RP’s INTERCOUNTRY ADOPTION SYSTEM HAILED BY INTERNATIONAL LAW GROUP

Tuesday, 08 December 2009 09:35

Social Welfare and Development Secretary Esperanza I. Cabral today said that the Permanent Bureau of The Hague Conference on Private International Law has recognized the exemplary practices of the Philippines in the field of International Adoption.

The Hague Conference on Private International Law is an international organization that works for the progressive unification of the rules of private international law.

The Philippines’ intercountry adoption program is being implemented by the Inter-country Adoption Board (ICAB), an attached agency of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), which serves as the central authority for inter-country adoption.

U.S. Senator: Russia Stalling On Adoption, Children's Rights Ombudsman An 'Ass'

By Richard Solash

September 20, 2013

WASHINGTON -- One of the U.S. Congress's leading adoption advocates says negotiations with Russia over its politically charged ban on U.S. adoptions have "stalled."

Senator Mary Landrieu, a Democrat representing the state of Louisiana, says the U.S. government is "still working in diplomatic channels to try to open up opportunities for children in Russia who need families." But she expressed little hope that the ban would be overturned.

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Drive to speed up adoptions means children 'may be removed from parents too quickly'

Britain’s most senior family judge has issued a pointed warning that Michael Gove’s drive to speed up adoptions should not be allowed to break up families unnecessarily.

A drive to speed up adoptions means children 'may be removed from parents too quickly' Photo: ALAMY

By John Bingham, Social Affairs Editor11:58AM BST 17 Sep 2013

Sir James Munby, the President of the High Court Family Division, said judges are becoming increasingly alarmed at the number of social services departments attempting to have children adopted apparently without even considering less “drastic” measures.

International adoption: I was stolen from my family

By Tarikuwa Lemma, Special to CNN

updated 1:09 AM EDT, Mon September 16, 2013

Tarikuwa Lemma was taken from her family in Ethiopia on a promised

Tarikuwa Lemma was taken from her family in Ethiopia on a promised "study trip" to the United States.

Rising overseas adoptions -- for black American children

By Sophie Brown, for CNN

updated 1:08 AM EDT, Mon September 16, 2013

Elisa van Meurs with her adoptive parents Bart and Heleene van Meurs on vacation in Switzerland.

Elisa van Meurs with her adoptive parents Bart and Heleene van Meurs on vacation in Switzerland.

International adoptions in decline as number of orphans grows

By Kevin Voigt and Sophie Brown, CNN

updated 2:29 AM EDT, Mon September 16, 2013

The chart above shows the total annual decline of overseas adoptions globally; the graphic to the right details the changes in sending and receiving countries. Sources: The Hague Adoption Convention and Peter Selman, Newcastle University.

After rising for decades, overseas adoptions have dropped by nearly half since 2004

9 August 2013

Council probe into Mike Hancock MP's conduct to continue

Mike Hancock

Mike Hancock denies any wrongdoing

MP wants council probe delayed

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PvdA: adopties uit Ethiopië voorlopig stoppen

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De PvdA wil dat adopties uit Ethiopië voorlopig worden stopgezet. Eerst moet er duidelijkheid komen over de betrouwbaarheid van tussenpersonen in Ethiopië bij het adoptieproces..

PvdA-Tweede kamerlid Jeroen Recourt

Girija from India

Girija and former adoptions consultant Anne Mogensen.Girija and former adoptions consultant Anne Mogensen.02 februar 2012 | As an Indian I was brought up to regard the family as the most important element in a person's life. Growing up without a family makes it hard to get a full life.

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Skrevet af: Communication coordinator Susanne Dencker

In this part of our AC International series, we introduce you to Girija Sapre, AC International Child Support's local contact in India. For eight days just before Christmas of 2009, Girija came to Denmark to visit AC International Child Support, our adoptive families with children from India, Danish authorities, and several schools and day-care centres.