POLITICS 02.10.2014 at. 14:24

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The adopted child Masho started two years ago the discussion on the Danish adoption system. Photo: Frithiof Film

Unity leaving adoption talks

BY SIGNING HAAHR LINDEGAARD

The Danish adoption system from the users'

A new study by the Appeals Board highlights of adoptive parents and adoptees were experience of the Danish adoption system.

09/25/2014

In two-part study has Appeals Board examined respectively adoptive parents and adult adoptees were perceptions of and experiences with the Danish adoption system. Both adopters and adoptees have answered a questionnaire, and each has participated in the interview.

Positive experience but long wait

Status of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) exit permit suspension for adopted children

September 29, 2014

On September 26, 2014 Director General of the Directorate of General Migration, Francois Beya, announced the DRC’s official policy that the exit permit suspension for adopted children will remain in place until further notice. The Congolese government initially issued the exit permit suspension for adopted children on September 25, 2013, indicating that the suspension would be in effect for up to 12 months.

Although the Department of State and the U.S. Embassy in Kinshasa have pressed the Congolese government repeatedly to lift the exit permit suspension, the September 26 announcement is the only definitive response the Congolese authorities have provided to us since they originally stated that no exit permits would be issued until promulgation of new adoption laws in the DRC in July.

Bringing relief to the children and adoptive families impacted by the exit permit suspension remains a high priority for the Department of State. We understand the hardship children and families are facing and we remain vigerously engaged on this issue at all levels. Secretary of State John Kerry met multiple times with DRC President Joseph Kabila since May to advocate on behalf of the affected families.

22. The new strategic direction on child health care and welfare protection in Romania

must, therefore, fully respect EU values as expressed in both the Copenhagen

criteria and the acquis communautaire, as these reflect accurately the UN

Convention for the Rights of the Child.

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KenyaAt the beginning of 2013 it was decided to end the cooperation with the partnerorganization Child Welfare Society of Kenya and look for a new partner. After avisit of Marc Tijhuis to Kenyans to Kenyans to Peace Initiative (KKPI) in June, itwas decided to cooperate with this organization. Consequently Wereldkinderenapplied for a licence request for Kenya. At the ending of 2013 Wereldkinderenwas still waiting for the decision of the National Adoption Committee in Kenya togrant a permit. It is expected that the National Adoption Committee will grant apermit in 2014 and that, in cooperation with the KPPI, adoption mediations willcommence.

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Court quashes Labour Cabinet Secretary Kazungu Kambi's adoption order to child welfare body

By Caroline Rwenji

Updated Wednesday, October 1st 2014

The Child Welfare Society of Kenya (CWSK) will no longer deal with adoption matters after the High Court quashed a notice by Labour Cabinet Secretary Kazungu Kambi. Mr Kambi issued the Children (Exemption) Order 2013 that gave CWSK the mandate to handle adoption matters without the institution being registered as an adoption society as required by the Children's Act. It, however, emerged in court that CWSK was not registered as an adoption society and the parties moved to court to challenge the exemption order by the Labour CS.

High Court judge Weldon Korir found that Kambi had exercised his powers improperly by issuing the exemption order. "Something done in bad faith is an abuse of power. Abuse of power is usually remedied by issuing judicial review orders," the judge said. He found that those who supported the application stated that CWSK had in the past complied with registration and that nothing made it unworkable.

Bulgaria Vows Support for Deinstitutionalization Efforts of UNICEF

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Bulgaria: Bulgaria Vows Support for Deinstitutionalization Efforts of UNICEF Photo by UNICEF

President Rosen Plevneliev has assured that Bulgaria will continue to support the UNICEF mission aimed at deinstitutionalization in the child care system.

Plevneliev expressed Bulgaria’s stance at a meeting with Anthony Lake, the Executive Director of UNICEF, according to the press office of the President.

In the area of de-institutionalization, some core UNICEF accomplishments include:

• Individual plans of child protection in Komanski most developed and are being regularly reviewed. Individual plans for protection of Montenegrin children in institutions in Serbia developed. Both care planning initiatives resulted in renewed contacts between children and their families thus strengthening the prospects for family reunification and deinstitutionalization, and have contributed to a higher sense of accountability of social welfare professionals and improved their work methodology (in line with case management which will be formally introduced in the second phase of the project).

• Number of children in Bijela Orphanage aged 3-18 has decreased by 34% compared to the baseline (2008-2011).

• Number of children with disabilities in day care centres increased four times between 2009 and 2012.

• Number of children in Foster care (kinship and non-kinship) increased by 38% between 2008 and 2011.

Plan not available on internet (24/9/2014)

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India court opens legal proceedings into orphan trafficking

Kerala orphanages importing children in order to get state funding and subsidies, police say

ucanews.com reporter, Thiruvananthapuram, India, September 23, 2014

A court in southern India began legal proceedings Monday against orphanages for allegedly trafficking large numbers of children to Kerala from poorer northern states.

The Kerala High Court directed the state government to file a detailed report outlining details of the orphanages and their residents within four weeks.