Adoption Alert—Suspension of Adoptions from Ethiopia

Adoption Alert—Suspension of Adoptions from Ethiopia

This updates our April 21, 2017 Adoption Alert to provide additional information on the Government of Ethiopia’s recent suspension of adoptions.

On April 21, the Ethiopian Prime Minister’s Office declared an immediate suspension of intercountry adoptions. The U.S. Department of State does not yet know how long this suspension will last. The Office of Children’s Issues and the Embassy are working with the Ministry of Women and Children’s Affairs (MOWA) and the Prime Minister’s Office to seek more information on the terms of the suspension. We are urging the Ethiopian government to allow continued processing of cases that were in progress prior to this suspension.
https://travel.state.gov/content/adoptionsabroad/en/country-information/alerts-and-notices/AdoptionAlertSuspensionofAdoptionsfromEthiopia.html