The following notice was published at the DOS website:http://adoption.state.gov/about_us/guatemala_teleconference.php Teleconference on Guatemala Adoptions Thursday March 31, 2011 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am (EDT) The U.S. Department of State Office of Children’s Issues Adoptions Division would like to invite prospective adoptive parents, adoption service providers, and adoption stakeholders with an interest in Guatemala adoptions to a teleconference with the Office …
Month: March 2011
USCIS Publishes Information on Ethiopian Adoption
The USCIS published the following information on Ethiopian adoption on March 11, 2011: Q&A: Adoption Processing in Ethiopia Q. Is the U.S. Government planning to close the Ethiopian adoption program? A. The U.S. Government supports the intercountry adoption program in Ethiopia. We will work closely with the Government of Ethiopia and other stakeholders to preserve and protect this valuable program, …
DOS Office of Children’s Issues Overhauls Webiste
The US Department of State has redesigned its website – it is worth taking a look. One notable improvement~ all Adoption Alerts and Notices have been archived on each country-specific page for easy and complete access. Prospective adoptive parents may wish to spend some time reading through the abundance of adoption related information contained on the site. http://adoption.state.gov Ethics, Transparency, …
MEDIA: Voice of America – UNICEF Concern Prompts Cambodian Investigation of Orphanages
UNICEF Concern Prompts Cambodian Investigation of Orphanages Robert Carmichael March 23, 2011 Phnom Penh The Cambodian government has begun investigating the country’s orphanages; just days after the United Nations Children’s Fund expressed its concerns that nearly three out of four children in the country’s orphanages have at least one living parent. Earlier this week, UNICEF said most of the 12,000 …
Twenty Children Rescued from Mukti Nepal
Mukti Nepal rescue photo (Nepali Times): http://www.nepalitimes.com/gallery/mainphoto.php?id=1259 LET US OUT: Human Rights Organisations recently rescued 20 children from Mukti Nepal, an orphanage in Maharajgunj. The orphanage had failed meet even the minimum requirements, housing 24 boys and girls, aged between 7 to 15, in a single room. PHOTO: BIKRAM RAI Posted on: 22 MARCH 2011 For the story of the …
Advocacy Alert: Adoptive Parent Petition to the Joint Council on International Child Services
An adoptive mother of a child from Ethiopia has started a petition to the JCICS to reconsider their “Emergency Campaign” to the slowdown in adoption processing in Ethiopia. The preamble for the petition states: This is a response of adoptive parents, prospective adoptive parents, adoptees, and others with an interest and concern in the international adoption programs with Ethiopia to …
Media Coverage of US DOS Visit to Cambodia
The following stories were published today concerning the visit by US Department of State officials to Cambodia Voice of America: US Maintains Ban on Cambodian Adoptions Chun Sakada, VOA Khmer | Phnom Penh Friday, 18 March 2011 A US envoy for children’s issues declined to lift a ban on US adoptions from Cambodia Friday, despite the 2009 passage of an …
Special Advisor for Children’s Issues Ambassador Susan Jacobs’ Travel to Cambodia and Vietnam
Media Note Office of the Spokesman Washington, DC March 14, 2011 Special Advisor for Children’s Issues Ambassador Susan Jacobs will visit Cambodia and Vietnam March 16 – 23 for meetings on intercountry adoptions. In Cambodia, she will meet with government officials and non-governmental adoption stakeholders to discuss how the United States can work together with the Cambodian government to further …
PEAR’s Statement on MOWA’s Decision to Reduce the Number of Adoptions Processed Daily in Ethiopia
PEAR’s Statement on MOWA’s Decision to Reduce the Number of Adoptions Processed Daily in Ethiopia Last week, PEAR was alerted by various sources to the Ethiopian Ministry of Women’s Affairs (MOWA) decision to reduce the number of adoptions it processes daily from 40- 50 cases down to 5 in the near future. According to these sources, the decision was based …
PEAR Cautionary Statement About Private Respite Care Providers and Families Adopting from Disruptions Outside of the Child Welfare System
PEAR’s Cautionary Statement About Private Respite Care Providers and Families Adopting from Disruptions Outside of the Child Welfare System PEAR has received numerous accounts about private respite care providers and families adopting children from disruptions who are not reputable. In some cases, there have been very serious abuse allegations against these providers and families. Adoptive parents in need of respite …