First Generation Korean Adoptees               

express their support of

The Hague Convention on Intercountry Adoption

- WHEREAS -
under the auspices of the Hague Convention on Private International Law, 66 countries participated in the preparation and negotiation of the 1993 Hague Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption, and
- WHEREAS -
the Convention sets out norms and procedures for the protection of children who are moving from one country to another in connection with their adoption, and
- WHEREAS -
the Convention as of this date has been ratified by 25 countries and signed by 37 countries, including the United States, and
- WHEREAS -
efforts are underway in many other countries to become parties to the Convention, and
- WHEREAS -
the United States is the receiving country for more children adopted from abroad than any other country
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT
the participants of the International Gathering of the First Generation of Korean Adoptees unanimously call upon the United States Senate to give its advice and consent to United States ratification of the Convention and upon the United States Congress to enact legislation effectively to implement its provisions.
September 1999 - Washington, D.C.