On the occasion of the "Week of the Child," a group of 27 children whose 8 girls endorsed last week, the role of parliamentarians the time of a visit t to the National Assembly organized by the Institute of Social Welfare and Research (IBESR) with the support of the Unit for Child Welfare of the Minustah and the participation of the Brigade for the Protection of Minors of the National Police of Haiti, several other national and international like World Vision, Save the Children, Plan International, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), the Organization of American States (OAS) and the Foyer Saint Vincent.

This outreach activity and advocacy in favor of the ratification of the Hague Convention, on international adoption, was done in the presence of Simon Dieuseul Desras, President of the Senate, the Senator Andris Riché, Vice president, and several senator.

According to IBESR, about 1,500 Haitian children are adopted each year since 2000. Since 1993, the Convention on the Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption, better known as the "Hague Convention", helps to ensure, through the enactment of laws by the signatory States, a protection to children and prevent child trafficking.

A Convention which has not yet been ratified by Haiti... but that the Senate President has promised to ratify this Monday, June 11, 2012, to mark the Haitian Children's Day, paving the way for the establishment of a legal adoption procedures in the country.

HL/ HaitiLibre