A provisional draft agenda has been released for the Special Commission on the practical operation of the Hague Convention of 29 May 1993 on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption. The agenda includes a screening of the Terre des Hommes/UNICEF Nepal documentary Paper Orphans. The Special Commission will meet June 17 – 25, 2010. The screening …
Category: Hague Convention
High Level Committee to submit Technical Report (MWCSW)
Ministry of Women, Children and Social Welfare Notice Date : May 24, 2010 NOTICE Nepal has signed the Hague Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in respect of Inter Country Adoption on 28 April 2009. With an objective of ratifying the Hague Convention, Ministry of Women, Children and Social Welfare has formed a High Level Committee on 14 May, …
Adopted Children always in disputes! (Voice of Children)
Some disturbing allegations from Voice of Children. An official at the ministry says – “This fund has been created just to embezzle the money by the minister in the partnership of other individuals from the NGOs.” The founder of CNFN Mr. Sharad Sharma says – “Had I known at that time that this would create such a mess later on, …
Prospective parents try to get Nepal adoptions back on track (Canwest News Service)
Prospective parents try to get Nepal adoptions back on track BY TODD COYNE, CANWEST NEWS SERVICE APRIL 19, 2010 Ewa and Vincent Welland thought their prayers were answered last year when, after the death of their premature newborn son in 2001 and years of unsuccessful attempts at having children, their application to adopt a child was accepted by the government …
United Kingdom to suspend adoptions from Nepal (order subject to Parliament’s approval)
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 …
British Columbia closes
British Columbia closes Nepal Alert A February 2010 report issued by the Permanent Bureau of the Hague Convention cites significant problems with the Nepal adoption process. Concerns include falsification of documents, lack of financial accountability, and uninformed consent of birth family. Citizenship and Immigration Canada has also expressed concerns regarding the validity of documents issued from Nepal. A full copy …
Eyes on Money (Nepal Magazine)
“But, the stakeholders have questioned the legality of the fund established by the government.… ‘This is like depositing the government money in the private account by the minister’ one of the finance ministry official said.” Eyes on Money Nepal Magazine, 3-14 March 2010 By Upendra Pokhrel Translated from Nepali On Feb 10th, German Embassy declared the closure of adoption from …
Prachanda Raj Pradhan — head of the Child NGO Federation Nepal (CNFN)
Prachanda Raj Pradhan (the head of the CNFN — the Child NGO Federation Nepal) is a controversial figure in Nepali adoptions. For allegations regarding unethical conduct by Pradhan, see Nchild posts: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nchild/message/11331 and http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nchild/message/10459 (In order to respect the terms of service for Yahoo groups and Nchild in general, specific content of messages cannot be reprinted here. However, membership in …
US warns against adopting in Nepal (AFP)
US warns against adopting in Nepal (AFP) http://www.rnw.nl/int-justice/article/us-warns-against-adopting-nepal The United States has warned its citizens against adopting children in Nepal, saying it has “grave concerns” about the reliability of that country’s adoption system. The government urged prospective adoptive parents to choose another country, citing the case of a young Nepalese girl placed in the custody of an American couple without …
Adoption Alert — Nepal (U.S. State Department)
Adoption Alert — Nepal (U.S. State Department) Nepal Adoption Alert U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATEBureau of Consular AffairsOffice of Children’s Issues ________________________________ Caution About Pursuing an Adoption in Nepal March 04, 2010 The U.S. Department of State strongly discourages prospective adoptive parents from choosing Nepal as a country from which to adopt due to grave concerns about the reliability of Nepal’s …