Ethiopia meeting in Brussels 11 of EurAdopt’s member associations

Ethiopia meeting in Brussels 11 of EurAdopt’s member associations work in Ethiopia, and EurAdopt called a meeting on this country in Brussels on 13th December 2010. There is a growing concern among the member associations about the adoption situation in the country. There are many actors in the field of adoptions, and it is a challenge for the Ethiopian authorities to monitor all orphanages and adoption mediators. EurAdopt plan to hold a meeting in Ethiopia late March 2011, and has encouraged Central Authorities in receiving states to assist the Government of Ethiopia in their effort to ratify the 1993 Hague Convention on intercountry adoptions. EurAdopt currently has 29 member organizations from 12 European countries. Adopsjonsforum is a founding member of EurAdopt. For further information, take a look at EurAdopt’s web page: http://portal.euradopt.org.