Ukrainian World Congress to hold meeting in Kyiv, elect new president

EDMONTON, Canada – It’s the time of the year again when hundreds of Ukrainians flock back to their motherland to participate in the Ukrainian World Congress. The Ukrainian diaspora’s international coordinating body will reconvene in Kyiv on Nov. 24-27.

The congress brings together leaders of the Ukrainian Canadian Congress and the Ukrainian Congress Committee of America, as well as 300 delegates from almost 30 countries, including Australia, Argentina, Portugal, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Kazakhstan, and Russia, to discuss diaspora’s role in strengthening Ukraine’s statehood.