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Although the UNA mainly assists Ukrainians living in the United States. it has never lost sight of the needs of Ukrainians in Ukraine. Throughout its history the UNA has assisted the struggle for a free and independent Ukraine by keeping American policy makers current on events taking place in Ukraine. The UNA assisted the many Ukrainian refugees created by World War II and provided assistance to the victims of natural disasters such as the earthquakes in Yugoslavia in the 1970s and in Armenia in the 1980s. The Ukrainian National Association has been assisting the UkrainianAmerican community and the people of Ukraine for a century. I hereby recognize the accomplishments of the UNA. not only for the UkrainianAmerican community. but for the American community.