Secrétariat Général

Join a day-long conference, "Cross-Border Family Mediation: Dispute Resolution for International Families In Your Community," on June 5, 2018 in Washington, D.C., co-hosted by International Social Service-USA (ISS-USA), MK Family Law, The George Washington University School of Law, and Leslie Ellen Shear, Attorney and Counselor at Law.

At the occasion of the 1993 Hague Convention's 25th anniversary, the Permanent Bureau of the Hague Conference in association with ISS/IRC has published a brochure recalling the Convention's "basics" and providing an overview on accomplishments and areas to improve.

A national conference will be held on the current state of search of origins in Biel/Bienne (CH) on May 8th, 2018.

ISS had the honour to partner with Euroadopt in the organisation of their bi-annual meeting with 300 adoption stakeholders primarily from Europe but also Africa and the Americas.

From March 16-17, 2018, ISS participated in the 3rd Biennial International Conference on Evolving Trends in Alternative Care for Children in South Asia, organised by Udayan care in partnership with UNICEF and Hope and Homes for Children, among others.

The launch of the "MOOC4CoM" is planned for 2019, depending on available funds. In the meantime, a web site centralising a large amount of resources on this topic has been developed.

Experts from over 50 countries shared with passion promising practices on cross border social work.

In the beginning of this year, the ISS/IRC is pleased to share its new publication Intercountry adoption and search for origins – A guide for adoptees. In the framework of its activities, the ISS/IRC represents a privileged observatory of the joy but also challenges that adopted persons might face when undertaking a search for origins process. Based on these observations, the ISS/IRC has received the support from ISS Australia to produce a guide that provides adopted persons with an overview of a search for origins in the context of intercountry adoptions, as well as of the practical implications of such a process. This new Guide is in the continuity of the Guide Intercountry adoption and its risks - A guide for prospective adopters: detailing and providing with concrete information on each and every stage of a search for origins process. Specifically, all phases are presented through a bipartite structure. On the one hand, the signals that adopted persons might encounter on their way. On the other hand, the danger signals are punctually complemented with the questions that adopted persons need to ask themselves, the central authorities or their accredited body to avoid risks. This Guide is now available in English, French and Spanish.

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