Ukrainians went to the polls on Sunday, Feb. 7 to elect the person who will lead their country into the second decade of the 21st century. The Election Observation Mission (EOM) of the Canada Ukraine Foundation (CUF), in association with the Ukrainian Canadian Congress (UCC), deployed 65 experienced and trained Canadian election observers in 6 oblasts (regionals) for the First Round of the Presidential Elections.

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Kyiv – Observers from the Canada-Ukraine Foundation (CUF), in association with Ukrainian Canadian Congress (UCC) were up early on Sunday, Feb. 7, to monitor the beginning of voting in polling stations across the country. By various estimates, some 4,000 international observers are deployed throughout Ukraine. CUF’s election observation mission includes Members of Parliament James Bezan (Selkirk-Interlake) and Gerard Kennedy (Parkdale-High Park).

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Kyiv – Fifty observers from the Canada Ukraine Foundation (CUF) gathered in a Kyiv hotel on Feb. 2 for a day of training prior to departing to the regions where they will perform their election monitoring duties.

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UCC & CUF Appeal to Combat H1N1 Pandemic
Toronto, November 8, 2009 - The Ukrainian Canadian Congress (UCC) and the Canada Ukraine Foundation (CUF) are appealing to the Prime Minister of Canada to direct Canadian foreign aid funding immediately toward humanitarian aid to help the Government of Ukraine to fight the increasing global H1N1 flu pandemic.

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3 November 2009 -- According to the Ministry of Health of the Ukraine, the country has now recorded more than 250,000 cases of influenza-like illness, with 235 patients requiring intensive care. As of 2 November, 70 deaths from acute respiratory illness have been reported.
Regions in western Ukraine continue to show the highest rates of acute respiratory illness/influenza-like illness. The level of activity in the Kyiv area is also increasing rapidly.

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INFORMATION from International Sources:

The World Health Organization (WHO) has released information about the A/H1N1 Pandemic in Ukraine (Download).
This organization also provides a list of clear recommendations regarding the behavior of individuals, groups of people and national authorities which you can find below:

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KIEV, Ukraine -- Ukraine’s president and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which comes under his jurisdiction, have reacted sharply to the Georgian-Russian conflict. Viktor Yushchenko has close personal relations with Mikhail Saakashvili with whom he is in direct contact on a daily basis.

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