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The involvement of professionals in intercountry adoption processes ensures that the standards and guarantees set out by the Hague Convention on the Protection of Children and Cooperation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption are met. Involving said professionals, and compensating them for their work, necessitates a certain amount of reasonable and lawful fees for adoption services provided. However, a lack of clarity around what is “reasonable” can lead to the misuse of funds, excessive fees for adoptive parents, and improper financial gains for certain actors (sometimes involving child…
The UN Commission for Social Development (CSocD) held its 52nd session in New York on the 11-21 February 2014. The Commission is a functional commission of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations and its role is to advise the Council and Governments on social policy issues and on the social perspective of development. As part of its mandate, it held discussions in observance of the 20th Anniversary of the International Year of the Family, which is due to culminate in a series of events during the 69th session…