Adoption Alert U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATEBureau of Consular AffairsOffice of Children’s Issues Caution About Pursuing Adoption in Nepal May 4, 2010 The U.S. Embassy in Kathmandu was closed on May 3 and will be closed on May 4 and 5 due to a nationwide strike. The closure may continue thereafter, depending on whether the strike continues and what the situation …
Category: Nepal Process
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, …
Trust’s money goes to Minister’s account (People’s Review Weekly)
Trust’s money goes to Minister’s account (People’s Review Weekly) http://www.peoplesreview.com.np/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4022:trusts-money-goes-to-ministers-account&catid=1:daily-update&Itemid=50THURSDAY, 22 APRIL 2010 YAM KC Kathmandu, 22 April: Minister of Women, Children and Social Welfare Sarwadev Ojha has been putting the money given by the donors in the name of Children’s Rights Trust into is own bank account, reports Nepal Samacharpatra daily. The Commission for Investigation for Abuse of Authority …
Minister Ojha in CIAA soup (Kantipur)
Minister Ojha in CIAA soup KANTIPUR REPORT: http://www.ekantipur.com/2010/04/22/national/minister-ojha-in-ciaa-soup/312841/ KATHMANDU, APR 22 – Minister for Women, Children and Social Welfare Sarba Dev Ojha and other officials at the ministry are under scrutiny of the Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) on charge of misusing money collected for Child Rights Fund. The CIAA has taken the original documents relating …
Adoption Fund Frozen
CIAA freezes Minister Ojha’s relief fund, bank account Himalayan News Service 2010-04-21KATHMANDU: The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) today directed Nepal Investment Bank to freeze the account of the financial relief fund being operated by Minister of Women, Children and Social Welfare Sarvadev Ojha. Suspecting misuse of the fund after initial inquiry, the anti-graft constitutional body …
Umbra over child fund (Kathmandu Post)
Umbra over child fund (Kathmandu Post) Kathmandu Post April 20The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) has questioned the Ministry of Women, Children and Social Welfare (MoWCSW) over the reported anomalies in the newly established Child Rights Fund. In its directive issued on Tuesday, the constitutional anti-graft body has asked the MoWCSW to come up with original …
Department of State — Adoption Alert Nepal
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATEBureau of Consular AffairsOffice of Children’s Issues Caution About Pursuing Adoption in Nepal http://adoption.state.gov/news/nepal.html# April 9, 2010 The U.S. Department of State strongly discourages prospective adoptive parents from choosing adoption in Nepal because of grave concerns about the reliability of Nepal’s adoption system and the accuracy of the information in children’s official files. The Department also strongly …
UK Order on Adoptions from Nepal
Order currently before Parliament awaiting approval: Statutory Instruments 2010 No. 951Children And Young Persons, England And WalesChildren And Young Persons, Northern Ireland The Special Restrictions on Adoptions from Abroad (Nepal) Order 2010 Made: 24th March 2010 Laid before Parliament: 29th March 2010 Coming into force: 3rd May 2010 The Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families makes the following …
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 …
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 …