Adoptions, the time has come to unblock them. 35 children in Italy are waiting for a family...

While there's a new ban on children adopted in Congo who never arrived, adoptions in Italy must also be unblocked. They've become too complicated and too expensive, according to Minister Maria Elena Boschi.

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Unblocking adoptions in Congo for Italian families

UNBLOCKING ADOPTIONS IN CONGO –

The ordeal of Italian families who have been waiting since 2013 for their adopted children arriving from Congo is far from over. Indeed, it risks continuing for a long time.Let's remember that these are children whose adoptions had already been approved by the court of the African country, which then suddenly decided in 2013 to block the departures due to "irregularities" in the procedures.

From that moment, Thanks to the civil but energetic and relentless protest of the families involved, 31 children finally arrived in Italy in May 2014.. But 59 are still locked up in institutions in Kinshasa and Gorna, and their departure has been postponed again indefinitely.The new post was taken over by Minister Maria Elena Boschi, who a few days ago was appointed president of the commission for international adoptions.

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THE INTERVENTION OF MINISTER BOSCHI –

We'll see what Boschi can do. But in the meantime, two things need to be emphasized. The first: the government, by entrusting her with the leadership of the Commission, seems to have finally understood the importance of this tragedy, from all points of viewWe recall that in recent years, international adoptions, already very complicated and expensive, have halved and Italian families, in a position to receive the children, are suffering greatly. Secondly, Now that we've closed the chapter on civil union rights, whether same-sex or not, it's time to get back to focusing on families and their children. Starting with those who want and can proceed with adoptions.In Italy, we have 35 children who are "nobody's children," often parked in some community or generous foster home, awaiting a destination. What are we waiting for to make their adoption easier and less expensive? Minister Boschi should also address this, given that she now holds a strategic role in this sector.

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