Italy’s Commissione per le Adozioni Internazionali (CAI) — Nepal notice: http://www.naaa.it/naaa/html/modules/Downloads/Nepal-1.pdf Ethics, Transparency, Support~ What All Adoptions Deserve.http://www.pear-now.org/
Month: July 2010
MEDIA: (Australia/Ethiopia) Families in the dark as adoption chief quits
Families in the dark as adoption chief quitsBy Cassie White for News Online’s Investigative Unit The man who ran Australia’s adoption program with Ethiopia for 20 years has stood down amidst ongoing serious allegations of corruption.… Adoptive familes have welcomed the news Mr Gebeyehu will no longer be in charge, but have condemned what they say is the Federal Government’s …
States gathered in The Hague admit the existence of child trafficking in the context of adoption
2 July 2010 Adoption: States gathered in The Hague admit the existence of child trafficking in the context of adoption Published by Darcissac, Marion After nine days of heated and intense discussions, the Hague Special Commission, a kind of general assembly of Member States to The Hague Convention on Intercountry Adoption, was concluded. The discussions and the resulting conclusions will …
Italy halts new adoptions from Nepal
Italy halts the starting of any new adoptions from Nepal: Amici dei Bambini Data: 25-06-10 Nepal, contrordine da L’Aja: stop al deposito di nuovi fascicoli per le adozioni Un dietrofront inaspettato per le adozioni internazionali in Nepal dettato dallo stop temporaneo al deposito di nuovi fascicoli delle aspiranti famiglia adottive. E’ quanto stabilito oggi in Olanda, dove sono riunite a …
Spain halts new adoptions from Nepal
Spain halts the starting of any new adoptions from Nepal: El Ministerio de Sanidad y Política Social ha trasladado a esta Dirección General de Protección del Menor y la Familia la información tratada en la reunión de la Comisión Interautonómica de Directores Generales de Infancia, celebrada el día 20 de mayo de 2010, en Madrid. En relación a la tramitación …
Russian Homestudy Providers Missing Post Placement Reports (aka “Black List”)
In April PEAR reported on the Russian MOE’s new list of Homestudy Providers with missing Post Placement Reports. The official Russian MOE statement is here. The official list of Providers missing reports is here. The Russian MOE advises the regional databank operators not to accept post placement commitments from the Homestudy Providers on this list. PEAR has translated to English …
MEDIA: Inter-country adoption laws to be amended
Inter-country adoption laws to be amended Last Updated : 2010-07-06 Himalayan News Service KATHMANDU: The Ministry of Women, Children and Social Welfare (MoWCSW) is working to simplify provisions for inter-country adoption and to make Nepali missions abroad more responsible in terms of monitoring adoption cases in their respective countries. The ministry decided to simplify legal provisions after Canada, following Germany, …
Hague Reports for the 2010 Special Commission
Documents submitted by various Hague member countries, including the US, which were created for the attention of the Special Commission of June 2010 on the practical operation of the Hague Convention of 29 May 1993 on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption are now available on the Hague website. http://www.hcch.net/index_en.php?act=text.display&tid=45#sc These include the following reports: Documents …
Hague against orphans: Government (Rajdhani National Daily)
Hague against orphans: Government By Tika Bista Rajdhani National Daily Kathmandu, Ashar 15 (30 Jun10) Translated from Nepali The Ministry of Women, Children and Social Welfare (MWCSW) has accused the Hague Secretariat of working against Nepali orphans. The Ministry has asked the Hague Secretariat to work as per its official stance and respect Nepal’s rules and regulations and to not …