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South Korea to Phase Out Foreign Adoptions Amid UN Pressure

South Korea announced that it will gradually cease sending children abroad for adoption by 2029, shifting its focus toward domestic care and welfare reforms. The move comes as U.N. investigators urge Seoul to address decades of adoption fraud, abuse, and lack of truth-finding or reparations for affected adoptees.