DOS Adoption Notice: REGIONAL SUSPENSIONS ON ADOPTION PROCESSING IN RUSSIA

Russia

March 01, 2012

Notice: REGIONAL SUSPENSIONS ON ADOPTION PROCESSING IN RUSSIA

The Department of State has received reports that local departments of education and some judges in Russia have instituted a de facto freeze on adoptions to the United States. In some instances we are told that local departments of education have refused to provide referrals which are necessary for agencies and families to schedule court dates.

The Department of State has not received official notice that adoptions to the United States have been suspended and continues to work closely with Russian authorities to obtain as much information on the situation as possible. Updated information will be provided as it becomes available on www.adoption.state.gov.

http://adoption.state.gov/country_information/country_specific_alerts_notices.php?alert_notice_type=notices&alert_notice_file=russia_4

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~ What All Adoptions Deserve.
http://www.pear-now.org/

The Unofficial "Why the adoption establishment annoys me" Blog Week

One of our favorite submissions thus far:

Why Does the Adoption Lobby Annoy Me? They All Get Along

http://reformtalk.blogspot.com/2012/02/why-does-adoption-lobby-annoy-me-they.html

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Ethics, Transparency, Support
~ What All Adoptions Deserve.
http://www.pear-now.org/

PEAR Board Member, Barbara McArtney guest blogs on REFORM Talk as part of The Unofficial "Why the adoption establishment annoys me" Blog Week:
http://reformtalk.blogspot.com/2012/02/guest-blogger-barbara-mcartney-on-why.html

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Ethics, Transparency, Support
~ What All Adoptions Deserve.
http://www.pear-now.org/

"Why the adoption establishment annoys me" Blog Week

The Unofficial "Why the adoption establishment annoys me" Blog Week begins
today. If you would like to read the blog entries or participate, visit Land of Gazillion Adoptees: http://landofgazillionadoptees.com/ LGA also has a facebook group where the blogs will be posted and PEAR will try to keep up withthem on our facebook page as well.

Participating Bloggers committed to the event so far:

Adoption Echos
Fleasbiting
REFORMTalk
Split Feathers
The Daily Bastardette
Third Mom
The Declassified Adoptee


Is anyone listening?

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Ethics, Transparency, Support
~ What All Adoptions Deserve.
http://www.pear-now.org/

DOS Adoption Notice: Honduras - US Embassy Announces IHNFA reaccredits Gladney

February 17, 2012

Reinstatement of U.S. Adoption Agency by IHNFA (Instituto Hondureño de la Niñez y la Familia)

The U.S. Embassy in Honduras informs citizens that the Instituto Hondureño de la Niñez y la Familia (IHNFA ) recently reinstated U.S. adoption agency Gladney Center for Adoption, per IHNFA’s resolution SG-009-2012. This message updates the prior Message for U.S. citizens published on January 30, 2012. Gladney Center for Adoption is now accredited by IHNFA and is approved to process adoptions for families in Honduras.

The Embassy continues to monitor the adoption situation in Honduras and will update U.S. citizens accordingly. Meanwhile, we recommended that families who have not finalized adoptions contact IHNFA directly at at 011-504-2235-3565 to be sure their applications are handled by an accredited adoption agency.

http://adoption.state.gov/country_information/country_specific_alerts_notices.php?alert_notice_type=notices&alert_notice_file=honduras_2

http://honduras.usembassy.gov/messuscits12_ihnfaupdate.html

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Ethics, Transparency, Support
~ What All Adoptions Deserve.
http://www.pear-now.org/