Habitual Residence and Scope of the 1993 Hague Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption

The Hague Conference on Private International Law

This Note from The Hague Conference on Private International Law aims to promote the proper interpretation and application of Article 2 of the Hague Convention of 29 May 1993 on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption (“1993 Hague Convention” or “Convention”).

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Dear Volunteer

Forget Me Not and The Umbrella Foundation

This animated video from Forget Me Not and The Umbrella Foundation, tells the story of a young child placed in an orphanage and highlights the pain and trauma of family separation, the impacts of a revolving door of volunteers on children in institutions, and the ways in which volunteering fuels the orphanage industry.

Report of the Ad Hoc Expert Group on the Transition from Institutional to Community-based Care

European Commission

This Report was drafted by a group of independent experts convened by Commissioner of the European Commission, Vladimír Špidla, in February 2009 to address the issues of institutional care reform in their complexity. The report addresses recommendations to Member States which have the main responsibility for action in this area.

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Country Care Review: Norway

Better Care Network

This country care review includes the care-related Concluding Observations adopted by the Committee on the Rights of the Child and the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.

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