The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) hasgranted 300,000 USD to UNICEF in Vietnam to support the programme“strengthening legislation and monitoring systems for child adoption” inthe nation from now until 2013.
The USAID grant will contributeto the improvement of the current legal and regulatory framework toensure its compliance with international standards to better protectchildren without parental care through the development andimplementation of national legislation and policies on domestic andinter-country adoption, and the ratification of the Hague Convention.
Inaddition, the grant will support setting up a national monitoringsystem for child adoption and building the capacity of policy makers,welfare and enforcement personnel to better protect children.
Itwill also help improve protection and care for children deprived ofparental care through the promulgation of new policies, guidelines andstandards on alternative care, and pilot the implementation of newalternative care models, including foster care, and inter-countryadoption programmes for children with special needs.
UNICEFVietnam Representative Lotta Sylwander said, “We applaud the Governmentof Vietnam for its strong commitments in improving child adoption andhighly appreciate the timely financial support from USAID and otherinternational partners to UNICEF.”
She also said UNICEF wasstrongly committed to support the Government to establish comprehensivechild protection systems, including the development of efficientalternative care and child adoption systems for children in need ofspecial protection./.
The USAID grant will contributeto the improvement of the current legal and regulatory framework toensure its compliance with international standards to better protectchildren without parental care through the development andimplementation of national legislation and policies on domestic andinter-country adoption, and the ratification of the Hague Convention.
Inaddition, the grant will support setting up a national monitoringsystem for child adoption and building the capacity of policy makers,welfare and enforcement personnel to better protect children.
Itwill also help improve protection and care for children deprived ofparental care through the promulgation of new policies, guidelines andstandards on alternative care, and pilot the implementation of newalternative care models, including foster care, and inter-countryadoption programmes for children with special needs.
UNICEFVietnam Representative Lotta Sylwander said, “We applaud the Governmentof Vietnam for its strong commitments in improving child adoption andhighly appreciate the timely financial support from USAID and otherinternational partners to UNICEF.”
She also said UNICEF wasstrongly committed to support the Government to establish comprehensivechild protection systems, including the development of efficientalternative care and child adoption systems for children in need ofspecial protection./.
