Government amends adoption procedures 2010-12-20 The Himalayan Times KATHMANDU: Ministry of Women, Children and Social Welfare (MoWCSW) has amended some provisions in the inter-country adoption Act-2008 in an effort to regulate child adoptions. The decision comes after countries that regularly adopted orphans from Nepal halted inter-country child adoption indefinitely citing irregularities, especially use of falsified documents. Germany and Canada had …
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MEDIA: VN signs Hague deal on adoption
VN signs Hague deal on adoption HA NOI — Viet Nam has signed the Hague Conven-tion on the Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption (Hague Adoption Convention). This is the first convention of the Hague Conference on Private International Law (HccH) to be signed by Viet Nam. Viet Nam’s Ambassador to the Netherlands Huynh Minh Chinh …
MEDIA: Under Pressure, Ethiopia Plans Crackdown on Baby Business
The following article cites the Ethiopia Survey Report conducted by PEAR. The survey report can be found on our website under “Projects & Positions”: www.pear-now.org The survey was based upon reports of corrupt and unethical practices received by PEAR over a two year period and incorporated the PEAR Prospective Adoptive Parents Bill of Rights (also available on our website). The …
DOS Adoption Alert – Ukraine
Adoption NoticeU.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATEBureau of Consular AffairsOffice of Children’s Issues December 9, 2010 On November 3, 2010, a proposed bill that would place a moratorium on intercountry adoptions from countries without bilateral agreements, including the United States passed a first reading in the Ukrainian parliament. On December 7, the U.S. Embassy in Kyiv learned the proposed moratorium bill has …
DOS Adoption Alert: Guatemala
GuatemalaAdoption AlertU.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATEBureau of Consular AffairsOffice of Children’s Issues Special Advisor for Children’s Issues Ambassador Susan Jacobs to Travel to Guatemala December 7, 2010 On December 6, 2010 the Department of State issued the following media note: “Special Advisor for Children’s Issues Ambassador Susan Jacobs is visiting Guatemala December 7 to 11 for meetings on intercountry adoption. She …
UPDATE: DOS Adoption Notice – Ethiopia
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATEBureau of Consular AffairsOffice of Children’s Issues Adoption Processing at the U.S. Embassy in Addis Ababa December 6, 2010 The Department of State continues to be concerned about reports highlighting adoption related fraud, malfeasance, and abuse in Ethiopia, and acknowledges the concerns expressed by families over the integrity of the adoption process. The U.S. Embassy in Addis …
Cautionary Statement for Families Considering Special Needs and Older Child Adoption
Cautionary Statement for Families Considering Special Needs and Older Child Adoption As the landscape of international adoption has changed over the past few years, we’ve seen an increasing number of families opening their homes and hearts to older children, sibling groups and children with special needs. We at PEAR are certainly heartened by this admirable trend but would be remiss …
Legislative Update: International Adoption SImplification Act and Help Haiti Act
Two pieces of legislation concerning International Adoption have recently made progress through the legislature: Nov 30, 2010 – S. 1376: International Adoption Simplification Act. This was signed by President Obama and bill has become law. The law restores immunization and sibling age exemptions for children adopted by United States citizens under the Hague Convention on Intercountry Adoption. This act allows …
Updated Media Reports on Russia/US Adoption Talks
The following media reports have come out since the conclusion of the latest round of discussions held in Washington December 1- 3, 2010: Russia US must agree 4 key points to complete adoption talks – ombudsman RIANOVOSTI December 3, 2010 Russia and the United States have to work out a common position on four remaining points concerning child adoption in …
DOS Adoption Alert: Kazakhstan
KazakhstanAdoption AlertU.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATEBureau of Consular AffairsOffice of Children’s Issues November 24, 2010 According to the Government of Kazakhstan, the Ministry of Education plans to match all families with pending adoption dossiers with children before December 15, 2010. Once these matches are made, the adopting parents will be invited to travel to Kazakhstan for the mandatory three-week bonding period …