April 27, 2011 Special Advisor for Children’s Issues Ambassador Susan Jacobs will visit Guatemala from April 24-25 to accompany Senator Mary Landrieu for meetings on intercountry adoption. She will meet with government officials and nongovernmental adoption stakeholders to discuss the status of U.S. citizen adoption cases that have been pending since the suspension of new adoptions by Guatemala in 2007. …
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USE Hanoi Press Release: U.S. Supports UNICEF Child Adoption Program in Vietnam
U.S. Supports UNICEF Child Adoption Program in Vietnam HANOI, April 25, 2011 – The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is contributing to a new United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) program to help officials create regulations meeting international standards covering child adoption in Vietnam. Developed in close cooperation with Vietnam’s Ministry of Justice and other relevant authorities, the “Strengthening …
David Kruchkow’s Response to Jane Aronson’s Open letter to President Clinton
The following rebuttal to Dr. Jane Aronson’s Open Letter to President Clinton was composed by David Kruchkow, PEAR Board Member and owner of the Adoption Agency Checklist http://www.adoptionagencychecklist.com/ It is not an official statement of PEAR: On March 13, 2011, in response to the authorities in Ethiopia taking stricter control over the international adoption process and slowing down the number …
Commissione per le Adozioni Internazionali (Italy)
Commissione per le Adozioni Internazionali: http://www.commissioneadozioni.it/it/notizie/2011/comunicato-nepal-.aspx COMUNICATO: NEPAL (05/04/2011) Nei giorni 31 marzo e 1° aprile 2011 si è tenuto a Roma un incontro tra una delegazione da rappresentanti del Governo e alti funzionari del Nepal, i vertici del Permanent Bureau della Conferenza di Diritto Internazionale privato de L’Aja e i rappresentanti di 14 Paesi di accoglienza (Belgio, Canada, Danimarca, …
Preparation to amend laws on children (The Himalayan Times)
Preparation to amend laws on children The Himalayan Times 2011-04-16 KATHMANDU: The government is preparing to make the process of adopting children easier in Nepal and initiate necessary process to ease inter-country child adoption. At a discussion programme organised by the Federation of Child Homes Nepal here on Friday, Deputy Secretary at Ministry of Women, Children and Social Welfare, Sher …
List of US Agencies Up for Re-Accreditation in 2011
The following agencies will be going through the process of re-accreditation under the Hague Regulations this coming year. If you have comments about an agency, please contact COA’s Hague Project Manager, Jayne Schmidt, jschmidt@coanet.org Baker Hall / Baker Victory Services780 Ridge RoadLackawanna, NY 14218 New YorkAccredited COANon-Profit Agency 04/01/2008 – 08/31/2011 Incoming Families United Network, Inc.P.O. Box 264Muncy, PA 17756 …
MEDIA: Hindu Times – Supreme Court notice to Centre, CARA on plea to review adoption policy
Supreme Court notice to Centre, CARA on plea to review adoption policyJ. VenkatesanPublished: April 22, 2011 23:06 IST | Updated: April 23, 2011 02:44 IST NEW DELHI, April 22, 2011 http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/article1718716.ece?css=print ‘Government has failed to ensure a record of adoptable children is maintained’ The Supreme Court has issued notice to the Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA) and the Union government …
DOS Adoption Notice: Nepal Updates
Nepal April 22, 2011Notice: Update on Adoptions in Nepal Government of Nepal Announces Amendments to 2008 Terms and ConditionsOn January 5, 2011, the Government of Nepal, Ministry of Women, Children and Social Welfare (MOWCSW) in its Notice No. 1 announced that children found by the police will not be available for intercountry adoption until further notice. This and other amendments …
U.S. State Department — Update on Adoptions in Nepal
Nepal — U.S. State Department April 22, 2011 Notice: Update on Adoptions in Nepal Government of Nepal Announces Amendments to 2008 Terms and Conditions On January 5, 2011, the Government of Nepal, Ministry of Women, Children and Social Welfare (MOWCSW) in its Notice No. 1 announced that children found by the police will not be available for intercountry adoption until …
MEDIA: The Adoption Commandment
The role of religion in the creation of adoption law and policy is something all prospective and adoptive parents should closely consider. The Evangelical Christian Adoption Movement has raised many issues in the discussion of ethics in adoption. Some of these issues are addressed in a recent article in The Nation by PEAR member Kathryn Joyce:http://www.thenation.com/article/160096/adoption-commandment Ethics, Transparency, Support~ What …