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DOS Notice: Caution About Pursuing an Adoption in Nepal
From the Department of State:
The U.S. Department of State strongly discourages prospective adoptive parents from choosing Nepal as a country from which to adopt due to grave concerns about the reliability of Nepal’s adoption system and the accuracy of the information in children’s official files. The Department also strongly [...]
Diplomats urge Nepal to strengthen adoption rules
In a statement issued by the US embassy, diplomats from 14 countries urged the government “to act swiftly” to implement safeguards contained in a 1993 Hague convention on international adoption.
These include “implementing measures aimed at ensuring authenticity and accuracy of documents, promoting family preservation and, most importantly, safeguarding children?s well-being,” they said.
The warning came after [...]
Report of Hague Conference Mission to Nepal (23-27 November 2009)
A visit to include all the major actors in the intercountry adoption field was planned for 23 to 27 November 2009 to commence the technical assistance programme, with the proposed activities for the mission as follows:
To have meetings with the relevant actors to discuss the current situation and needs of children deprived of parental care, [...]
UNICEF reiterates calls to halt Inter-country adoptions in Nepal
Kathmandu, 8th February 2010: UNICEF has endorsed the findings by the Permanent Bureau of the Hague Conference – delivered to the Government of Nepal today – to suspend inter country adoptions here.
The report on Inter-country adoption in Nepal follows an invitation by the Government of Nepal to the Hague Conference to undertake a mission to [...]
Germany suspends adoptions from Nepal
Germany has suspended inter-country adoptions from Nepal, barely a week after a report of a group of international legal experts accused Nepal´s adoption system of being subject to widespread abuses.
Though the German Embassy in Kathmandu circulated the decision among diplomatic missions based in Kathmandu on Wednesday, the embassy is yet to inform the government officially.
A [...]
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