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Democratic Republic of the Congo

April 16, 2014

Democratic Republic of the Congo Authorities Postpone Visits to United States

Democratic Republic of the Congo Authorities Postpone Visits to United States

On April 15, 2014, the Democratic Republic of the Congo's (DRC) Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) informed the U.S. Embassy in Kinshasa that due to unforeseen circumstances, the DRC delegations are unable to participate in two trips to the United States previously scheduled for this month. The MFA explained that this is necessary in order to give the DRC government time to address: (1) the April 14 arrest of a Belgian woman, charged with child smuggling after attempting to bypass the DRC's exit controls and leave the country with her adopted child; (2) the death of a Congolese dignitary; and (3) the controversial deportation of over 1,000 Congolese from the Republic of Congo over the past week. The Department of State regrets that the delegations are not able to come to the United States as planned and looks forward to receiving proposed new dates for the delegations' travel.

Baby adopted in Alessandra Pacchieri forced caesarean case

The young daughter of an Italian woman who was forced to undergo a caesarean section while she visited Britain for a training course has been adopted

Alessandra Pacchieri, with an unidentified friend. Her child, known as P, was forcibly delivered and placed for adoption by Essex County Council

Alessandra Pacchieri saw her child taken by Essex County Council's social services Photo: Facebook

By Agencies12:51PM BST 15 Apr 2014

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Belgian who tried to flee with Congolese adopted child into the cell for six months

April 15 , 17:26

Laurence Senechal, a Belgian woman who resides in the Congo, was sentenced by the district court in Kinshasa - Gombe to imprisonment of six months and a fine of the equivalent of 325 euros.

The woman tried on Sunday, unsuccessfully, to flee with her adopted child from the country. Two agents of the Congolese immigration service get three months in prison for complicity. UN Radio Okapi has that message on his website.

Enfant adopté : une Belge condamnée à 6 mois de prison au Congo

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mardi 15 avril 2014, 16h51

La maman a tenté d’exfiltrer l’enfant qu’elle a adopté au Congo.

Toujours pas de solution pour les orphelins adoptés bloqués à Kinshasa

Call for adoption targets and fewer family support services in Australia

Thinktank says authorities need to take more frequent legal action to have abused and neglected children adopted

theguardian.com, Tuesday 15 April 2014 15.00 BST

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Brazil Eases Child Adoption for Foreigners

By Contributing Reporter - March 25, 2014

By Maria Lopez Conde, Senior Contributing Reporter

SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Stories of families increasing their ranks by adopting children from distant lands could soon become commonplace in Brazil. On Monday the National Council of Justice (CNJ) moved to approve a change in the country’s National Adoption Registry (CNA) that facilitates the adoption of Brazilian children by foreign would-be parents.

Brazil Eases Child Adoption for Foreigners, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil News

Florida adoption ‘ethics’ warning

Monday, April 14, 2014

By Conall Ó Fátharta

Irish Examiner Reporter

Just months before Ireland signed an adoption agreement with the US, the Adoption Authority (AAI) admitted there were wide ranging “difficulties” with the “practice and ethics” of adoptions from Florida.

Sir Martin Narey heads up new leadership board to drive adoption improvements

New leadership board will be tasked with keeping local authorities 'on track' with their adoption targets, warns children's minister

by Camilla Pemberton on April 14, 2014 in Children, Fostering and adoption

Sir Martin Narey

A new leadership board, headed by Sir Martin Narey, will advise the government on how to boost adoption numbers, it was announced today.