One of our favorite submissions thus far: PEAR Board Member, Barbara McArtney guest blogs on REFORM Talk as part of The Unofficial "Why the adoption establishment annoys me" Blog Week: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.
Special Advisor for International Children's Issues Travels to ColombiaSpecial Advisor for International Children’s Issues Ambassador Susan Jacobs is traveling to Bogota, Colombia, February 22-24, 2012 for meetings with The Instituto Colombiano de Bienestar Familiar (ICBF) to discuss intercountry adoption and international parental child abduction issues. They will also discuss areas of collaboration with other countries in the region.
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