The Hague Convention on the Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Inter-Country Adoption, more commonly referred to as the Hague Adoption Conference, was concluded in may of 1993, agreed to by the United States in 1994 and put into practice by 1998.
This convention, which resulted in the coalition of 80 countries, intended to shift the face of inter-country adoption by increasing transparency and efficiency through standardized visas.
It also took into account higher standards of consideration for the best interest of children up for adoption in order to reduce human trafficking and what is somewhat vulgarly referred to as "baby-selling".
Two countries have received attention surrounding the topic of adoption in 2010.
The first is Haiti, which was rocked by an enormous earthquake in January of 2010.
Interestingly, this natural disaster brought adoption to the forefront of many peoples mind as a means of relief.
Haiti, home to an estimated 380,000 orphans before the earthquake occurred is seeing an growing number of children orphaned as a result of the traumatic earthquake.
International adoption is considered by many as an influential form of humanitarian aid by relieving children from commonly impoverished conditions.
Yet shortly after the earthquake Haiti effectively put a hold on all current adoptions and future adoptions from the country.
Russian adoption has also recently received attention in the case of Justin Hansen, a 7 year old recently adopted from Russia.
After tensions in his new adopted home, his adopted mother and grandmother decided that the adoption was not the right situation for them or their adopted child.
As a result, the sent the young child back to Russia, alone on a plane.
This seemingly negligent behavior caught a great deal of attention and again reminded the public of the dark side of adoption.
The Hague Adoption Convention, which focused on reducing human trafficking that occurred because of unmonitored adoption processes, was intended to reduce these types of situations.
But neither Haiti, not Russia were convention countries and are therefore, not expected to uphold these standards.
International adoption has become an increasingly economic arena and is falling prey to economic pressure despite the fact that the product being exchanged is human life.
The transparency and standardization suggested by the Hague Adoption Convention would help to relieve some of these pressures by reducing the cost of services to process international adoptions.
This could help reduce the industry surrounding the adoption process and increase the safe practice of adoption by shedding more light on the situation.
This convention, which resulted in the coalition of 80 countries, intended to shift the face of inter-country adoption by increasing transparency and efficiency through standardized visas.
It also took into account higher standards of consideration for the best interest of children up for adoption in order to reduce human trafficking and what is somewhat vulgarly referred to as "baby-selling".
Two countries have received attention surrounding the topic of adoption in 2010.
The first is Haiti, which was rocked by an enormous earthquake in January of 2010.
Interestingly, this natural disaster brought adoption to the forefront of many peoples mind as a means of relief.
Haiti, home to an estimated 380,000 orphans before the earthquake occurred is seeing an growing number of children orphaned as a result of the traumatic earthquake.
International adoption is considered by many as an influential form of humanitarian aid by relieving children from commonly impoverished conditions.
Yet shortly after the earthquake Haiti effectively put a hold on all current adoptions and future adoptions from the country.
Russian adoption has also recently received attention in the case of Justin Hansen, a 7 year old recently adopted from Russia.
After tensions in his new adopted home, his adopted mother and grandmother decided that the adoption was not the right situation for them or their adopted child.
As a result, the sent the young child back to Russia, alone on a plane.
This seemingly negligent behavior caught a great deal of attention and again reminded the public of the dark side of adoption.
The Hague Adoption Convention, which focused on reducing human trafficking that occurred because of unmonitored adoption processes, was intended to reduce these types of situations.
But neither Haiti, not Russia were convention countries and are therefore, not expected to uphold these standards.
International adoption has become an increasingly economic arena and is falling prey to economic pressure despite the fact that the product being exchanged is human life.
The transparency and standardization suggested by the Hague Adoption Convention would help to relieve some of these pressures by reducing the cost of services to process international adoptions.
This could help reduce the industry surrounding the adoption process and increase the safe practice of adoption by shedding more light on the situation.
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