Scars heal slowly as Romanian orphans find new lives

August 10 2002

Fresh air, good food and love have transformed the lives of more than 80 children who have been adopted by Australian families, reports Julie Szego.

Michael was two when his adoptive parents, Michelle and John Levine, collected him from a Romanian orphanage. They found a toddler who recoiled from blankets and teddy bears, but watched with intense concentration the pouring of water from a cup or blades of grass gliding to the ground. He cuddled up to complete strangers and, for reasons still mysterious, shrieked in distress during visits to the doctor, especially if they involved removing his shoes.

Ms Levine recalls that her son - now "articulate, energetic and exuberant" - couldn't speak at all, despite his age. "He made funny little sounds," she says, "although he always seemed to understand what we were saying."

Hemlata Momaya Named Recipient of Congressional 2016 Angels in Adoption Award

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Hemlata Momaya

Hemlata Momaya, Indian American founder of the Bal Jagat adoption agency in Long Beach, Calif., with her 2016 Angels in Adoption Award certificate. (photo provided)

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Hemlata Momaya was recently named the 2016 recipient of the 2016 Angels in Adoption Award by the Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute here.

UNICEF: ‘’Strategic dialogue between DG Enlargement and UNICEF on cooperation in Enlargement Countries’’ in Brussels

Date: Jan 21, 2013 00:00:00 to 23:59

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UNICEF Representative to Montenegro Benjamin Perks took part to a series of meetings ‘’Strategic dialogue between DG Enlargement and UNICEF on cooperation in Enlargement Countries’’ in Brussels on 21 and 22 January. The objective of the meetings was to identify and affirm strategic alignment, common agenda and shared objectives between UNICEF and the EU in this region, and to update and communicate UNICEF’s role and strengths as a partner, including for regional and cross-border cooperation. Mr. Perks had a separate meeting with Dirk Lange, DG Enlargement’s Head of Unit for Montenegro.

Family First Act, Proposed Overhaul of IV-E, Dies as Senate Adjourns

by John Kelly September 29, 2016

The U.S. Senate adjourned this afternoon, and in doing so ended any chance for the Family First Prevention Services Act of 2016, a bill that would have dramatically altered the federal IV-E entitlement, the largest conduit of funds to states for child welfare services.

Family First was conceived of by Senate Finance Committee leaders Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), and paired two legislative objectives: increasing federal investment in services aimed at preventing the need for foster care, and curbing federal spending on congregate care.

Wyden and Hatch negotiated a bill with House Ways and Means leadership that used a delay in new federal spending on adoption assistance to make the act a cost-neutral proposition. Ways and Means marked Family First up in June, and it passed in the House the next week.

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POLEN WIL DAT GEADOPTEERDE JONGEN (7) TERUGKEERT NAAR VADERLAND

"We worden zelfs van ontvoering beschuldigd"

Lieven Boelens samen met zijn adoptiezoontje Michiel. - Foto Mozkito

Lieven Boelens samen met zijn adoptiezoontje Michiel. - Foto Mozkito

? Communication on the rights of the child

(Point of discussion)

- President Barroso underlined the significance of the proposal and confirmed his

attachment to an ambitious political strategy covering the internal and the external

dimension of the rights of the child. To this end, he noted the importance of enhanced

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Justice : plus d’adoption internationale en RDC jusqu’à nouvel ordre

Mardi 3 Novembre 2015 - 16:15

Le gouvernement vient d’interdire l’adoption internationale des enfants congolais jusqu’à la promulgation de la nouvelle loi en cours d’examen à la chambre basse du Parlement.

L’adoption internationale des enfants congolais est interdite jusqu’à nouvel ordre. C’est en tout cas ce qui ressort d’une récente communication du ministre de la Justice et des Droits humains après l’échange qu’il a eu avec les diplomates des pays concernés dans le cadre de la commission interministérielle chargée de cette question. Il ressort des discussions que le gouvernement de la RDC suspend toute procédure liée à l’adoption des enfants congolais par des étrangers jusqu’à la promulgation d’une nouvelle loi en cette matière. Et par voie de conséquence, les activités de la commission chargée du traitement des dossiers d’adoption sont suspendues. Les dossiers des familles restés en souffrance ne pourront être rouverts qu’après la promulgation de la nouvelle loi en cours d’examen à l’Assemblée nationale. Lesdits dossiers, à en croire les précisions du ministre Alexis Thambwé Mwamba, seront traités suivant les conditions que la nouvelle loi aura définies.

Pourquoi en est-on arrivé là ? La question vaut son pesant d’or. Le gouvernement via son ministre de la justice, ne pipe mot sur les raisons ayant milité en faveur de cette prise de décision, se contentant juste d’affirmer que les enfants éligibles à l’adoption internationale subissent souvent « des actes qui blessent la conscience » dans leurs pays d‘accueil. Bien plus, plusieurs dossiers ont été traités de manière irrégulière en dehors de la procédure réglementaire. Toutefois, d’après des indiscrétions, il appert que les enfants ainsi adoptés sont souvent victimes de traitements inhumains dans ce qui s’apparente de plus en plus à un trafic d’êtres humains.

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