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Children in Cambodian and Vietnamese orphanages abused and adopted illegally
From Radio Australia News: Children in Cambodian and Vietnamese orphanages are being abused and adopted illegally, says a UNICEF representative. Richard Bridle, UNICEF Representative to Cambodia, says there is insufficient regulation and inspection of orphanages in these countries. “The number of children in orphanages has doubled from 2005 – 2010,” he said. “There’s approximately 12,000 [...]
US maintains ban on Cambodian adoptions
From VOA News: A US envoy for children’s issues declined to lift a ban on US adoptions from Cambodia Friday, despite the 2009 passage of an adoption law, officials said. The US banned adoptions from Cambodia in 2001, after allegations that mothers were being paid to give up their children to adoption agencies. Susan Jacobs, [...]
US envoy to take up Cambodia, Vietnam adoption
From The Straits Times: A US Envoy will head this week to Vietnam and Cambodia to look at ways to resume adoptions, which have been suspended due to concerns over child trafficking, the State Department said on Monday. Susan Jacobs, the special US adviser on children’s issues, will head on Wednesday to the South-east Asian [...]
Ethica attends Department of State Adoption Stakeholder meeting
On Friday, February 25th, Ethica attended the stakeholder meeting held by the U.S. Department of State, Office of Children’s Issues, in Washington, DC. The meeting briefly updated representatives from a myriad of stakeholder groups on the status of adoptions from Russia, Guatemala, Ethiopia, Vietnam, Cambodia, Nepal, and Ukraine. Ethica’s president also met with officials from [...]
Department of State Update: Adoptions in Cambodia
On December 3, 2009, a new law on intercountry adoption was signed by the King of the Government of Cambodia. The new law seeks to create a country-wide comprehensive child welfare system and an intercountry adoption process in compliance with the Hague Intercountry Adoption Convention. This is an important first step in Cambodia’s expressed commitment [...]
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