Category: MOWCSW

Nexus of Intercountry Adoption of Nepali Children and Trafficking (National Human Rights Commission)

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Trafficking in Persons Especially on Women and Children in Nepal National Human Rights CommissionOffice of the Special Rapporteur on Trafficking in Women and ChildrenDecember 2012Section 2.8.3Nexus of Intercountry Adoption of Nepali Children and TraffickingNepal legalized intercountry adoption by amending the National Code of 1964 in 1976. Before it, only national adoptions were allowed. From 1976 to 2000, Nepal Children’s Organization …

DOS Notice: U.S. Department of State Continues to Recommend Against Adopting from Nepal

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Nepal December 31, 2012 Notice: U.S. Department of State Continues to Recommend Against Adopting from Nepal The Nepali Ministry of Women and Child Social Welfare (MWCSW) informed the U.S. Embassy in Kathmandu that as of December 2012, there are seven U.S. adoption service providers authorized to facilitate adoptions in Nepal at this time, and another ten U.S. adoption service providers …

Govt extends deadline for inter-country adoptions (The Himalayan Times)

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Govt extends deadline for inter-country adoptionsThe Himalayan Times 2012-02-25KATHMANDU: The Ministry of Women, Children and Social Welfare has extended the deadline for applications from foreigners to adopt Nepali children after it received only a handful of requests.Foreign parents who want to adopt Nepali children now have two more months to file their application, which was due by mid-February for this …

Govt opens applications for inter-country adoption (Republica)

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***Please note: although Nepal has announced it is accepting applications for intercountry adoption, the US Suspension on processing I 600 petitions for abandoned children remains in place. See: http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2010/08/145767.htm Govt opens applications for inter-country adoption REPUBLICA ARJUN POUDEL KATHMANDU, Nov 29: After receiving no application for inter-country adoption in 2011, the government has asked prospective foreign parents to apply for …

Submission of Application regarding the Inter Country Adoption (MOWCSW)

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Submission of Application regarding the Inter Country Adoption (MOWCSW): http://www.mowcsw.gov.np/inter-country-adoption-15-en.html Government of Nepal Ministry of Women, Children and Social Welfare Inter Country Adoption Management Committee Singh Durbar, Kathmandu, Nepal Subject: Submission of Application regarding the Inter Country Adoption Date: 17 November 2011 In accordance with the Article 8 of Terms and Conditions and Process for Granting Approval for Adoption of …

Nepal — Paper Orphans documentary posted on the web

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Nepal — Paper Orphans documentary posted on the web: Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1B5QiFFxAu4 Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0adJdVBPvtoPart 3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nsUWaToRWuQPart 4: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=95Fyy3UY_U0 It would be useful if the FBI and Interpol took a good look at the Western organizations that worked with these homes. Some background to the TDH/Image Ark documentary Paper Orphans. The Terre des hommes/Image Ark documentary Paper Orphans was a …

Paper Orphans documentary posted on the web

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Nepal — Paper Orphans documentary posted on the web: Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1B5QiFFxAu4 Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0adJdVBPvtoPart 3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nsUWaToRWuQPart 4: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=95Fyy3UY_U0 It would be useful if the FBI and Interpol took a good look at the Western organizations that worked with these homes. Some background to the TDH/Image Ark documentary Paper Orphans. The Terre des hommes/Image Ark documentary Paper Orphans was a …