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/

Govt Bans Inter-country Adoption of Street Children (Republica)

Govt Bans Inter-country Adoption of Street Children (Republica): KATHMANDU, Jan 9: Amidst concern from various quarters that the process of inter-country adoption of street children is subject to widespread abuses, the government has banned the adoption effective from January 5. According to Ministry of Women, Children and Social Welfare, the decision is taken in the wake of media and various …

Terms and Conditions for Adoption (December 2010)

Government of Nepal Ministry of Women, Children and Social Welfare Terms and Conditions and Process for Granting Approval for Adoption Of Nepali Child by Alien (First Amendment), 2010 (Publication in Nepal Gazette: 20 December 2010) Whereas, it is expedient to amend to the Terms and Conditions and Process for Granting Approval for Adoption of Nepali Child by Alien, 2065 (2008); …

Govt Amends Inter-country Adoption Process (Republica)

Govt Amends Inter-country Adoption Process (Republica): http://www.myrepublica.com/portal/index.php?action=news_details&news_id=26672 KATHMANDU, Dec 31 Amidst serious concern in the international community that inter-country adoption from Nepal was subject to widespread abuse, the Ministry of Women, Children and Social Welfare (MoWCSW) has amended the conditions and procedures relating to inter-country adoption. The amendment that came into effect recently adopts new measures to ensure that children …

Government amends adoption procedures (The Himalayan Times)

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 …

USCIS — Questions & Answers: U.S. Suspension

Questions & Answers: U.S. Suspends Processing New Nepal Adoption Cases Based on Abandonment Q. Why is the United States government suspending adoptions from Nepal? A. The Department of State and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) have decided to suspend processing of new adoption cases from Nepal that involve children who are claimed to have been found abandoned, because documents …

MEDIA: US suspends adoption from Nepal (Republica)

US suspends adoption from Nepal Republica Kiran Chapagain KATHMANDU, Aug 6: The US has suspended inter-country adoption from Nepal from Friday, questioning the authenticity of the system that has been marred by fraudulence and irregularities. “In order to protect the rights and interests of certain Nepali children and their families, and of US prospective adoptive parents, the Department of State …