January 27, 2011 The Economic and Organised Crimes Office (EOCO) has begun investigations into allegations of child trafficking at the Hohoe Christian Orphanage. http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/artikel.php?ID=202025 The Deputy Executive Director of the EOCO in charge of Operations, Mr Charles Nii Adama Akrong, told the Daily Graphic that his office had reports that the Founder and Executive Director of the orphanage, Mr Nicholas …
Month: January 2011
PEAR’s Remarks for the DOS Conference: Ethiopia a New Adoption Agenda
PEAR’s Remarks for the DOS Conference: Ethiopia a New Adoption Agenda The following text was intended to be read to the participants of the DOS conference held on Monday, January 24, 2011. PEAR was to particpate in the first panel discussion, but was unable to attend at the last minute. We were invited by DOS to submit the remarks, as …
Republic of Philippines IAC issues Temporary Moratorium
On December 13, 2010, the Inter-country Adoption Board of the Republic of the Philippines issued a resolution approving a temporary suspension in accepting additional applications from foreign adoption agencies. The purpose of the suspension is to regulate the number of applications in order to reduce the backlog of applications. The moratorium applies to adoption agencies that have sent in ten …
PEAR’s Statement Following the Conference: Ethiopia, a New Adoption Agenda
On Monday, January 24, 2011, The US Department of State (DOS) hosted a teleconference entitled: Ethiopia, a New Adoption Agenda. The purpose of the conference was to gather a variety of adoption stakeholders, discuss concerns, and find some common solutions to address those concerns. Minutes of the meeting will be published soon on the DOS adoption website: www.adoption.state.gov. PEAR participated …
Hague Secretariat invites Nepal to discuss adoption (Republica)
Hague Secretariat invites Nepal to discuss adoption Bikash Sangraula KATHMANDU, Jan 19: The Hague Secretariat based in the Netherlands that monitors compliance with Hague Conventions has written to the government of Nepal to participate in a meeting in Rome, Italy, to discuss the country´s inter-country adoption process. Nepal amended its inter-country adoption process in December 2010 amid allegations of widespread …
Adoption in Nepal: Mythologized, Misunderstood and Mobilized
Download paper from: http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1736064& Adoption in Nepal: Mythologized, Misunderstood and Mobilized Bala Raju Nikku Nepal School of Social Work; Sutra Centre for Development Education and Research Gopal Khadkha affiliation not provided to SSRN January 6, 2011 Abstract: Most academic research on international adoption focuses on either psychological or pedagogical aspects of adoption. This research project aims to investigate the social …
DOS Adoption Notice: Ethiopia
Adoption Notice U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATEBureau of Consular AffairsOffice of Children’s Issues The Special Advisor for Children’s Issues Ambassador Susan S. Jacobs invites you to attend Ethiopia Adoption: Solutions into Action January 24, 2011 9:00a.m. – 3:00p.m. To participate via teleconference, please dial: tel. 888-363-4749 Access Code: 6276702 How do we move forward to ethically and transparently protect children, birth …
DOS Adoption Alert: Kazakhstan
Adoption AlertU.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE Bureau of Consular Affairs Office of Children’s Issues _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ January 13, 2011 According to the Government of Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Education (MoE), all pending adoption dossiers that were not matched with children by December 15, 2010, will be returned and will have to be re-filed as Hague Convention cases once the Hague Convention is fully implemented. The Department …
US Embassy Kathmandu Biometrics Fee Clarification
From DOS to adopting families, on behalf of the US Embassy in Kathmandu: The U.S. Embassy in Kathmandu has been receiving requests from prospective adoptive parents currently residing in Kathmandu to retake their fingerprints at the Embassy because their fingerprint clearances have expired. The Departments of State and Homeland Security strongly urge all prospective adoptive parents to ensure that their …
DOS Adoption Notice: Ukraine
Adoption NoticeU.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATEBureau of Consular AffairsOffice of Children’s Issues January 12, 2011 U.S. Embassy Kyiv has learned the proposed bill to place a moratorium on intercountry adoptions in the Ukrainian parliament has once again been postponed. There has been no announcement of a rescheduled date. In order to best prepare for all possibilities in Ukraine, Embassy Kyiv encourages …