The Adoption Board is in receipt of the following communication below dated 13th April 2010 from the Russian Embassy in Dublin.

"I would like to let you be aware that the Russian consulate receive from adoptive parents and prospect adoptive parents documents for visas and adoptive dossiers for registration.

So the Adoption Board should notify the parties of concern that they can proceed to applying to the Russian consulate on those matters.

We receive in numbers outstanding post placement reports, thanks for your efforts."

The Adoption Board has received the following statement from the ISS (International Social Service)

As in every dramatic event that affects a country, the question about the intercountry adoption of children arises again in the Haitian context. In this regard, ISS / IRC first recalls that, in general, international adoption should not take place in a situation of war or natural disaster, given that these events make it impossible to verify the personal and family situation of children. Any operation to adopt or to evacuate children that are victims of the earthquake to another country must be absolutely avoided, as…