Objectives and Policy Issues
The United Macedonian Diaspora states its main goals are to "to foster unity among Macedonian people and to advance their cause". The organization's objectives are safeguarding the rights of Macedonians around the world; strengthening the unity of the Macedonian Diaspora; acting for the benefit of Macedonian communities before governmental and international bodies; cooperating with the world community by promoting universal ideals of peace, freedom, self-determination, and justice; and preserving and promoting Macedonian culture. Policy issues the organization undertakes are as follows: supporting the Republic of Macedonia's constitutional and rightful name; advancing Macedonian issues through educational advocacy, charitable efforts, and social and cultural events; defending the Macedonian ethnic and national identity internationally; supporting the human rights of Macedonians in Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Kosovo, and Serbia; improving bilateral relations between Macedonia and Australia, Canada, China, European Union Member-States, Russia, and the United States, among others; and assisting in Macedonia’s accession into international bodies such as the EU and NATO.
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