In the 60ies, the Ukrainian Peace Council was the initiator of the renowned Dartmouth meetings, which have started the disengagement process in Soviet-American relations. Two of five meetings were held in Ukraine. In the years of reformation (“Perestroika”), our organization appeared to be the maker of Ukraine-America peace cruises

The Ukrainian Peace Council was one of the first to carry out educational activities about the Chornobyl Nuclear Power station catastrophe, tried to achieve the freedom of information concerning the events in Chornobyl to prevent the construction of the nuclear power station in Chygyryn and the construction of the canal Dnipro-Danube. Together with the Ukrainian Culture Fund, we tried to prevent any kind of construction in Hortytsya and in the Kanev Preserve. The Ukrainian Peace Council and «Zelenyy Svit» initiated a broad campaign for ecological safety, for convocation of the Ukraine’s Verkhovna Rada session about this question and creation of the corresponding ministry.

A number of press conferences on the increasing children's sickness rate were held. Many serious violations of the Ukrainian environment, energetic issues, and the Chornobyl sarcophagus were discovered. The program of activities was established at the conference, which took place on March 1991. The seminar "EuroChornobyl-2" became one of the activities held together with the Ministry of Health and “Zelenyy Svit". Scientists from 32 countries took part in the seminar.
The Ukrainian Peace Council initiated the Chornobyl lessons at schools, conducted annually in April.

A program "The children's educational exchanges" which was firstly created by the Ukrainian Peace Council became popular; its experience is now used by many other organizations.

In the early 90ies a series of international Dnipro, cruises and Ukrainian-American walking tours were conducted. A productive cooperation with American organizations "Ukraine-USA", "Bridges to Peace" and others was established.

Over a long period, we worked out contacts with international peace-making organizations all over the world. In cooperation with them, the Ukrainian Peace Council demanded a moratorium on nuclear and chemical weapon tests and general disarmament.Thanks to multiple connections, the Ukrainian Peace Council was able to improve health of more than five thousand children, sending them free to the Netherlands, Greece, Germany, Ireland, Malta, France, Switzerland, and Slovakia and delivered medical products worth almost 13 million US dollars to Ukraine as a humanitarian aid.

The Ukrainian Peace Council was always concerned about everything, which is happening in Ukraine, and it advocates the interests of all people and the interests of the nation in general. For many years, the Ukrainian Peace Council has been protecting peace, implementing its principles and peace-making programs.
 
     
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