Guatemala to Resume International Adoptions

After almost two years of suspension,

international adoption from Guatemala will reportedly resume through a new pilot

program. The country’s adoption program was closed in 2007 by Guatemalan officials because of widespread evidence of coercion, kidnapping and document falsification,
according to a Washington Post article. Subsequently a new central adoption authority called the National Adoption Council has been established, as well as legal framework designed to prevent any future problems. To read the full article, go to www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/11/20/AR2009112002642.html.

(From Adoption Today magazine, http://www.bluetoad.com/print.php?pages=6%2C7&issue%5Fid=29697)