The best interest of the child at the heart of the adoption process: expert consultation of practitioners
10 Mar 2009
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NAME CHANGED] Sylvia, 15, holds a doll as she lounges on her bed at her home in the city of Niterói in Rio de Janeiro State. Sylvia is HIV-positive and was left at an orphanage when she was an infant. A woman who worked there fell in love with the child, and said that her desire to adopt only became stronger after she learned of her status. "It was God who put her into my life," she said.
NAME CHANGED] Sylvia, 15, holds a doll as she lounges on her bed at her home in the city of Niterói in Rio de Janeiro State. Sylvia is HIV-positive and was left at an orphanage when she was an infant. A woman who worked there fell in love with the child, and said that her desire to adopt only became stronger after she learned of her status. "It was God who put her into my life," she said.
UNICEF Innocenti Research Centre is hosting an expert consultation on domestic and inter-country adoption from 19 to 20 March. Practitioners and experts from all over the world will convene in Florence to debate if and how the international juridical system can guarantee the best interest of the child in adoption procedures.
The first two days of the meeting will be dedicated to highlight best practices in domestic and inter-country adoption, addressing issues such as personal adoptability of the child, matching, adoptive eligibility of prospective adoptive parents, post adoption sevices and ethical and professional guiding principles.
The third day will be devoted to present the main trends at international level, and will address issues such as Is adoption the appropriate decision?, adoption in Europe, the best interest of the child in post adoption.
Some recommendations for better practices in domestic and inter-country adoption are expected as an outcome of the meeting.
The first two days of the meeting will be dedicated to highlight best practices in domestic and inter-country adoption, addressing issues such as personal adoptability of the child, matching, adoptive eligibility of prospective adoptive parents, post adoption sevices and ethical and professional guiding principles.
The third day will be devoted to present the main trends at international level, and will address issues such as Is adoption the appropriate decision?, adoption in Europe, the best interest of the child in post adoption.
Some recommendations for better practices in domestic and inter-country adoption are expected as an outcome of the meeting.