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Our news archive regarding international adoption into the UK.
Posted by Cecile Trijssenaar
March 30, 2012
The Office of the Government of Laos announced on February 20, 2012, that the authorization to allow foreigners to adopt Lao children is suspended until appropriate regulations and procedures are established on intercountry adoption. Updated information will be provided as it becomes available on adoption.state.gov.
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| Apr 02, 2012
Posted by Cecile Trijssenaar
Strictures on adoption in the Muslim world make it all too easy for al Qaeda and other terrorist groups to recruit child soldiers. But that may be changing, Asra Nomani writes.
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| Apr 01, 2012
Posted by Cecile Trijssenaar
The South Australian Government will give a formal apology to families affected by forced adoptions.
From the 1950s until 1980, more than 17,000 children were adopted in SA, many through forced removal by agencies or churches.
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| Mar 29, 2012
Posted by Cecile Trijssenaar
Initiated by the President of Ukraine, the Commissioner for Children's Rights Mr. Yuri Pavlenko gave his speech on the situation of istututi for orphans, children deprived of parental care during the meeting that was held at the end of February 2012 at the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of Ukraine.
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| Mar 23, 2012
Posted by Cecile Trijssenaar
The current ban on gay and unmarried couples should remain in place until the Stormont Assembly decides otherwise, the Attorney General has said.
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| Mar 23, 2012
Posted by Cecile Trijssenaar
Government sets out measures to speed up adoptions and give vulnerable children loving homes
New legal duties on local authorities to reduce delays
Children to be fostered by their prospective adoptive parents
National Adoption Register must be used for children waiting longer than 3 months
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| Mar 09, 2012
Posted by Cecile Trijssenaar
The adoption of Russian children by foreign families should become a “rare exception,” prime minister and president-elect Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday.
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| Mar 07, 2012
Posted by Cecile Trijssenaar
"My experience of adoption has shown me how – whatever your start in life – being brought up by adults who love you, who are now your parents, is transformative. Adoption is – in every sense of the word – for good. And the readiness of adults to make such a firm and unselfish commitment for a child they cannot know is, to my mind, an inspirational example of humanity at its best."
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| Feb 24, 2012
Posted by Cecile Trijssenaar
From the 13 Feb payments may only be made on-line
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| Jan 30, 2012
Posted by Cecile Trijssenaar
PAC, formerly the Post-Adoption Centre, is extending its phone advice service to include a Wednesday evening slot.
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| Jan 20, 2012
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