CEPI Hispano Ucraniano paid tribute to the victims of the Holodomor.

-The Centre of participation and integration of immigrants (CEPI) Hispano-Ucraniano of the Ministry of Social Affairs of the community of Madrid, managed by the Atenea Foundation, commemorated on November 25 the holodomor, the artificial famine which suffered from Ukraine between the years 1932 and 1933 and that resulted in the deaths of more than 8 million people

Spain, 2011-December the last Friday, November 25 at 18: 30 hours the Centre of participation and integration of immigrants (CEPI) Hispano-Ucraniano, managed by the Atenea Foundation, surrendered tribute to all victims of the holodomor, the Holocaust committed against the Ukrainian people between 1932 and 1933 which killed, according to assessments by historians and demographers, a minimum of 8 million people.

The word holodomor come from the Ukrainian and means famine. The holodomor is the artificial famine caused intentionally in Ukraine by the Union of Soviet Republics (USSR) in 1932 and 1933. An estimated million victims of the holodomor. The minimum number of direct and indirect losses of Ukrainian population surpassed the 8 million people.

After years of oblivion the holodomor has been recognized internationally. In 2003, on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the great famine, the United Nations General Assembly adopted a declaration supported by 63 countries in which the artificial famine was recognized as a national tragedy of the Ukrainian people and the term holodomor was introduced in the international political dictionary. In 2008 the European Parliament described the holodomor as a crime against the Ukrainian people and against humanity. In Spain, the Congress of Deputies adopted proposition rather than act in commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the great famine in Ukraine in 2007.

In the course of the event presented an explanatory video of the tragedy and were surrendered tribute to the victims with a candle burn accompanied by a minute’s silence. In addition was the testimony of descendants of the tragedy. Closed the homage the Ukrainian violinist Albert Skuratov, who played various parts in honor of the victims.

The Center for participation and integration of immigrants (CEPI) Hispano-Ucraniano is a meeting place that seeks to promote and enhance coexistence, mutual understanding and participation of people immigrant and autochthonous. The activities carried out include: legal advice, language classes (English, French, Spanish, Russian, and Ukrainian), Internet and Office Automation, vocational orientation, toy libraries, training courses to professionals, exhibitions and lectures, excursions and guided visits and active classroom.

In the first half of 2011 the Centre of participation and integration of immigrants Hispano-Ucraniano made a total of 10.752 interventions and has served people of 94 different nationalities.

Athena Foundation is a non-profit, State and international vocation organization whose mission is to guarantee the rights and improve the quality of life of the people in situation or risk of serious exclusion, prevent the factors that cause and promote social and economic transformation through innovation, social intervention, research and training. enjoys consultative status at the United Nations Economic and Social Council. In 2010, the Athena Foundation handled 101.731 people.