Arbre de la Vie - Adoption

March 4, 2015. Cambodia to Re-Open its International Adoption Program.

The Cambodian Ministry of Social Affairs stated on Tuesday that it "has now opened for duly registered Adoption Agencies in partner countries to apply...for authorization for them to operate inter-country adoption in the Kingdom of Cambodia." Cambodia had closed its IA program in 2011 amidst allegations of corruption. The Ministry has invited interested countries to apply to be part of this new program, which initially will be a small special needs program. The Italian government has already signed an agreement with the Cambodian government and a delegation is arriving in Phnom Penh in April to take the next steps in this process. We look forward to hearing from our Department of State as to the status of U.S. government talks with Cambodia.