Uganda: Belgium Pleads With Museveni On Adoption
Belgian authorities have urged President Museveni to relax Uganda's tough child adoption laws.
Didier Reynders, the Belgium vice prime minister and minister for foreign affairs, made the plea in a meeting with President Museveni at the sidelines of the 71st UN general assembly in New York last week.
According to a law passed in March, guardianship of orphaned or needy children is restricted to Ugandan nationals. The law was enacted to protect Ugandan children from trafficking and sexual exploitation.
It also requires foreign adoptive parents to stay at least one year in Uganda before qualifying to adopt children.