United Kingdom to suspend adoptions from Nepal (order subject to Parliament’s approval): http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si2010/em/uksiem_20100951_en.pdf EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM TOTHE SPECIAL RESTRICTIONS ON ADOPTIONS FROM ABROAD(NEPAL) ORDER 2010 2010 No. 951 1. This explanatory memorandum has been prepared by the Department forChildren, Schools and Families (“the Department”) and is laid beforeParliament by Command of Her Majesty. This memorandum contains information for the Joint Committee …
Category: Bans/Suspensions/ Moratoriums
DOS Adoption Alert: Sierra Leone
Adoption Alert U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATEBureau of Consular AffairsOffice of Children’s Issues__________________________________________________________________ September 17, 2009 Suspension of Adoptions in Sierra Leone The Government of Sierra Leone’s Ministry of Social Welfare, Gender and Children’s Affairs suspended adoptions on May 29, 2009 due to concerns on the legality of adoptions and the welfare of adoptees. An interagency committee has been established by …
USDOS Liberia Adoption Alert
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATEBureau of Consular AffairsOffice of Children’s Issues ——————————————————– August 10, 2009 On January 26, 2009, the Government of Liberia (GOL) suspended adoptions on the recommendation of the President’s Special Committee on Adoption because of allegations of mismanagement and corruption. Since the suspension went into effect, the GOL has formed an Ad-hoc Central Adoption Authority to have oversight …
UN Recommends that Romania Lift Adoption Moritorium
UN Press Release: 12 June 2009Original: EnglishADVANCE UNEDITED VERSIONCOMMITTEE ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILDFifty-first sessionCONSIDERATION OF REPORTS SUBMITTED BY STATES PARTIES UNDER ARTICLE 44 OF THE CONVENTIONConcluding observations: ROMANIA Paragraph 55 55. The Committee recommends that the State party, taking into account the new adoption laws and guarantees of legal procedures for inter-country adoption in conformity with the Hague …
UPDATE: DOS Notice on Nepal June 5, 2009
Adoption Notice U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATEBureau of Consular AffairsOffice of Children’s Issues____________ _________ _________ _________ _________ ______ June 05, 2009 On January 1, 2009, the Ministry of Women, Children and Social Welfare (MWCSW) announced procedures for processing adoptions pursuant to the Government of Nepal’s (GON) new Terms and Conditions for adoptions. The initial announcement stated that only 10 applications will …
UPDATE: Philippines – Moratorium on International Adoption of Children Under age 2.
The following notice was published by the The Inter-Country Adoption Board (ICAB), the Central Authority for the Philippines on April 23, 2009. Currently, there is no information concerning this notice on the US DOS Adoption Webpages – www.adoption.state.gov. PEAR was made aware of a possible moratorium by US prospective adoptive parents currently seeking to adopt from the Philippines. Our research …
Important Notice on the Hunagrian Adoption Process
The following notice was recently published by the Hungarian Central Authority concerning adoptions from Hungary. The US DOS website does not currently contain information on adoption from Hungary . If you are a prospective adoptive family currently working with an agency and hoping to adopt a young child (under 8) from Hungary, please forward this notice to your agency. Information …
UPDATE: Vietnam – DOS Statement May 1, 2009
http://www.adoption.state.gov/news/vietnam.html VietnamAdoption NoticeU.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATEBureau of Consular AffairsOffice of Children’s Issues May 1, 2009 U.S. citizens are not able to register a new adoption in Vietnam at this time. The Government of Vietnam has stated its intention to introduce new adoption legislation and to institute reforms in the adoption process, and has indicated that the anticipated new legislation and …
Recent DOS Updates for International Adoption Programs; Guatemala, Cambodia, Brazil, Kyrgyzstan, Lesotho, Republic of Georgia
GUATEMALA Adoption Alert U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATEBureau of Consular AffairsOffice of Children’s Issues Update on Casa Quivira and Semillas de Amor Cases February 5, 2009 Casa Quivira According to our records, about 14 of the original 46 children at CQ still have cases pending. For six of these cases, the Attorney General’s Office (PGN) has identified irregularities. All six will …
UPDATE: Moldova – US DOS Statement – Moldova not Closed
In response to the recent reports and requests for clarification, the US Department of State published the following statement last night: http://www.adoptions.state.gov/news/moldova.html U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATEBureau of Consular AffairsOffice of Children’s Issues January 30, 2009 Recent media reports that the Government of Moldova is planning toimpose a temporary ban on intercountry adoption appear to beerroneous. According to a Moldovan government …