Kathmandu, 10 March 2007: UNICEF hopes that the International Conference on Inter-Country Adoption being held in Kathmandu 11-13 March 2007 will lead to the ratification of the Hague Convention on Inter-Country Adoption and the adoption of national laws and mechanisms to regulate in-country and inter-country adoption.
"The Hague Convention is designed to put into action the principles regarding inter-country adoption which are contained the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) which Nepal has ratified." said Ms. Gillian Mellsop, UNICEF's Representative in Nepal. "These principles include ensuring that adoption is authorised only by competent authorities, and that inter-country adoption does not result in improper financial gain for those involved in it."
According to UNICEF these provisions are meant first and foremost to protect children, and also have the positive effect of providing assurance to prospective adoptive parents that their child has not been the subject of illegal and detrimental practices.
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INTERNATIONAL CONVENTIONS, INTER-STATE CONFLICT, RATIFICATION, CONVENTION, ADOPTION, DESIGNED, CHILD RIGHTS, AUTHORIZED, PROVIDING ASSURANCE, DETERMENTAL PRACTICES, FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATION, EDUCATION FOR ALL, CHILD MIGRANTS, TRAFFICKING, COERCION
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Children Fund
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