At the close of the war , a delegation of Ukrainian-American representatives which had been elected at the second Congress in 1944 , flew to San Francisco to advocate on behalf of a free Ukraine during the formation of the United Nations , convening at the Conference on International Organization in May 1945 . Contrary to the hopes of the UCCA delegates , Soviet-occupied Ukraine was officially recognized as a member state of the United Nations in June 1945
Conference on International Organization
United Nations Conference on International Organization
Ukrainian Congress Committee of America