Regional Office for Africa of the HCCH and Forum for African State Ambassadors
On 3 June 2025, the Host Seat Agreement between the Kingdom of Morocco and the Hague Conference on Private International Law (HCCH) was signed in Rabat, establishing the Regional Office for Africa of the HCCH. The Agreement was signed by H.E. Mr Nasser Bourita, Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation, and Moroccan Expatriates, and Dr Christophe Bernasconi, Secretary General of the HCCH....
HCCH Asia Pacific Week 2025: Public Registration Now Open
The HCCH is pleased to announce that registration for HCCH Asia Pacific Week 2025 is now open to the general public. The event will take place in Seoul, Republic of Korea, from 25 to 27 June 2025. Through multiple sessions held over three days, HCCH Asia Pacific Week 2025 will act as a forum for the exchange of ideas and viewpoints from across Asia and the Pacific on some of the most prominent...
WG on the completion of the Country Profile and draft Cooperation Request Recommended Model Form for the 1996 Child Protection Convention
On 30 April 2025, the seventh meeting of the Working Group (WG) established to complete the Country Profile and work on the draft Cooperation Request Recommended Model Form for the 1996 Child Protection Convention was held online, hosted by the Permanent Bureau (PB). The meeting was attended by 21 delegates representing 12 HCCH Members, as well as by members of the PB. Pursuant to its mandate...
Conference “15 Years of the HCCH Washington Declaration: Progress and Perspectives on International Family Relocation”
From 2 to 4 April 2025, the conference “15 Years of the HCCH Washington Declaration: Progress and Perspectives on International Family Relocation” was held at the Embassy of Canada in Washington, D.C., United States of America. The conference was jointly organised by the Embassy of Canada, the International Academy of Family Lawyers (IAFL), and the HCCH. This conference took place...
Sixth Meeting of the Working Group established to complete the Country Profile and work on the draft Cooperation Request Recommended Model Form for the 1996 Child Protection Convention
On 19 March 2025, the sixth meeting of the Working Group (WG) established to complete the Country Profile and work on the draft Cooperation Request Recommended Model Form for the 1996 Child Protection Convention was held online, hosted by the Permanent Bureau (PB) in The Hague. The meeting was attended by 21 delegates representing 12 HCCH Members, as well as by members of the PB. During the...
Regional Workshop on Intercountry Adoption: Sharing Experiences on the Effective Implementation of the 1993 Adoption Convention in Asia
From 11 to 13 March 2025, the Regional Workshop on Intercountry Adoption: Sharing Experiences on the Effective Implementation of the 1993 Adoption Convention in Asia (Regional Workshop) was held in Manila (Philippines). It was attended by 72 participants representing eight Contracting Parties to the 1993 Adoption Convention, two non-Contracting Parties, one intergovernmental organisation, and one...
CGAP 2025 — Conclusions & Decisions now available!
The Council on General Affairs and Policy (CGAP) of the HCCH met from 4 to 7 March 2025. The meeting was attended by over 491 participants, representing 75 HCCH Members, four non-Member States, five intergovernmental organisations, nine international non-governmental organisations, and members of the Permanent Bureau (PB). The Conclusions & Decisions adopted by CGAP are now available in...
Meeting of the Working Party on Mediation
On 24 January 2025, the Working Party on Cross-Border Family Mediation in the Context of the Malta Process (Working Party) met online. The meeting was attended by 23 participants representing 13 HCCH Members and two Observer States, as well as by members of the Permanent Bureau of the HCCH. During the meeting, participants discussed the future trajectory of the Working Party, taking into...
Importance of the work of the HCCH and the PCA for francophone Africa
On 10 January, representatives from nineteen French-speaking African States, along with a delegate from the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (OIF), convened in Brussels for a meeting organised by Belgium, France, and Switzerland. The agenda focused on exploring the benefits of membership in the HCCH and the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA). The Belgian Minister of Foreign...
Informal brainstorming session on future meetings of the Special Commission on the 1980 Child Abduction and 1996 Child Protection Conventions
From 18 to 21 November 2024, an informal brainstorming session on future meetings of the Special Commission (SC) on the 1980 Child Abduction and 1996 Child Protection Conventions was held online, hosted by the Permanent Bureau (PB) in The Hague. It was attended by over 80 participants representing 29 Members, as well as by members of the PB. As mandated by the Council on General Affairs and...