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Vietnam Adoption Notice – U.S. Department of State to delay resuming adoptions in Vietnam
From the US Department of State: Vietnam February 2012 Notice: U.S. Department of State to delay resuming adoptions in Vietnam The United States has determined that it will not resume intercountry adoptions in Vietnam on February 1, 2012, when the Hague Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption will enter [...]
USCIS Public Engagement: “Grandfathered” Adoptions Engagement
From U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services: Dear Stakeholder, USCIS invites interested parties to participate in a national stakeholder teleconference on Tuesday, January 31, 2012 @ 2:00 PM EDT. The purpose of this engagement is to discuss changes to the process of “grandfathering” certain adoption cases as orphan cases when the U.S. and another country [...]
Dr. Susan Bissell addresses misperceptions of UNICEF
From Council on Foreign Relations: The biggest misperception is that UNICEF is against inter-country adoption. We are most certainly not against inter-country adoption. I think that there is some very deliberate and misleading journalism in this area. We support the continuum of care: everything from trying to support vulnerable families so they don’t have to [...]
Haiti: Social services head sees international adoption as ‘the last option’
From CBS News: The new head of Haiti’s social services agency, Arielle Jeanty, is trying to turn things around in the country. But she doesn’t see international adoption as the answer, calling it “the last option” for these children. Jeanty has two major concerns: Child-trafficking, and also the future of this country — if the [...]
Public Comment Opportunity on Intercountry Adoption Service Providers Seeking Hague Accreditation, Hague Approval, or Renewal of Accreditation/Approval
From Council on Accreditation: Public Comment Opportunity COA invites the public at large to provide comment on intercountry adoption service providers seeking Hague Accreditation, Hague Approval, or Renewal of Accreditation/Approval. Click here to see a list of current applicants along with their mailing address. Instructions: Please click the adoption service provider’s name to provide comments. If you provide your [...]
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