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    • Illegally adopted Filipino babies traced

    February 1, 2010

    In the news:
    Humanitarian workers using DNA tests are offering to help track down Filipino babies illegally sent to Singapore for adoption in affluent countries.
    “Women posing as their mothers would go to Singapore using fake identification to make authorities believe that the babies are theirs,” said Amihan Abueva, regional coordinator of the NGO Asia Against [...]

    CNA’s announcement of a Two-year Limited Pilot Program

    December 8, 2009

    From the Department of State:
    On November 20, 2009 the Department of State received a letter from the Guatemalan National Council on Adoptions (CNA) – the Guatemalan Central Authority — announcing its intention to launch a limited two-year pilot program that will allow for the adoption of a small number of older children, groups of siblings, [...]

    Guatemala reopening international adoptions

    November 20, 2009

    From the Associated Press:
    Guatemalan officials on Friday announced the resumption of international adoptions after a nearly two-year suspension prompted by the discovery that some babies were being sold.Legal reforms established during the suspension will prevent problems in the future, according to the National Adoption Council, which said in a statement on its Web page that [...]

    Notice for Guatemala “hogar” adoption cases

    September 29, 2009

    From the Department of State:

    In Guatemala, a number of private child care facilities or “hogares” have traditionally provided care for children.  Some of these hogars were closely associated with the intercountry adoption process and provided care specifically for children awaiting adoption.  Allegations of adoption irregularities have prompted Guatemalan officials to conduct a wide-ranging investigation that [...]

    Outreach Request on Guatemala

    August 13, 2009

    From the Department of State website:
    In an effort to improve communication with those families with pending adoption cases in Guatemala, the Department will be creating a listserv. If you have a pending Guatemala adoption case registered with the PGN and would like to be included, please email AskCI@state.gov with the subject line Guatemala Listserv [...]

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