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From: Georgette Mulheir [mailto:Georgette.Mulheir@lumos.org.uk]

Sent: Wednesday, October 16, 2013 11:32 AM

To: MORDUE Simon (CAB-FULE)

Cc: Jeveta McDonald; Nolan Quigley; Irina Papancheva

Subject: Invitation to Lumos and MEP Adam Kosa's Joint Conference on Deinstiutionalisation

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From: Irina Papancheva [mailto:Irina.Papancheva@lumos.org.uk]

Sent: Monday, July 07, 2014 5:17 PM

To: BURLEA Ana-Maria (ELARG)

Subject: Invitation to Working Group meeting, 14 July 2014

Importance: High

International adoption bill orphaned

Critics say new policy aims to protect pricey foreign adoptions

By Cheryl Wetzstein - The Washington Times - Tuesday, May 20, 2014

A bipartisan bill to reform international adoption in the U.S. is running into stiff opposition.

Proponents say U.S. foreign policy and programming need to be reorganized to help ensure that millions of orphans are relocated from institutions to families, and that ethical, inter-country adoption by Americans is part of that solution.

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TESTIMONY OF NEIL BOOTHBY, PHD , U.S. GOVERNMENT SPECIAL ADVISOR AND SENIOR COORDINATOR TO THE USAID ADMINISTRATOR ON CHILDREN IN ADVERSITY, BEFORE THE SENATE APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE ON STATE, FOREIGN OPERATIONS

Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Thank you Chairman Leahy, Ranking Member Graham and Members of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, for the opportunity to speak with you today about the U.S. Government Action Plan on Children in Adversity. Thank you for your continued support for our efforts to make a difference in the lives of millions of children.

Overview

The U.S. Government Action Plan on Children in Adversity is the first-ever whole-of-government strategic guidance for U.S. Government international assistance for children. It is a requirement of Public Law 109-95. Seven U.S. Government agencies and departments have endorsed the Action Plan, which was cleared by OMB and launched at the White House on December 19, 2012.

ahpsp-c] Joint Council Update - Senator Landrieu to Announce New Legislation

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From: Tom Difilipo

To: "community-c@lists.jcics.org" , "directors-c@lists.jcics.org" , "ahpsp-c@lists.jcics.org"

Subject: [ahpsp-c] Joint Council Update - Senator Landrieu to Announce New Legislation

USAID releases policy guidance for children in adversity worldwide

Goals include reducing numbers of exploited, abused children

Publish date: MAR 01, 2013 Print

By: Kathryn Foxhall

The US Agency for International Development (USAID) along with representatives from 7 government agencies and departments released last December the first-ever “Action Plan on Children in Adversity,” saying that the plan provides overall policy and guidance for US international assistance “to ensure that children not only survive, but thrive.”

REMARKS BY USAID ADMINISTRATOR RAJIV SHAH AT THE CHILDREN IN ADVERSITY NATIONAL ACTION PLAN LAUNCH

Wednesday, December 19, 2012

Remarks as Prepared

Good afternoon. Thank you, Cokie, for your kind introduction and serving as our moderator this afternoon.

Before we begin, I would like to take a moment to reflect on the terrible tragedy in Newtown, Connecticut, and remember the young lives lost. Over the past few days, I have felt—as I imagine many did—the particular anguish of a parent who sends his children off to school every day. And I have felt an even deeper desire to protect them from all that is violent and hurtful in our world.