Adoption Reform in Nepal

International adoption is increasing in the West. It is not always very transparent. Nepal announced adoption reform as the Neapali Minister alleged illegal sale in the name of adoption. Gulf Times reports on March 12, 2007, “There are big gangs in the capital involved in selling children in the name of adoption,” Urmila Aryal, Minister for Women, Children and Social Welfare told local media on Saturday. The official paperwork to adopt a Nepali child costs about $300, but child welfare groups say people pay as much as $20,000, and the lure of the cash has led to a racket to sell children.“District administrations and police are not paying enough attention to controlling such crimes,” Aryal said.France recently banned its citizens coming to Nepal to adopt individually, and now requires they go through agencies approved by the French ministry of foreign affairs". Read here the full article from Gulf Times.