Nepal — U.S. State Department April 22, 2011 Notice: Update on Adoptions in Nepal Government of Nepal Announces Amendments to 2008 Terms and Conditions On January 5, 2011, the Government of Nepal, Ministry of Women, Children and Social Welfare (MOWCSW) in its Notice No. 1 announced that children found by the police will not be available for intercountry adoption until …
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Nobody’s child (The Himalayan Times)
Nobody’s child (The Himalayan Times) Prakriti Pathak January 30, 2011 The international adoption trade is a booming multibillion-dollar industry, as families in the west increasingly adopt more babies from developing countries. Nepal, it seems does not want to miss out on this global opportunity. In 2007, Nepal adoption alter it faced pressure and severe criticism from national and international media …
Minister Sarwadev Prasad Ojha’s Opening Speech at Euradopt
The following transcript of Minister Sarwadev Prasad Ojha‘s speech at the Euradopt meeting in Oslo on October 30, 2010 was provided to PEAR by an interested party in Nepal: Distinguished Participants, Ladies and Gentlemen! Namaste, First of all, on behalf of the Government of Nepal and myself, I would like to extend my sincere thanks to the President of EurAdopt …