Adoption
First Haitian adoptees arrive in Paris
December 23, 2010Some French families got an early Christmas present when the first group of more than 300 adopted Haitian children landed in Paris. Their arrival ends months of waiting, but not the controversy over their adoption. The 113 Haitian children got a red...
Moscow bans US adoptions of Russian children after American mother returns adoptive son to Russia
April 19, 2010Russia demands US agreement to protect adopted children The Kremlin says it will not permit further adoptions of Russian children by U.S. parents until Washington signs a pledge guaranteeing the security of the adoptees in the United States. Russia...
Russia halts U.S. adoptions, U.S. 'not aware' of policy change
April 16, 2010By Kevin O'Flynn Russia has stopped child adoptions by U.S. citizens following the case of an American woman who sent her adopted son back to Russia by plane, saying she did not want him and that she feared he was dangerous. Andrei Nesterenko, the...
Russia to suspend adoptions of its children by U.S. citizens (video)
April 10, 2010Russia considers U.S. adoption freeze Russia says it is planning to suspend adoptions of its children by U.S. citizens after an American woman sent her adopted son back to Moscow on a plane with a note disowning him. Artyom Savelyev, 7, arrived alone...
Moldova: President asks to investigate abuses in adoption
January 30, 2009President Vladimir Voronin chaired a meeting on the adoptions\' issue Wednesday. Participating in the event were government and parliament decision-takers, leaders of law and control bodies, presidential advisers, according to the presidential press service...
Moldova To Temporarily Ban International Adoptions
January 30, 2009Moldovan President Vladimir Voronin said he plans to temporarily ban the adoption of Moldovan children by foreign couples, RFE/RL's Moldovan Service has reported. Voronin announced his decision to the Moldovan cabinet on January 28. On January 13, Chisinau...
Commission set up to monitor adoptions
January 22, 2009A special commission for adoptions was created under the Government to examine the accuracy of the adoption cases and their compliance with the international adoption procedure. The decision to set up the commission was approved by the Government on...
About one hundred Moldovan children adopted abroad, in 2007
May 02, 2008About one hundred Moldovan children were adopted abroad, in 2007, Adoption Section Head Eugenia Goncear from the Ministry of Social Protection has said to BASA-press. Only 15 children of those adopted abroad were somatically healthy, in 2007. &ldquo...