Joint statement on the forcible transfer, deportation, and adoption of children from Ukraine by Russia We are deeply concerned by reports that many children displaced by the war in Ukraine have been forcibly transferred to other Russia-occupied territories or deported to Russia and placed in Russian foster and adoptive families, given Russian nationality and separated permanently from their famili. [...] 4 In times of peace or in situations of armed conflict, the principles that regulate the provision of alternative care for children, including foster care and adoption, are clearly set forth in Article 21 of the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), the 1993 Hague Convention on the Protection of Children and Cooperation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption, and numerous other international c. [...] The forcible transfer, deportation and adoption of children from Ukraine, resulting in permanently separating children from their families, communities and culture, is a clear violation of their human rights and of international humanitarian law, and poses a substantial threat to their safety and wellbeing as well as to their sense of identity and belonging. [...] ● The UN should establish an inter-agency task force dedicated to identifying the whereabouts and ensuring the welfare and return of unaccompanied and separated children who were forcibly transferred within Ukraine or deported to Russia, including children who were, or are in the process of, being illegally naturalised and adopted, as well as children placed in camps or other facilities whether un. [...] Where this is not possible or in the child’s best interests, temporary, family-based alternative care should be provided in line with applicable international standards, including the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, and the Guidelines for the Alternative Care of Children.
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