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DOS Alert: Faith International Adoption Accreditation Suspended

January 7, 2015 pear1 Comment

On January 6, 2015, the Council on Accreditation (COA) suspended the accreditation of Faith International Adoptions for a minimum of 15 days and until appropriate corrective action has taken place. COA is the Department of State’s designated accrediting entity for adoption service providers under the Hague Adoption Convention (Convention), the Intercountry Adoption Act of 2000 and the Intercountry Universal Accreditation Act (UAA). …

DOS Alert: All Adoption Cases with the Ghanaian Department of Social Welfare are Subject to Suspension

May 20, 2013 pearLeave a comment

Ghana May 20, 2013 The Government of Ghana has temporarily suspended processing of all adoption cases, including intercountry adoptions, pending Ghana’s review of its current adoption procedures. All adoption cases which have not received final approval by the Ghanaian Department of Social Welfare are subject to this suspension. At this time, adoption cases which have completed processing with the Ghanaian …

DOS Alert: Government of Ghana Suspends Intercountry Adoptions

May 14, 2013 pearLeave a comment

Alert: Government of Ghana Suspends Intercountry Adoptions May 13, 2013 The Government of Ghana has temporarily suspended processing of all adoption cases, including intercountry adoptions, pending Ghana’s review of its current adoption procedures. The U.S. Embassy in Accra is seeking further clarification of the scope and duration of this temporary suspension by the Government of Ghana and how this suspension …

DOS Adoption Notice: Re-instatement of Services to U.S. Adoption Service Provider

December 31, 2012 pearLeave a comment

Ethiopia December 31, 2012 Notice: Re-instatement of Services to U.S. Adoption Service Provider On November 9, the Department of State posted a notice regarding the Ethiopian Ministry of Women, Children, and Youth Affairs’ temporary suspension of services to Adoption Advocates International effective September 12, 2012. On December 27, the Ministry informed the U.S. Embassy in Addis Ababa that as …

DOS Adoption Notice: Ethiopia – Suspension of Services to U.S. Adoption Service Providers

November 10, 2012 pearLeave a comment

Ethiopia November 9, 2012 Notice: Suspension of Services to U.S. Adoption Service Providers The Ministry of Women, Children, and Youth Affairs informed the U.S. Embassy in Addis Ababa that as of September 12, 2012, the Ministry temporarily suspended services to International Adoption Guides and Adoption Advocates International. This suspension follows reports of abuse to Ethiopian adoptees placed with U.S. families …

DOS Adoption Alert – Haiti: Temporary Suspension of New Adoption Cases

May 4, 2012 pearLeave a comment

Haiti May 4, 2012 Alert: Temporary Suspension of New Adoption Cases Haiti’s adoption authority, l’Institut du Bien Être Social et de Recherches (IBESR), informed U.S. Embassy Port-au-Prince that it will suspend processing of new adoption cases effective May 7, 2012. IBESR indicated that the suspension will enable it to expedite processing on its backlog of pending cases and begin internal …

DOS Adoption Alert: Government of Laos Announces Suspension of Intercountry Adoption

March 30, 2012 pearLeave a comment

Laos March 30, 2012Alert: Government of Laos Announces Suspension of Intercountry Adoption The Office of the Government of Laos announced on February 20, 2012, that the authorization to allow foreigners to adopt Lao children is suspended until appropriate regulations and procedures are established on intercountry adoption. Updated information will be provided as it becomes available on adoption.state.gov. http://adoption.state.gov/country_information/country_specific_alerts_notices.php?alert_notice_type=alerts&alert_notice_file=laos_1 Ethics, Transparency, …

DOS Adoption Notice: Suspension of all Intercountry Adoptions in Bhutan

March 24, 2012 pearLeave a comment

Bhutan March 23, 2012Alert: Notice on Suspension of all Intercountry Adoptions in Bhutan Effective January 1, 2012, the Government of Bhutan temporarily suspended all intercountry adoptions pending approval of a new adoption law by the King. The adoption bill was drafted to clarify Bhutan’s adoption procedures. The National Commission for Women and Children (NCWC), the Bhutanese government agency responsible for …

UPDATE on Temporary Suspension of Huminska’s Anioly

March 9, 2012 pearLeave a comment

On Wednesday, March 7, 2012, we reported that Huminska’s Anioly had their accreditation suspended for 30 days (see: http://pear-now.blogspot.com/2012/03/huminskas-anioly-faces-30-day.html) Today we received the following report from COA concerning the basis for the suspension:The complaint on which this suspension is based was filed in November 2010. Nature of the Substantiated Violations: 96.35(a) & 96.44(a) – The agency provided a referral to …

DOS Adoption Notice India: Notice: CARA Lifts Temporary Suspension of Acceptance of New Dossiers

March 7, 2012 pearLeave a comment

India March 7, 2012Notice: CARA Lifts Temporary Suspension of Acceptance of New Dossiers This is an update to our notice dated October 5, 2011 announcing a temporary suspension on the acceptance of new intercountry adoption cases in India. CARA has informed the U.S. Central Authority that effective January 20, 2012, it will begin accepting new adoption applications under its new …