The charity says 60% of children in Nepal orphanages have parents Case study: Nepali boy adopted in France Joseph Aguettant, Nepal’s country director for Terre des hommes charity, has documented 68 cases of children who have been adopted abroad even though they have parents who can look after them in Nepal. He tells the story of one Nepalese family divided …
Month: February 2010
MEDIA: Nepal ‘should suspend’ adoptions (BBC)
Nepal ‘should suspend’ adoptions http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8497473.stm The adoption of children from Nepal should be suspended, the international body that governs adoption between countries has recommended. An investigation found children from remote areas were falsely declared to be orphans and put up for adoption without their parents knowledge. A draft report by The Hague Conference on Private International Law urges Nepal to …
Commentary: Fast Tracking FFOA
A message from PEAR’s President on the Fast Tracking of the Families for Orphans Act in Response to the Situation in Haiti: According to recent stories in the press, Senator Mary Landrieu is pushing the Committee on Foreign Relations to release the Families for Orphans Act, S.1458 (also in the house as HR3070) for full vote in response to the …
UPDATE #2 Adoption from Nepal
Shortly after publishing the Update today, PEAR received the following notice from the Nepal Ministry of Women Children and Social Welfare. Date : 4 Feburary, 2010 Government of Nepal Ministry of Women, Children and Social Welfare Investigation, Recommendation and Monitoring Committee Notice This is to inform all the concerned Embassies/ Diplomatic Missions/Adoption Agencies and Adoptive Parents to take the following …
UPDATE on Nepal Adoptions
PEAR has been informed by prospective adoptive parents that the Nepal government is not accepting new applications for adoption at this time. This information has been confirmed by some adoption service providers, but not by any US officials. From what we understand, this is not a closure of adoptions from Nepal. According to our sources, the Nepal government will begin …