By: Alex Whitmire, UMD International Policy and Diplomacy Fellow “The 1963 Skopje earthquake, Mw 6.1, struck Skopje, Macedonia, on July 26, 1963. It killed more than 1,070 people, injured around 4,000 and left more than 200,000 people homeless, destroying about 80 percent of the city itself” – Australian Earthquake Engineering Society 2013 Conference, Nov 15-17, Hobart Tasmania. Less than two…
Australian Census – Tuesday, 10 August 2021 The Census will contain multiple questions on cultural background. This is an invaluable opportunity to have our voices heard and our Macedonian heritage counted. UMD Australia considers that it is vitally important to have our say in the current climate, particularly when our Macedonian identity continues to be questioned and erased. The information…
On July 13-15, 2021, over 1,000 attendees, the leading global voices on religious freedom, came together in person at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington, D.C. for the inaugural convening of the annual International Religious Freedom Summit (IRF Summit). “The issue of international religious freedom touches every culture, nation, religion, and political system. At present, almost 80 percent of the…
The United Macedonian Diaspora Australia (UMD Australia) is compelled to express our profound concern at the demands contained in the Australian Hellenic Council’s (AHC) public letter to the Prime Minister of Australia, which are aimed at curbing the fundamental rights of our Macedonian Australian community to identity, language, culture, and freedom of expression in Australia. The AHC letter openly denigrates…
UMD is saddened by the passing of former U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld. Our sincerest condolences to the entire Rumsfeld family. Memory Eternal! In a note to the Rumsfeld family this morning, UMD President Metodija A. Koloski stated: “I had the privilege of meeting Secretary Rumsfeld – a true statesman and American patriot – twice at the Macedonian Embassy,…
The United Macedonian Diaspora (UMD) recognizes the 154 years of Canadian Independence, and all that Canada has done for immigrants throughout history, especially the influx of Macedonians into Canada over the past century. This year it is with great sombre that we must stand in solidarity with the Indigenous community members of Canada. Canadian Macedonians are continually grateful for being…
Since 2008, the United Macedonian Diaspora (UMD) has hosted over 100 students for its internship program in Washington, D.C. For the past year, the UMD International Policy and Diplomacy Fellow Program went fully virtual due to COVID-19 restrictions. We are pleased to announce that our current summer program is a hybrid model, three, fully vaccinated students, in Washington, D.C., two…
На Домот за стари лица во Битола „СЈУ Рајдер“ беше донирана облека, која поради ограничувања на КОВИД-19 се изврши само до влезната врата од објектот за да не се загрозат животите на постарите граѓани. Втората донација која се состоеше од облека и помош за дом, беше наменета за семејството Митрески, кое неодамна го загуби својот дом во трагичен пожар. Исто…
This past weekend, UMD in partnership with PrimePoint Partners and the voluntary fire brigade Arhangel Bitola teamed up to deliver much-needed humanitarian aid in the Bitola, Macedonia area. The senior citizen’s home in Bitola “SJU Rajder” was the recipient of clothing for the elderly – due to COVID-19 restrictions, the delivery could only be made to the front door of…
June 17th marks the 3rd Anniversary of the signing of the “Prespa Agreement,” deemed by the preponderance of Macedonians throughout the world as having been forced on them in a flawed, if not fraudulent, manner. The United Macedonian Diaspora (UMD), as the leading voice of Macedonians abroad, reiterating its unequivocal opposition to the “Prespa Agreement,” will continue to refer to…
Денес, 17-ти јуни, се одбележува 3-годишнината од потпишувањето на Договорот од Преспа, договор кој огромното мнозинство на Македонци во целиот свет смета дека им е наметнат на противзаконски па дури и измамнички начин. Обединетата македонска дијаспора (ОМД), како водечки глас на Македонците во странство, повторувајќи го своето недвосмислено спротивставување на „Договорот од Преспа,“ ќе продолжи да ѝ се обраќа на…
Обединетата македонска дијаспора (ОМД) побара извинување од канцеларијата на цар Симеон Втори кој го слави својот 84 роденден денес, последниот владетел Цар на Бугарија, бидејќи денес се одбележува годишнината од трагичниот масакр во Ваташа кога бугарската армија, која ја окупираше Македонија за време на Втората светска војна, уби 12 млади момчиња Македонци на возраст од 15-28 години од село Ваташа,…