Foreign children less adopted by the French – She

Foreign children less adopted by the French – She

This is the lowest number since thirty years. In 2014, just over a thousand foreign children were adopted by French parents, according to figures from the Quai d’Orsay. Four times less than a decade ago. On 30 November 2014, 935 visas have been granted. The data for the full year will be available mid-January, the ministry of foreign affairs.

“If we reach 1050 international adoptions (in 2014), it will be of a decline of about 22% compared to 2013, “comments Beatrice Biondi, director of the AFA (French Adoption Agency), a public operator for international adoption, in the columns of” Figaro “. Last year, 1,343 foreign children have indeed been adopted by families living in France. They were 3,504 in 2010 and nearly 4,000 in 2003. But France remains the fourth largest country in adoption abroad.

The decline and affects also the other European countries and the United States, said “Le Figaro”. “The number of adoptions declines steadily as countries where these children originate prefer other ways to adopt, including in their own country, and it automatically reduces the number of children available for international adoption” said a spokesman of the Quai d’Orsay.

And this decline should not stop now. Russia, the countries of origin of adopted children with Vietnam, is preparing in effect put an end to individual requests for adoption. And soon no longer accept that the files submitted by the approved bodies for adoption (OAA) or AFA, responsible for supporting parents in their efforts and secure process.