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Vietnam: Experts call for international reform in an assessment of adoption system
From Thanh Nien News: Experts have called on international authorities to reform Inter-country adoption practices to ensure their legality. The recommendations were made following an assessment of Vietnam’s adoption system released on August 11. The assessment was carried out by Hervé Boéchat, Nigel Cantwell and Mia Dambach of International Social Service (ISS). The study was [...]
Ireland: Scandals at home and abroad have shaken adoption board
From the Irish Examiner: According to its website, the Adoption Board is “responsible for registering and supervising the registered adoption societies and for maintaining the adoption societies register”. However, the level of supervision it actually carries out is questionable. Numerous cases of illegal adoptions and questionable practices involving accredited adoption agencies have been highlighted by [...]
Vietnam: U.S. Department of State Notice – July 28, 2010
From the U.S. Department of State: Adoption Notice U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE Bureau of Consular Affairs Office of Children’s Issues _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ July 28, 2010 Intercountry adoption is not possible from Vietnam at this time. Adoption service providers and prospective adoptive parents should not seek or accept new (or potential) adoption referrals from Vietnam until an [...]
Ireland: New legislation restricts intercountry adoption from Russia, Vietnam, and Ethiopia
From the Independent: Hundreds of Irish couples seeking to adopt a child from abroad face fresh uncertainty as new legislation restricts the number of countries that are open to them. The Adoption Bill, which was passed on Friday, excluded Russia, Vietnam and Ethiopia from the list of countries. Only countries that have ratified the international [...]
Ireland: Doubt remains over adoptions from Vietnam for Irish 20 couples
From The Post.IE: Twenty Irish couples who were told that their adoptions from Vietnam would be expedited 12 months ago still do not know if their adoptions will ever go through. The couples’ applications had been approved by Vietnamese authorities, and were at an advanced stage, when the state decided not to renew the bilateral [...]
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