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EU urged to fast-track adoptions from Haiti: Spanish presidency

22 January 2010, 16:27 CET

— filed under: Haiti, quake, children, adoption, Spain

(MADRID) - The Spanish presidency of the European Union will next week urge the bloc to forge a common position on fast-track adoptions from Haiti, Madrid said Friday.

Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos "will on Monday propose to the council (of EU foreign ministers) that there could be a joint common response," Spain's Vice-President Maria-Teresa Fernandez de la Vega said.

Haitian girl, 2, still in federal custody

BY JOHN A. TORRES • FLORIDA TODAY • JANUARY 21, 2010

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The 2-year-old Haitian girl detained and taken by immigration officials Saturday night remains in federal custody under mounting pressure to release her for medical care.

Las ONG desaconsejan las adopciones de niños en Haití tras el terremoto

Ampliar foto Varios niños haitianos corren a las afueras de Puerto Príncipe. (Imagen: Logan Abassi / REUTERS)

Tras el terremoto de Haití, se han multiplicado en apenas siete días las solicitudes de adopción en España y en otros países europeos.

Las ONG insisten en que adoptar "no es nada aconsejable".

Preocupa la actuación de las mafias, que aprovechan estas catástrofes para reclutar niños para utilizarles con distintos fines.

Haiti hope all in the family

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January 21, 2010 6:09 AM

By JILL MOON

The Telegraph

Kinder aus Haiti unterwegs nach Luxemburg

Familienministerin Jacobs froh über schnelle Evakuierung der Kinder

Foto: Maurice Fick

Familienministerin Marie-Josée Jacobs (Bildmitte) gab am Donnerstagmorgen die Ankunft der 14 Kinder bekannt.

(hay/FeMo) - Die 14 Kinder aus Haiti sind unterwegs nach Luxemburg. Ihr Flieger ist am Donnerstagnachmittag gegen 16 Uhr in Eindhoven in Holland gelandet, wo sie auch von ihren neuen Luxemburger Eltern empfangen wurden.

Miami Herald reports that Haitian community wants children to be cared for in Haiti

Author: Miami Herald

Date: Thursday, January 21, 2010

US State child welfare administrators had started planning for a possible influx of Haitian children orphaned by the catastrophic quake, but now are being told there will be no such exodus.

``The Haitian civil government is starting to reemerge,'' said Florida Department of Children & Families Secretary George Sheldon, who has been meeting with state, county and federal leaders for several days to coordinate refugee resettlement efforts…The desire of the Haitian people, to the extent that this can be done, is for the children to be cared for in Haiti… That is their preference.''

Sisters relieved to have Haitian orphans in Pa.

The Associated Press

Updated: 01/21/2010 10:20:23 PM EST

PITTSBURGH—Two sisters who helped bring 54 orphans from earthquake-ravaged Haiti to Pittsburgh say they haven't had time to stop and think about what happened.

Jamie and Ali McMutrie say they're just thankful that all the children are safe and sound.

What the U.S.A. Should Do About Haiti Earthquake Orphans

Posted on January 21, 2010 by prairieguy

I have in the past few days been sharing stories found on the Internet about babies/children being orphaned due to the tragic earthquake on January 12th.

Serving on the Board of Directors & as Regional Manager for North America on behalf of World Initiative for Orphans I feel I must write my personal feelings on this subject and potential solutions to the crisis.

I am happy our government responded to the 200-300 orphans who already had adoptive families awaiting them in the United States. The State Department is allowing these adoptees to come into the U.S. even with the necessary paperwork being lost due to the earthquake. The Netherlands has also responded to this crisis flying 100 children to their country in the same fashion.

No Haitian Children for Adoption in Finland

published Jan 20 07:30 PM, updated Jan 21 07:15 AM

Girl being fed at a hospital in Haiti.

An injured girl being cared for at a field hospital in Port-au-Prince.

Image: EPA/ Logan Abassi/ YK