Notice — Government of Nepal Ministry of Women, Children and Social Welfare http://www.mowcsw.gov.np/opensection.php?secid=484 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 …
Category: Nepal Process
Inter-country adoption laws in offing (Republica)
Inter-country adoption laws in offing Republica: http://www.myrepublica.com/portal/index.php?action=news_details&news_id=20360Om Astha RaiKathmandu, June 27: If everything goes as planned, internationally distinguished foreign nationals will soon be able to adopt Nepali children. Officials at the Ministry of Women, Children and Social Welfare (MoWCSW) have been mulling over some amendments in the procedures regarding inter-country adoption under Muluki Ain (Civil Code), which, once implemented, will …
Nepal skips the Hague meet on adoption (Republica)
Nepal skips the Hague meet on adoption http://www.myrepublica.com/portal/index.php?action=news_details&news_id=20125 REPUBLICA KATHMANDU, June 21: Nepal has remained absent in an international meeting on adoption that is underway in the Hague where it is likely to find itself in an uncomfortable position to defend its inter-country adoption which is marred by alleged fraudulent activities. The Secretariat of The Hague Conference on Private International …
Trade of Children (Voice of Children)
Some Disturbing Allegations from Voice of Children “What seems confusing here is that one can still make fake papers to show that a child is an orphan, and it can be adopted in the same way as has been practiced earlier.” English translation of an article published in Voice of Children — July 2008 Trade of Children in the Name …
Call to encourage domestic adoption (Kathmandu Post)
Call to encourage domestic adoption Kathmandu Post Kathmandu — June 11 Stakeholders working in the field of child rights on Friday called on the authorities concerned to give top priority to domestic child adoption as compared to inter-country adoption. National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) commissioner Gauri Pradhan stressed the need to promote child adoption within the country if families from …
Amendment to inter-country adoption on cards (The Himalayan Times)
Amendment to inter-country adoption on cards Himalayan News Service 2010-06-11 KATHMANDU: The Ministry for Women, Children and Social Welfare (MoWCSW) is working to amend the provision regarding inter-country adoption. Mahendra Prasad Shrestha, secretary at the ministry, said the new inter-country adoption would follow ‘reformative process’ to make it compatible with the present time demand. “The ministry is changing terms and …
United Kingdom — Nepal Update (3 June)
United Kingdom — Nepal Update http://www.dcsf.gov.uk/intercountryadoption/#a030610 3 June 2010 – Nepal update The Hague Bureau published the report of its technical assistance mission to Nepal in November 2009 which looked at the intercountry adoption processes in Nepal. It recommends to the Nepalese Government a temporary suspension of adoptions while the necessary reform of the intercountry adoption process is undertaken. Following …
Canada — Moratorium imposed on adoptions from Nepal
Ottawa, June 4, 2010 – Canadian adoptions from Nepal have been suspended due to concerns about fraud and child trafficking. A recent report by the Hague Conference on Private International Law revealed that there is strong evidence that documents are being falsified on a regular basis and false statements are regularly made about a child’s origins, age and status – …
MWCSW — List of Adopted Child (From 2009 to date)
MWCSW — List of Adopted Child (From 2009 to date) Ministry of Women, Children and Social Welfare Notice Date May 25, 2010 List of Adopted Child (From 2009 to date) S.N Country No. of Child Adopted 1 Canada 2 2 France 9 3 Italy 25 4 Norway 1 5 Sweden 4 6 UK 1 7 USA 24 Total 66 http://www.mowcsw.gov.np/opensection.php?secid=484 …
MEDIA: Cash crunch renders ministry toothless (Himalayan Times)
Cash crunch renders ministry toothless 2010-05-10 The Himalayan Times: http://www.thehimalayantimes.com/fullNews.php?headline=Cash+crunch+renders+ministry+toothless&NewsID=243715 Himalayan News Service KATHMANDU: Hard hit by finance crunch, the Ministry of Women, Children and Social Welfare (MoWCSW) has been unable to monitor cases of inter-country adoption for the last two years. Sher Jung Karki, under-secretary at MoWCSW, said the ministry is in no position to monitor cases of inter-country …