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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 …

Reforms — Notice No. 7 (MOWCSW)

Notice No 7 In accordance with the Terms and Condition of Inter Country Adoption, 2008, the following reforms have been made: 1. The Ministry of Women, Children and Social Welfare is the Central Authority for Inter Country adoption. 2. The Application should be submitted by the adoptive parents through accreditedAgencies/Diplomatic Mission to the Ministry. 3. Selection of the child by …

List of Adopted Child by Country (MOWCSW)

Notice No 6 Date January 03, 2011 List of Adopted Child (From 2009 to date) Country No of Child Adopted Canada 2 Denmark 8 France 22 Italy 67 Norway 4 Spain 40 Sweden 8 Switzerland 3 United Kingdom 2 USA 67 223 http://www.mowcsw.gov.np/inter-country-adoption-15-en.html Ethics, Transparency, Support~ What All Adoptions Deserve.http://www.pear-now.org/