enforcement agencies and their Ukrainian counterparts to reform the
criminal justice system. In 1997, the USG launched a special initiative to combat
trafficking in women and children from Ukraine including efforts to promote economic
alternatives for Vulnerable populations. increase public awareness and provide support for
victims.
Ourhlg the ~999 Binational Commission Meeting (Gore-Kuchma) in Washington, the
i'Next Generation Initiative" was aililounced, doubling the number of exchanges tmd
refocusing U.S. ~sistance on Ukraine's out
ince 1993. the U.S. government has
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near y 11,400 Ukra\oians to the u_s, for long term :study or short term
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professional trainin.g and
bring over 2300 over the next year.. Ulaainian business
people, journalists~ ~cademia, local governtttent officials~ and other professionals have"
participated in the exchanges. U.S. exchanges and training programs have enabled
Ukrainians to participate in a broad rang~ of program.s in the U.S. Pea.ce Corps volunteers
are wotking in i.Jluaine with a focus on small b\lSin.l:ss develo ent and En lish
teacliing. · e. epartment of Commercers Special American Busines$ Intem.ship Training
(SABI1) program aud the D~partment of Agriculture•s (USDA) Cochran Fellowship
Program have brought nearly 500 business exe~;:utives, scientists, and agricultmists to the
U.S. for internships and training programs.
Support for the Social Sector. The U.S. is assisting.Ukra.ine's efforts to maxi.mi2.e equity
in reform and to sustain social welfare and stability dwing and beyo11d its market
economic transition. Toward this end. USAID is providing assistance to local
governments in tedefl.ning the roles of the public and private sedors m providing social
servioes to allow government to focus limited resources on key social sectors. Training
and technical assistance is being provided to Ukrainian institutions and government
agencies on reforms of health c.are fmancing and delivery of medical services. A number
of medical partnerships between U.S, and Ukrainian health c~e institutions have been
establlshed to improve both patient care and institutional management. Also, USAID is
providing training and technical assistance on ways to improve reproductive healtb.
focusing on providing f~ly planning s~ices and .reducing the use of abortion.
Humanitarian Assistance. Since 1992, the U.S. State Department's Operation Pro.vide
Hope has provided over $416 million in h.'lUllanitarian asai5tance to tJ'kl'iiiie. Xn 1999~ the
Ofhce of the Coordinator of U.S. Assistance to the NIS expended $3.8 iiiillion in
transportation and grant funds to deliver $77 in humanitarian assistance to targeted
groups in Ukraine. In 1999, Operation Provide Hope funded a tot~ of six humanitarian
airlifts and 544 deliveries via surface transportation. A total of$18.5 million in DOD
excess medical equi.pment, supplies and pharmaceuticals was delivered and distdbuted
during the 1999 August~October period to 18 hospitals and clinics in Kharkiv Oblast.
Bilateral Trade lssLuUI
The U.S.-Ukraine: Trade Agteement, effective June 22, 1992, provides redprocal mostfavored-nation tariff treatment to the prod®ts of each country. Since January 1994, the
Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) has approved investmen~ insurance
totaling more than $23 million for three projects in Ukraine. OPIC also has sponsored
con.terences and exchanges to enoourage joint ventures between U.S. and Ukrainian
companies. U.S. Export-Import Bank signed a project incentive agreement with the
Ukrainian government in 1999, but has yet to approve any projects in Ukraine. A rreatY
on avoiding double tw<ation is close to completion.
Security Issues
In Lisbo11 on May 23, 1992, the Unit=d States signed a protocol to the Strategic Anns
Reduction Treaty (START) with Ukraine, Russia, Belarus, and K..azakhStan (those states
on whose territory strategic nuclear weapOns of the former Soviet Union are located), 1'be
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protocol makes each state a. party to the START Treaty atl.Cl commits all signatories to
in strategic nuclear weapons within the seven-year p11:riod provided for in the
treaty. Ukraine. Belarus, and Kazakhstan also agreed to join the nuclear No11·Ptolif'eration
Treaty (NPT) as non-nuclear weapons states. The treaty entered jnto force on December
5, 1994. the same day Ukraine acceded to the NPT. The U.S. has provided about $30CI
million r.o Ukraine w1der the Nunn·Lugar program to assist in the dismantlement of
strategic offensive arms ($205 miJlion), defense conversion ($40 million). and nuclear
material protection ($12.5 million). The U.S. has also provided over $7 m:illion to assist
in the establishment of a Science and Technology Center desigfied to provide peaceful
employment opportunities to scientists and engjneers formerly involved with weapons of
mass destruc;:.tion and their delivery systems.
redu~tions
Pl"inc:Jipa• U.S. Embassy Officials
Ambassador - Steven Pifer
Deputy Chi!!:f of Mission·- Davjd Hess
Political Counselor - Kathle~n Kavalec
Economic Counselor - John Bowen
Commercial Officer • David Hunter
Consular O;ff..i,~er - Lauren Marcott
Administrative Officer- Bohdan Dmytrevich
Public Affairs Officer -Mark Taplin
J!SA.ID - Christopher Crowley
The U.S. embassy in Kiev is at 10 Yuriya K.otsyubinskoho, 25203 (tel. [380] (044) 244~
9750).
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~t.~~\~~~~~~~~~.--:. iil Uki-aine; irwashmlinLviViiill!79'tbattl)~ , ,Synagqgue; w!lere !=itizens ~once ;~gain;:;
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that' is gooo;.it \VIIS n:licitn in.l?90- along Today,~~ Oi ~t:·~·s: prai:tice:
•. ·wi!li ~ SlJVe!1:igmy, Willi ¥. ~ offji»- !heir !!=liiP!lJi in !lle 9!~ !ii!!!t i)f_dJ!y; ~d ·
•11om. the uolon ~-grown' ~get. And _ihi~· · !hey, ani ~:lbe~t.f;!jt!l.~ ~ly to W!lr$ip ·
. fall, #.loasands of people giltbeted. wJiem .t!Je . ~ they ple;!Se;, Jit!t l!l~!:r ID Jel!C!I ojJ~ tO ~m
, i'lliDains of the onion'S 1a8t ~..C0D1JDIIniSt ' . whom socieiy J!il!li!~ ~~~y, ·~uCh as i:liil~
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9fwomeq be-~ tpr t!te'leg;q ()f ~u-;
nism placed spei:ial striliris !lll
.· J3speclally th~'illd stijte .simctllies, rOO;
·Je~s:· Xou have wor~l! ~ go~el'lllDent. ~. .· im!ity ~-are the .tiist !D li>se tbeirjobs and:
mlilce the gu.Vem!Jle!ll'!fumoaattc and 1Iaru!:- 'the last~ get new
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Yo11· haw worked Iii build a free mar- ·. · often.live· in fear ·
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•dent;_ well-functioning society ~ being like a
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beelrwmkirig 10 slreiigtheri ~of tbe lllr=.
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· . · I .will retllr!l home with many
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. ~ tioine i!J speak .0 my~ people;
citizeils.of the United' Slates. 1 will tell
fellow -citizens what 1 ·bave seen and .
.the United. Stiltes· must. stay' cortstlantlll
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fO SUpPort filr11Yl1J'1.1-IOIO.kj~lg
and leadeis who are
receilt dayS;"I bave seen rm:t-n:md
Anlerica, ·working band in band
people of Uiairlne, has ac':cortiplished:
tering iJ!novative heal~. clinics,
-loans to start small businesses,
: Pei!ce. 'Co!'Ps voluiueers 10 work.
people here;
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.. freedom Ia higher in the sky. And yes.
. ' ways tO travel. ~ know you will stay
· · course. And aa yo!J do, 'please know
.. ·~ people '!iJl stand with yoiL I
tl!at you ~- grea~ Pflde in "{here
' stands today and that yo11 !3kfi
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• vr:ry il!lpoitant ~ in buildlils c1nser des and ~
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grown used ID ~other. Our~ is aot'llll!lely
·. a diplomailc.formility; wc·.are novi real panuera,.. we
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know each other's problema- we baveaa'ong tiea,
Including close parsOnal des, which are 8JsO iDipodant il1
. politics, wbcn po:ople meet al old fricnda without the
· necc! IIi get ~acqllllin!Ec! ot C1plaill ,agaiu.Dilli's posi7 ·
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COunlry in tho fOIDICl' Soviet Union, thai has sUcli a ieia.tionship and llllllln-e! of opcnncas and ttuit as .we now·
. bave with tho Unital Sta!Cs. Our vim· maY differ on.
soino lasucs, but wo tr)o to resolve tlieSo dilfcmJCeS at the
~nfel'cn!Z table, within tile bilaJ=I proCess.
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·.w.d still have'\ )onli way to so lu .furthao improyins .
· .our relationahip.llUt whal was =mplishcd in .b,o past ~
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~ailylciw~lslnthpei8~DSI:ifR1 .·
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pointmcnt, of.cioursc, wl)cn, 'for:o:iample, tllo expcctaticias.of swift aDd effective ~lll!S iHJJa:aiilo JirOvcd
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· wbeo·wo ·cliseusaed Ainericau invcatofi!· :•
~c:ertificaili9ml~in:P:Z:t::~:J:#f{~):?
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·as CODS~ctjve pro.; ·s:th~walls (>f that C()ncenttation canjp or
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totmdta.1ble·. dlSC;\ISsionsand collferences ~ t'§~~ to feel that ~ey cannot suppoq the
th,~ ·8Q such: eve11t!? over the_ folll' ~i'i~()P.n,~ llec.au~a:one or aJ.l(}tller-tepreseri: M,aybe. tJ.lere were so~e,snUUI ntis- J.:~~vp of'~~ po11_~~i$ not·~~ theirl~g.
. . mft(:ie,:,b~tvve ben~fite~ ~tly£rorq
.: t:nY ID.l~d, .th~s l,S .a wrot1g appr~ch ..
·. rii;- ill ()UF. U'J1derstanding o(~~ch . :~t.·@~~~en~ri:V.e~ ofll1ygc:>Ve!1lf.neri.t
problems ... :.
. .· ~1N:~.to.-~tli.JPilg·~jther. rli~ve my own
li!ld- cop.n~less · meet!ngs wittl th.e i:; gq~tical opinions, likes and dislikes, but l
. .. ~timml:4niiy, ~o~h·.h~~ jn the ~~Iffio>V that;· above an, the nation should .be
·waslilifiiff'Oi[i'···:~··;·~I'·~· evicywh~ie]~
i!Kli?#.llt; And it: s an iinportant function of
.l ·. ·.. il . import~nt th~t 1:oday,5~~~-ciiaspora to support our countrY-here,
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riow :uilderstand better the-. bfe and think-: r#~Pngr~ss~ .· :: . . · ~- :/
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·,mlltioii,while:trymgn:qUo. em~lli$ll.~y-:.f?C~rbficatton ·process. Nor cOJ!ld the
··.' thmg,_J\Q9,:we .t:r.ied'·tO. ex,pl~:.,-.. ~Cil~e ;;~\1'W,b~ssy have broug~t iJ1t0, b~ing.the
. •, .ws. ~~y . .lO.:.~oti~e.tha! almost .everyone ;j~~~~ss.i()~~ Ukraini.an Sa~cus; it was
" &peilk~.,R~~~~~Jlitt.:KYtV,<~ut ?~~-c~~t . to ·~;~~~ dtaspora,s.efforts that di~ It. ·. ··..
. fuUyC9Jllpr~hend:~halbf9ugh~ ItlibOPt·:..: ,;i~;_;;:/fhe~e are unp()rtant efl'orts, .~d I feel
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positiott:tlt~t ·will
tii~:. devefopf1i~nt pfnew dipl6ll!ati<:. '· give·me an opportunity to moreeffectiv¢-:
cadres here :..:. .we ;~·~~~iveQ: a yo~11g diplo- , Iy· iDfluence the development of our fqr-:
matvvbo
amongtlieftisfgrncluat~ of .. ~ign. policy or foreign relations; tha~
Ukiaine's new (,liploinatiC: acadeiJiy.J]li~
would be·wondeiful. But if ilot~ it doesn't:·
signals ~e begl~n~g ~!a iJ_o~al pro~ess · ~atter.I~Ualway~ remaill whptam.
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offomu.ng ~IIle s·dtplom~tic corps~ ·.
.• If, for exampJe,'today lwere to put an
.· · :what did' \Ve. have. ~ix or seven Y~ars
end to the insanely active life I've ~een
ago? Ori.J.y a handfu~ ofSt.l<~ed Care~f Or . ie(lding over the past four_ years, ·~Il.cl
. professional Sovi~t-:styl~ diplomats. 9P~
instead would: write a meaningful book of
must given them credtt, however.- a
mY r~flections; who kpows~ maybe ~i~
ritajority of, ~hem were patriots ~ho,,~upwould be. more imp()rtant than gett:mg
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seni~~ it well.. · ·. ; · :_ .. · < :: . · ::
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But we cou.ldn:testablish ~q eoQre : .f~ewell banquet honoring the ambassadiplomatic. corp~·-: w.h~~ll now_ h~~ ·11.1ore : .· dor Nqvembet'24], one cannot retire
.1 ,Qoo_.. :.<llploma~.:- only: ~tth ~e.~) j···. ·. one.'.s love for Ukraine.
remember :llow :.Fore•gn AJfa•~ 1\IJtm~ter.
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Amitolii Zlenko SO!-lght~ p~tenti~t.ta?l~as~ I · And in CQP.cl~sion, not' a question,
· sac:iors. He appn)ac?ed .ow ~?'J-.tn~9J_? ~ .. but' simply an open microphone for
· .con.vin~e m~ 1Jy 8aymg tha~J ':~ :alre~dy · ·. whatever else you may want to say as
· been a CabineUniqister (of envtronrnell~ . . you depart the United States.
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why not try somethmg· new:for-lJkrajn.e. +_ ·. Frrst of all, I would like to express my
The situation w~s analpgo.us toJh'\t of ;I . gnititud~ to all for ~he warmth .and gp~d
Other,post,~qlopi~·stat~~ th~~ gajned.th~ir j will I always felt m my meetmgs With
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is worthy of this. Ukraine is
, of a person~lnanire - relaxation; irie~t~
;hidepende~t, but it still needs the good
·,· · ings ..withwonderful new friends aridthiv~
of others. And I am thankful to all
.· .... , ·eling acrossthis.int~resting·¢otintry/But •. ·whobelleve in its future,- ,
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·tion•of educated prngmatistS.~omes to from the ·detachments o( the UPA thai,'in.su~~~-Uklaine, the UI<raini~ ·
Ukrainian diil.spf!ra in the 21st century . pbwer. · . . ·• : .... · . . ·• ·,
. ~iim Insurgent fumy] and from dis- · diaspoia iS in fact supporting the national'
were the topic addiessed by Ambassador
· ·Along will!· thiS; a series. of unresolved placed persons Camps .. · ·
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· in!erests of the U.S., inasmuch as the ·u.s.·
.H4ri Shcherbak in remarks. he prepared for . problems remains in th~. spheres pf energy
In other words; how will the diaspora govenunent has established a strategic parte .
"The : Year. ·· 20211 ··conft.~e'lce~" and the .economy, 'and the soda!,· nationil.l. answer the challenge. of time? Will_ it dis- nership with Uknti!!~cillld provides multil/nfortllnaJeiy, however: the tiniJ;ils's'aiior" and politiCal arenas. These pi-event Ukraine . solve into t1ie [multi..ethnic] sea, or will it faceted' political;economlc,. technical and .
.was f¥U!XPectedly called lxick to Ukrab!e from reaching the level of Poland, the ··preserVe its .na!ional identity; keeping · qtiliw)'aid to Ukrajne ..• ·~. : . . .
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on _urgent. bilsiiiess; thils, [)r. ShcherbQJc's Czech.Republic and Hungary:
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. intact the:· already· constructed.bridgcis
Of course; Ukraine will. need the diaspo- ·
speech·made it to the coiiference (it'was
·. DearFriendsl·
. betWeen-the U.S. and.lJlcraine?.There
ra'shelpforalorigtime,justa5thediaspora
read duriizg tfie conforenc,e lunchi01i liy
There i~ a direCt correlation betvie~ the· no ready prciscriptiol!s l!o:e. but it seenis to . needs Ukrain~, because ilis 01dy from _
secam! secretary of the·. Embassyc:oJ... staie of tlie UkraiiJiari stiie, ii;; existei!lie·.or ·me t!lat an. oig@.iza~mi of prof~slo~a!S Ukraine. that we all,!:ferive inspiratien; in
.u~;:v<0ii'Zorya):C th'o~gh tire 'airii)(Js_::.:". nO~"~:Xisteiuie,. arid ih~ state
the .· like 'fhe Was~ington. Oroup. is. trying !Q .Ukr3ine there is place ~0 utiliZe' one~s
StufOT diif.noi~ ae/ow are excerptsfrom lJkrniniliii diaSpan{ ' ::. :·. ,·, ' ·. ~: ::' ·.· .f111d ;qt· ~"f. to !I] iS· CO!IJplex question: ~ds, heart and talent.:. ' : · .
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Ainbassador Shcherbak'S addie#(D:anslat- · .co·_·mpnsri~ues.'kr.i
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.. ·.riy~lda·: · f!:iyiog fi\<1Ve<i' ~Ill us!Jtg !he. Ulcrainian
Among.the main spheres of diaspori! .
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laoguag~ tp' !~eEiiglislt; PP!. \)DIY .<l.id.' support for.llkr.iliie.wpich will remain pi;~·.
Uk:raii.iim Weeldy). ·: : · . · '·.·. ·. . :: :
third Of the ~Jkloainiari ethnos Lfi<iin l3.8' 'f\YG J!ot l(!se)t patio"'!~ jqentity~ b!Jii! oriti~ for a lonipime are the followinlf.
. ~~ Ulcl-ainiaiJs in M:oldcjva, 5 Peri:eni exP.~ndeil iis po!ential. to influen~e the
I. Political andiJtforrDalioDat SllpJXllt or' .
. ,;; the• ibp!~ you are discussing I~ in RUssiil,5.4pcrci:iltin Kizlikstin,39 per-· political and. busin'esii elite:. hi the U.S~ in Ukraine within the U.S; adminiSiration and · · ·
extriwrdinarilysubsnmtivebecause ofthe .cent in Caru!da, 35 peicent in L!i!Via; 29 .· IIi~ directjol!'oi.S~ag'theiiingAmCiean~ Congress:. We greatly vajue-the l!SSiSiaru:e .
. dyriim)ic cluingciS in uiiiaine,the Wtirl<jartd' · . percent in Belaru~. ani!. I . perc~nt in . Ukrainiim relations. . .
in thls sphere provided hy. such.representll~ .
tlieUkrainiilit diaspora that hav~ tl!ken: Romania to 0.7 percenpit:Aqielltina, 05 . To hi: su~,'p<ilitj~ ~d ..Xiai·O!'g3lliza-. lives of the Ukrainian community in ih.: ·
plaCe in tJie past few years. ·
. percerit.in !lie U.S., 0.2 pero:iltjn AIJSUillia, · lions of t!Je diaspora.also will be qu~in~ U.S. as Ulaila DiachUk, Asltoldioz)m~j;
The q~ick and Unf10len!ing·passage of 0.1 pciei:nt·in Brazil; 0.()2 m
Veqezuel~ and tained, !nit they have a chai!ce tti siirvive for. Bohdan Fuiey. J.ulia'n. Killas. Eugene'
'time .has': brought us to !he cii!miriatilln of ODS in Austria. As we see, ev~here the the long ienn only if tl!ey eaq iillef1'sl the Jwanciw, Ore~t: Deychakiwsky, !hor.
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. this dirunatic 20th centurY and to!fay we·. .Uicrainian diaspcllit iS amjn~ty. iric:ipllble .. ·new· iiC!l=.tions of' Ukrajni3Jt AmericaJIS of · Gawiliak; Nadia McCcinilell and JiuuiY.. ot!ibave a. fuJI right.:.: indecid, die duty- t<i . · Of significantly atfectingtl]e sibJati<?n jil the · the 21st centur)t with truty: interestirjg and ers. Regulai1WGmeenngs with key [Cpiepeer ahe8q in'to the "PPrilaching ci:niiuy: to couritrieil of its settlement. ·· < · ·.·· .··· · ·· · mOdem progt3111S- niit rerinls of tl)e po~ti- sentatives Qf the American peiiticai·•eii!e,
examine what' it holds in store for us, .. Iri 'i950.:!9so the ykrainiBD diasp<iia in c:iJ cirrents Of !lie 1920s-'1940s: ·- . .. .
play an iinpOrtant role:. :' . . :::,;; :
~rs· .iii ~e i111d beyond its l)or- the Wesi.weritdu!iugli a Stage ofmobiliza-·
.·.,iaitS
sei:on!f q~!ion, wi);ch f!ir
2. Creat!on of a positive iiJ:IIlge'of
tion when· all inteUectiuli·, piilitica! and-.cul-. Ukraine's amba5:mdpds the !DoSt impor- Ukraine iri th~ mass coinml~Di<¥Qns ~ : :; .•
. ,,. {J_lclaine ~day is in J02nil piace in ~-~ .. '_et·.~_:,.,o_~_-··_vianered_··,___3imed_ •.-'-"<fes_·,__ ..• Yi_nir_ th···e·.·. .inn!. iS:
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can ihe di,.Spoii l:qopera!e of the u.s~ Unforttiriately; .Uicr.!ine todaY.:
. ·.·.· termS Of huinan .deveJOpment:'Jn recent.. o>U
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m0st elfeCtivdY. MtQ Ulaaine ill thefiinire? does DOt have ihe funds !O,aggiessive\f: \,.
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The Ukrainian di:ispoia in the free wprld , .. There
sevqll) specific ~: pene!f3te ihe foreJgn· m~ss Jit~dii!; TJie :
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correlation betWeen the. state of the
.' hoodS abOurUkciine with impunity.'
· We are grateful to the Cditor-in..chief of
··-~~!!~~w~~~~f~:i :~ . .iJ1(~in~~:~~f1;/jj ~~~~ ~~ ~ffi~~~~~. '~F{fJ~~J: .;!·~~~;;:~~~~~~~ ~+';' .
If. !l:e preSent negnnve
state oftlu! Ulirauuan· cuaspora;· ... :.. ,.. ' : . . ·.·
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'· Wliat will tJkraine !>e like in th,e .year .. state-b.illdmg ~~~ ~h'!S .a phen~menal Ukrainian etfmos: Only an iq!lependeni.. riewspapetMeesi is interesting: R:'L' .· ..
20201 ·.·. . .. · . .· . ..
·· . ,streiigth of spirit and excep~Onlll creative state js capable of defe!ldil!g its ~:i!iO~S ¢!uinli3k '~:"" experi<Jed gTeat ei:foriifti! S!Jp: ...
There i.ne several possible scenarios -'- Jiotei.tiid • .
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. from' nl_ass kiUings; depoitatio!ts; fainiiiesi port: the IJ!dependen! mass !l!~~l!l
frOm 'ihe most pessililiStic prophesies about . . But,.~~ achievCD!e~t of Ukrai~e·s ..· Chomo!>yls, ~ti!Acicide _ani! Irl_form;!!ionill ·l;~e;
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the·defeat of l:Jkrilinian independence and a. . indepe!'dence '!1!4 !Jie general eup~o!'ia aggression. Only a s~ng st;l~ Is capable.o.f ~;:. ·;Th~ Ell]bassy of ll'?'"me pas 1ts ovw .,
-new' coloniZ~~i)il''cif.·Ukfail!e to the mpst connected. . to this hl'storic even.to. f ..\vorld- . bel in· it9
ra when it bei:Oines neC.s- webpage -~d regui!UiY.. \SS~es p~ releas.,_ .
... ·opt1m1st1c;. · accord ance w1t h wh1c h Y{ide ~il!!!ifical!C.., ~fi!lite siww of f3tig;ie, sary togdefend ·.po ·. .·
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Ukniine becomes a floui-islthig. st:ite of . confusion and diSillusiOlll11cint !IPPeared. .. : . .2. Oniy the ~ence Of indei=de[li . Ulcr;liman. N.ationai Information se;v~ce. !If ... . .·. .
.Ceil~ E~pe~ h~vi~g ~~F :· . Dr. Vl.a8y.l Marlrus.··of Qiicago_·' ed~~r-!Jt.-. ·Ukrainian state can give· the Ukrainian.dias:- -~h~ ~lq'atm~n Con~s~ ~?m~~~~ee. ~f.. ·,:·:
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Jy. completed its. integr~tion i.nto ,{!uro~
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-Atlaritic ecilnomic and defense struCtlll'CS. ' . cl!i~ .¢ th~ Encyelopedia-of the YJcrai!ll<i!I•. pora "'"·necessary Stlmulus for ve op- ited circle of niaders We our·slare ~d· the . .
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Di.Spora;. iq his deeply aniliytiCal article ·ment and iaise the authoriiativeness of the · · . .
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Knowing thb ~iiy of·sta~bilildirig in·· ''Tiie CriSiS of the Ukrainian Diasporar i:fu.ainian c~JI1mun'iiy in !he.eyes 'of the . dl3s~~ra ;mus! ~reate· a· w~~~~Yflde
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Ulctaine, a¢ the objective and Sl!bjecti:o:e ·. 'publislied in thejOtimal Vo;csvjt. (199~. "'~·. . t..;&rshiP. iq '!he CoUntrieS ofiheir sew~. Ukrainian lR~Onnall~n space ...,. .
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diffiCUlties and'obStacles 'iliat exist, I ~uld 3) .
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cCo 11 Fqundanon; headed·.by_· :...·....
course bCtwei:n these 1\VQ CXnef.DCS· · . ·
sif6rig an!l alive; it must sufVive aJ: l~ast al-cuituiaJ. needs. of. Ukrairiians who live .Nad':' M . nne ' gan ~~ =s!ng. . ·.....
This Sa:nario envisions the existence .of another two to three generations~
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beyo.id ihe bOn:lers.ofthe ~te." . · . · : and 1~terest1ng P;ID!lf3'?' 1g t . '!!131!
indepe.ndent Ulairine on !h~ iliiip OfEuroP.,.
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At the s:ime timi: this_ scenario envisions the diaspoia iS .mark~d by-~ serious quesnon and p!uralisti·. state, should not m'terfi_ere 1 ·. n:g~ons of the US. an th .• ne.. 1 f ."' .
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againsi the.n:n~wal of the RIISsian~oviet .· logic~!' Ia_.;~ and process~s. bin al~o hi · ~; It should not support one pollncal PI' l!lli- contacts. The Ukrainian 'community. of
empire under a new flag ll!ld new ~t .tenils of the existence of indepeode!'t giOliS llfO!!P ov~ ano!her·. -- .' . · . . ·. · . . Detroit initiated the signing Of a sistet city .
power slogans. . .
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. .' 4. ~lop_g With this, ~e.~ ~gll!nst the 88reernent.with Zaporizhia, while ChiCago:
·• likra!ne plays 'a grc)wing role in tlie ·
'"Our dias)iora _communities JIIUSt: l'orn!n- · ~ntruslo!lmto ~. Ukrain~an sta_te of one (Marta Farion) is' successfully continuirig·, ·.
region, strengthening i!S contacts "-:ith. late a positive eoncept for long-ti:nn sur- ~logy;()r po_htU:a'·doctrine promoted hy · .coopetatiiln'with Kyiv. It would be goodi{
neighboring countries, developing coopera-... • vival a;nd development; prepaie a· strategy' . diaspo_ra.Qrglll!a:'tloqs, allhough! uf course, · diaspoiil i-epresentatives of various. states.~.
tion with the GUAM alliance [Qeorgia, ·for penminenlexistence'ber9rul the bprde1s . anyone m. Vkraine or bey~nd '-~ bord~ Florida, MiSsouri, C!!lifomiil, New Jersey;
Ukraine, Armenia, Mol<!ova], the Ellack Of1Jliraine.". · · ·
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Sea econQmic cooperation cou[\cil, the . . It is difficult no.t to ~gree with these 1o~s or dis~~emen! ~Ith the actloflll of . ~~~ and_ doivelopedactive coii~~ii
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• Ukraine avpids bloody international . Ukrainum dii!Sp<ira as .w~ See th~m frQIJl· grea~Y ..val~. the ac:omplis~~en!'!: 0fthe
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politiCal crisis; n:IIUIWits 'Of the Commimi~t
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. :o.ur Vimiaiie pointS in K)'iv an<! WashiJiiltori~ ~!Ill"~ diaspora. ~~- orglll!~!f!'nS ."?"·. ship and. education: Mar!ha. !3ohacheys!cy, .
~will focus on tw1J pritl!:ipl!lque8tions.
, lndivld~a\:repf.17en~llv'f9, _!heir poteJ!\Iai Choniiak aQ, ;;_rve :is a good eX31ripl~)!l, ·• _
. fi~ H~w will the inieil!!!l tr.iJ)sformil- mfluelll:ll on the .l~glSI~ti"-:~ -~ ~CI:Illl.ve this sphere as !Wiei: ;,1 the p.St fqu!')~ ·
tion of the Ukrainian !lil!spi:lra occur. tl!k- . '.branches .Of g~Y"mm·':"ts l~ tile ~~n~es .she ""s tl!Ug~t ai uniyer,lities in Kyi-o:-: •
.ing inil? iiccoimt die i!Jexorable ~sag~ of whl:fl'. th~ ~~~· tli~lf a!nlity. ~ IDOI>1
11ZC: · George Gamotil teaches yoii~g ppysic~;;
.time·· arid.. acute .d~08@pfti~ chartges~ ·~ ·. ~~~l>: op~~on ~~ !9. ~~ w~~ · · ·Prof~ rau1 pzUI and ~is.~~ Co~~~~-:- ·>"·
well as assimilatiOn and the'naiural necided,llfn.OIIS !" Bl;lpport of Ukraine. •· ·••·· . b;ive creati:d an 'F.nglish-lJ!crai~ d~<:tipn, ·
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Wynar, Dmytro Shtotuyrf and oth~rs. Whb rea!m ~f ~~tl~ity ar~ 'the lJkrairii~rt broad spectrum: of cooperatloll ~benVeen the ..
work prolifically with their ukrainian col-.. American :C()ordjrja:ting Coun9il (lJ•ana .Ukrainil!ll maspora rujd Vkmine/Jlut there
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.leagues ar~ well-known in Ukrain~: Diacl~u~), t~~:.:'IJlcraini!ln' J;"rat~r~~~. a~
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a.ry :of 1De~Ical te~l!~~ promote9 the 7't~b-· ous research into refonns in Ukraine .arid . NationaJ:Wonieil 's League of'f\ineri!=a . ec~noniiC:s, political science~ etc.; where
IIshi?ent.m J!k.r~we of tbe· ~l.<~aJnia!l. 'problems of. the wodd.filianCi!ll crisis. We . (.t\nria.:Kri:lwcziJk),JJari.a ~ndA.Jtatole f:,ysyj, cOOperation with the dil!Sporais desiJ:OO ...
. Medical Associati()n,I!Jldsupport~ 1 co?- sorely rieed such studieS. · ..
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ferences.: ·Pr,lhor ~~asnykpart!p•pates l!l
·5. Cooperation in the'legal·13phere: tirigu:fsheqre~il~v~ 9fthe(li!ISVOfl'l· ·
Ukraine. and the Ukrainian diaspora: fllce.
research on ~e me?•~ conseq~~nces, of the Federal Judge Boh.dan Ftitey has provided . . T:· Q;xip~pcm in ~bli~hit:lg business . complex problems. in the 21st centl!JY; .. ·· .
. Chornobyl~ts~te~. t . ..•.· .
. .·. •invaluable aSSistanCe to Ukraine bf perSon- ' contact!! \Vitti Ukraine! We CI!JlnOt bpasr
The principal problem .faCing Ukraine is:
. . . A gn:a~ c<m~bp~oi\ to the de.ve~o~nt . ally piaying an active part in ~e creatiort of ~Pout ~t proj~ iJ} :$~ sP.he~o. attho~gt!' how to simultaneously boilda ~te~ bring t~:
.of Ykraiman. h1stoncal lcholarshtp Is lletn~ the Coniltitution of ~ne, refonn _of the repreE:entativ'es. of the: ~ni~n oomnmitity life the Ukrainian mitionaLidea. imd transmade by ]>f9fs. ~om~ _§zP.()fluk; .T~ras jl!stice system and establishmeptr-qfthe in tht: U.S. do participate in developing .port Ukraine into the orbitofglob;lliz_ation,
· ·. Huraezjlk, J\n~a. Pr()cyk~~&.Pffi!1rs· It .t.S J!Elr· · Constituth)nal Court. The corist~ctive ·. ~usmess in UJ.aaine:. Wolodyinyr Bazark:o, .which is itccompi!riied not Q~ly ~Y @velop. hap8 in.this are,a ~ unde!'S~Cljpg .:>iJr tragi~. activity of Judge .Futey Ca!J. serve as an (telecomm.!-mica~ions in Lviv )~ Stepan ' ment, but alsp ~mplex saciil.l aJid: ful.tional
history -:- ~htit tbe diasiOni. ba~ heJped us example ofwliat a :Uk.iiiniaii pafiiotcim do . .Dwojak (food business· in Kyiv); Gei:ll-ge· prol:>lerns.
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most vyith new iqeas as,well as facts preyi- .. ·to help his hbmeland at a ~e difficUlty. ChOpivsky (agribusiness in. the· }>oltaya • ·.·. . The prinCipal problemj!f the diaspora ii(
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Many Ukrainians who woik in the FBi and Oblast). we·wol.lld l~e to
moreinyotve.:. · bow to milintain Ulqai~iaqism~ that spiritof .
· . Cooperati~n in the fiel.ds of iit~ture !md .·. CIA arid sjmilar agencies provide Ukraine . ment by yminian A.tnericail bu5jnesspeo-: . the· Ukrllil}jan.liberati!>~csiri.Jggle·.of our··
- · . :fathers and ~dfathers, and atthe same
cultut'l' also h~s.been ac~v¢Wd~veloped~ with practical ~istance; .· · ·... · ·• · · pie inllki'aine: · · · ·. ·· ·.·· · .
6, Cdoperation in providing humanitaril!ll
~i~ooperation' il:r nlilitary affairs: Since .. time. become a~. influential segiiterit_of ..
The journal· Krytyka Jotirided by Pref.
George Ora!x)\v.icz in. ;!lkraine :has become aid to Ukraine: Tht: activity of the c!tilritable lJkiaine began !:iml~ing ~~ in~PI1D.~Pt.mi'- ,Arne~~ soci~ty and t10t re~ a pecul.i3f, ·
one ofthe b.est joUrnal:; of the hig!l~t intel- ·organization the:C~ill;lren .ofChorpobyl ·itary forces, th¢~riiiin di.lispQfah!ISPtXt~ ·a¢.harg ghetto 1!1 th~.U§.... ) · , . . , : · .
lectual caliber in. Et.!'ope. Esseritiarass.is- . Reliefli'und, headed by Nadia and Zenon vi~ed invai!Jable'assi.Stiince: Gerr:. Nichola8 : :~· ·In COilClusion, I_woiild liketcipM!phf!lse .·
tahce ih PHJ:!!ishi~g ~a~~J~ Js pf9vi~eti by • · Iyfatkiwsky,. is widely known,. The .activi~y J(rawciY( ru.td CoJ: ~tephen Olynylf:· ~e•: · ~e- w~lhfmown wott!S <>f P~!dent)o~n ·F. .
Osyp.Z:inf<:e\Vycz:11)in8J11e8 qfsllpttn()~eP .of this foun~atio11 is an example of the . consu!tan~ to the .Ministry. of Defense:~mtf j<epn¢~· • .
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proft:ssors as {:.emitfR:Mfiy~!.{y,'4fissa .Ukrainian diaspor~ 's generous aid ·to pro~~ riumeroils.military contacts. . . .' . · Ask f!Pt what l)krame can•do.:for•you.
o'nyshkevycb;•@J~rg¢. ~~~J<yj~{.llPOtn.:Yr. Ukr11ine. Also actively involved inthis · Ak)o~ see, today we alre~dyhaye ~ A~k whatyou·candoforl}kraine:~ · '····
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Early in 1997,in an effort to make itself more accessible cussionswere held on-how:Ukrainian American and other ·
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tothecolnmunit}rat largi!;the)Jkrainian ,Aineric~ Bar. ethnic groupsorgariize thein~ffort5, thebest ways ofinflti~
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h~ year got off to a_ pron,u~m~start as-f~ as the s1~.., · free number, 1-888~U~~-LAW.oi'J::-888~822~2529, pro:- . cutiilg goveinment grants. ·~ .··
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mficanc~ of our cgmfl1U~l~Y 11l the: Um~ ~ta~ lS. . . vides pre-recorded info~-alion abOut the asso<::iatioll iri the . .. ·Iridiv~dual communities and local institutions also. got.
. ·· ~oncerned. The ~,r:co?d maugu~atlon of President English and. Ukniinian languages; and permitS the Caller to.· • involved in projects aimedc at improving· our coiilni.unity ·..
Btii Chnton featured ethpic pers~v~ as: the the~e of leave messages for UABA officerS and governors .. _The . life here in the United States;'
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the _w~k~n_dcele~ra1I9n W~·"An ~e?':~JollQl~~~;-; :.• ' .' humber's pre~recorded message also contains teferriils'of'
. In April the. Ukrainian Heritage School in the
·UABA attorrievs by state;. The\tJkiainian; Affierican• Bar.: Philadelphia area: announced "Project Renaissance. "• ··
··Assochition cotbmenced{i,t~ third decade bye~ecting a n~\\< ~-According to its mission statement. the project, whose ben~· ·
preside~t. Bbhruuma (bbrtila)Tt Pochotlity; the 'first WiJiriaD • ·. efi_ts will IJe; available to l,Jkrainiait studies schools- nation·
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Toronto on May3();::June t .. _ of success _meducallilg -present and future generations of
]jliting<the:'.w,eekend <ifNovember 14.1~; the U~A · A1_11erican-bom children of.Ukrainian background.'~ The
. duced J?y ethmc leader~;~nd. C()l11mumtles throughout . celebrate.dits 20th anniversary at its fall meeting3fhe kick~ • project- has the -support of the Educational Council of the
_America. Planned as an?.~tlirtic;~alute to the victory of· :off til the everitwas arec¢j;;tionattheEmbils$:hoYl.Jkraine> Ukraini~ Congress Committee of America.-·
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PresidentCiiijtori and 'Viee~Piesident ·Al Gore~· the brun~h A full-day d>nierence tl-ie'; iext ruiy i:'ocuse(toii ilitemaLand · .··· ·'These goals will be achieved:by jmbiishing a new series
was .~eld in ~e eleganf!~iallroo(Jl of.the·_,~ational~ ,Press · exte~ru issu_es #feeling th~: org~ti()~. ~;~~II: 3S•Ji~rJe-·{
textbookS to 8erve _as teafhingJools; Separate_• v_olumes
Club m Was~p~on whel!' leaders and e.thiuc .coordmatory -· cial portion titled:''UABA: Quo;Vadi,sT;tli~J(e~ai}:lin~.the :: _of new. course matenals w1ll be developed for· different .
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from the Deirlocra.tic }>artY and•moretl~f111·500 gu~ts carile . _:_ UA1JArg past and looke(i ah~lieriili~''drgliii1iatioh is'··· ; grades and-subjects., Each volume will present subjects in a
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comprehensive manner, including a side~by~side translatogether to reflect on.therole of ethnic diversity in.·. · :I1eadiitg; · .·. ·• ..·.
Arilerican suiture and life. ' . · _ ..._. . .. ·.. .. . . .·- .. ':_ . i • The largest ass6ciation.of Ukiairiiatf'Ariterltru;t :~u'si~ tion- ofless familiar Ukrainian \Vcirdsinto .English; There
. Yuri Shcherbak; · Ukniirie!s ambassild()t to the U.S~ •. a8. ·nesspei-sons and prcifessiG'nals iri the United_StitteS;:•The'· .will be activities, exercises and workbook materials. with
well a~. ambassadOrs ancl dignitaries fio!ri ·r'nore than •.a WashingtOn Group (fWG); ei!X:ted George Ma8iilk:' to rut · i attractive;·. topical illustrations. A dictionary of all the new
do~eri embassies were als() present to salute th~ accom-. unpre¢edeitt'ed third ·terit1 presicierit
fv.1asillk~>a :.· :. words used in the textbook will be.co111piled at the;~nd of .
plishritentsof ethnic Americ;ms. Numerous representativeS: : tele<;ominllrtiCatii:>ns engitlter, an_d his slate of board mem- .each volume. Separate!)', there will. also be suggested test
.. of Ukrainian ~e.ncan organizations also .\Vere present .• ·..··• ·.. bers were elected unariirr:iousty-during TW9' s anriu~l ._..·~aterials foruse by teachers. .
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Among the eliliibi~ in the Parade; w~ch w~ ljeld after.·' ·. m~dffg;!Jieid on Februar)i: !5. . .•. ... ·• ··•·• · : . : ,,;>'> ;• ; ·; ; •• • .·.· _·Meanwhile; iri Chicago, Julian E. Kulas, president and
the president's oatlt and the traditional luncheon hosted by'
• TWG;.wiiichhas 366' &':embers in more than hili' of the· . chief executive officer·of Jst SecU!ity Federhl Savings
Congress f<>( the riew'president;•current andiformerivoluno • United' States; iri. Canada, Ukraine ahd Fravg:;js ~i~eiy' _: Bank, ·aimouncect mi. January 6. that 1st Security haS estab" ..
teers of the·P~ceCorps carried the flags ofoverl30 couri- . ktioWnfor the annual Leadershlp Coriference itsp<)nsors iii·: • Iished a not:.for~profit charitable foundation: called The
tries, including lJkrairie, wliere Pe~<;:e .Corp~ pro grains ·~· Washington;Jeaturing: pmrilirieQt govern-ment, business . Heritage Foundation of ist .Security Federal Savings Bank
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�.tin~ricial SUpPort tO likiahtian AnieiiC:iri clyic,.edtiearloiic .• Av~nue arid ~n t6 ;nove i~io iis IJWn buildmg 0~ East . . ~ynote ·~; former UCcA presl~t l:.ev ~bnarisky;
al, reiiliious and youtlt orgariizations hi inir comrituiiiti~s: SiXth Street[see .~':i'he.ilitS: musi2 in: die fonifiiint;;]): The_: the first UNIS director, George \'Jesterczuk; and its cumin
. lst. Sectiri~; has,se(;l9ide $2.5 milli<?ri as initiaj fuJI\!iilg: : ; .40!1-:rrt~W,lJci' oiianiziujon, ~as developed i!;v;irlecy of pro.. ·. : director, Micbael Sawidw ir. uNIS aiSb received writien
for !h.« foiiridiltioit, The <!!lditi<inal. $2.? inillioii will be··: lifarnS; ~irlcludiitg'iit,e'raty;eveniiigs; siici9i;oliticai ~~ · greeting9 froin Vice-Pfesideni AI GOre,
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. funded !JV~r~tli~ ii'ext_fewyerui J\ccolding ID. !Vir:·l{ulas,. iicacteiiiicsertilii~ press'conf~ci:S; ilr3Qiapresentations Affairs Minister Heniladii Udoveriko, and the · ·
~e Ukririniilii coiiimurii~: has be~n very SUpPortive of arid a regUJiircseasiin•of.iniiSiCal Soirees held uri&r the bmi~ . Congl"essional Ukriliniari Caucus .[see "U.S>Ukraine:
Is! SecuritY. Federiil; Savings B~ titrouilho~t its 32-year. rterofMtisiC.Ai niiilnstiruie ~m; · · ·· ·. ·.. · ·. _·.·
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Fouridiitio~ of l s~ Seeii!ltY Fede~l Sa~iiigs. Bimk. Inc..
marked sigriifj~anl ~vetsaries this_
The .Ukraiiiian th3i !lescribes. UNIS .best· is '~dedidition".- the dedieation
•One. way of reC!Jgnizirigthe COinmupiiy's. suppoii:We .• Anieric:uj ~imcy Association· marked d)¢ first anni_Vei"". of ihqse who worked for it, and those who SUPP9rted its :
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14 witit 45 delegates from IO cli3pters parJidpatlng and
pledging to continue the mission of helping Victirits of the
198(\ Chomobyl nuclear diSaster; The convention featured
. ajoint l:ial!cjitet. ~reveir ~zewczitk was eleele~ national.
. , are iri;llle process'. of ric;gotiaiing. mergers with the ... coiiu.111!i'tder ·of!P~..UAV; Maj .. Romiin Golash (USAR),
(UNAAA.J iin(t i!J~Ukfuiniah Fmiem3J ASsix:iatioh (iJFA)
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First Lady's Work on Children’s Issues and Women’s Rights
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<p>This collection contains records regarding conferences and events attended and hosted by the First Lady, Hillary Rodham Clinton. The key events in this collection consist of the United Nations Fourth World Conference on Women, Vital Voices, Beijing +5, and the Early Childhood Development Conference. The records include background materials in preparation for each of these conferences.</p>
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