1. A child temporarily or permanently deprived of his or her family environment, or in whose own best interests cannot be allowed to remain in that environment, shall be entitled to special protection and assistance provided by the State. 

2. States Parties shall in accordance with their national laws ensure alternative care for such a child. 

3. Such care could include, inter alia, foster placement, Kafala of Islamic law, adoption, or if necessary placement in suitable institutions for the care of children. When considering solutions, due regard shall be paid to the desirability of continuity in a child's upbringing and to the child's ethnic, religious, cultural and linguistic background. 
 
 

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The Hague Convention on the Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption

Aims to establish co-operation between countries involved in international adoption