July 17, 2013 The Nepali Ministry of Women and Child Social Welfare (MWCSW) informed the U.S. Embassy in Kathmandu that as of July 1, 2013, no U.S. adoption service providers (ASP) are authorized to facilitate adoptions in Nepal. According to the MWCSW, the authorization of all adoption service providers expired on December 31, 2012. The Ministry also informed the Department …
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DOS Adoption Notice: U.S. Department of State Continues to Recommend Against Adopting from Nepal
Nepal December 31, 2012 Notice: U.S. Department of State Continues to Recommend Against Adopting from Nepal The Nepali Ministry of Women and Child Social Welfare (MWCSW) informed the U.S. Embassy in Kathmandu that as of December 2012, there are seven U.S. adoption service providers authorized to facilitate adoptions in Nepal at this time, and another ten U.S. adoption service providers …
Salleri teacher in seven year wait for salary (The Himalayan Times)
Salleri teacher in seven year wait for salaryThe Himalayan Times 2012-07-22 SOLUKHUMBU: A teacher at Balmandir located in the district headquarters, Salleri, has not got her salary after the end of monarchy in the country. The teacher, Sunita Kayastha, has not got her salary since 2062 BS. The Balmandir was established in 2039 BS. Denied salary for the past seven …
USCIS Revised Country Information for Nepal
USCIS has published an updated version of its country information for Nepal. According to USCIS, “These revisions do not present any significant updates on adoptions in Nepal . Rather, they consolidate existing information and explain the current process for adopting children from Nepal. As this information is intended to help the public, please feel free to share this information.“ …
USCIS Revised Country Information for Nepal
USCIS has published an updated version of its country information for Nepal. According to USCIS, “These revisions do not present any significant updates on adoptions in Nepal . Rather, they consolidate existing information and explain the current process for adopting children from Nepal. As this information is intended to help the public, please feel free to share this information.“ …
DOS Adoption Notice – Nepal Relinquishment Cases
Nepal January 19, 2012 Notice: U.S. Department of State Continues to Recommend Against Adopting from Nepal On August 6, 2010, the U. S. Department of State and United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) suspended processing of new adoption cases from Nepal involving children claimed to have been found abandoned, because documents presented in support of the abandonment of these …
Govt opens applications for inter-country adoption (Republica)
***Please note: although Nepal has announced it is accepting applications for intercountry adoption, the US Suspension on processing I 600 petitions for abandoned children remains in place. See: http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2010/08/145767.htm Govt opens applications for inter-country adoption REPUBLICA ARJUN POUDEL KATHMANDU, Nov 29: After receiving no application for inter-country adoption in 2011, the government has asked prospective foreign parents to apply for …
Nepal & India — Dal Bahadur Phadera & the suppressed UNICEF report
Dal Bahadur Phadera & the suppressed UNICEF report UNICEF Nepal’s suppressed Humla report is now available on the web. The reason UNICEF Nepal suppressed (i.e., never published) their 2005 report is unclear. Nor is it clear why trafficked Nepali children were left at the Michael Job Centre, Tamil Nadu, for over six years. UNICEF FWLD Displacement of Children From Humla …
A Nepalese child trafficker issues death threats (video)
A Nepalese child trafficker issues death threats YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ogfdb69FI4U&feature=youtu.be For background, see: Dal Bahadur Phadera & the suppressed UNICEF report http://pearadoptinfo-nepal.blogspot.com/2011/11/dal-bahadur-phadera-suppressed-unicef.html Ethics, Transparency, Support~ What All Adoptions Deserve.http://www.pear-now.org/
Dal Bahadur Phadera & the suppressed UNICEF report
Dal Bahadur Phadera & the s uppressed UNICEF report UNICEF Nepal’s suppressed Humla report is now available on the web. The reason UNICEF Nepal suppressed (i.e., never published) their 2005 report is unclear. Nor is it clear why trafficked Nepali children were left at the Michael Job Centre, Tamil Nadu, for over six years. UNICEF FWLD Displacement of Children From …