Coordinating meeting discusses plans for 'Chornobyl Week' at U.N.

UNITED NATIONS - Joint plans for the commemorative events in the United Nations were at the center of the discussion at the recent coordinating meeting chaired by the permanent representative of Ukraine to the United Nations, Ambassador Valery Kuchinsky. The gathering brought together top representatives of the Ukrainian women's and cultural organizations, local non-governmental organizations that have been active in helping Ukraine to mitigate the sad Chornobyl legacy, as well as scores of journalists.

Ambassador Kuchinsky briefed the audience on major events to be held in the framework of the forthcoming "Chornobyl Week" at the U.N. headquarters. The most outstanding among them will be a special commemorative session of the U.N. General Assembly to be held on April 28. The session will feature Secretary-General Kofi Annan; the president of the current session of the General Assembly, Jan Eliasson; the administrator of the United Nations Development Program, Kemal Dervis, as well as numerous dignitaries from U.N. member-states and non-governmental organizations.

In addition, a photo exhibit, a charity bazaar and the 15th international conference on health and the environment are scheduled to take place during the week of April 24.

Copyright © The Ukrainian Weekly, March 26, 2006, No. 13, Vol. LXXIV

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