Portugal
Direção-Geral da Administração da Justiça (DGAJ) · Ministério da Justiça
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Spain
Ministerio de Justicia — Subdirección General de Cooperación Jurídica Internacional (Área de Sustracción Internacional de Menores) · Ministerio de Justicia
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United Kingdom (England & Wales)
International Child Abduction and Contact Unit (ICACU) · Office of the Official Solicitor & Public Trustee
- 📍 Post Point 0.53, 102 Petty France, London SW1H 9AJ
- ☎️ +44 203 681 2756
- 🔗 www.gov.uk
- 🚨 separate CAs for Scotland / Northern Ireland / Crown dependencies & overseas territories — see HCCH page; route by jurisdiction within UK
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United Kingdom (Scotland)
Scottish Government Central Authority & International Law Team · Scottish Government
- 📍 GW15 St. Andrew's House, Edinburgh EH1 3DG
- ☎️ +44 131 244 4827
- 🚨 case manager contact on HCCH page
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United Kingdom (Northern Ireland)
Northern Ireland Central Authority · Department of Justice (NI)
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United States of America
Office of Children's Issues (CA/OCS/CI) · U.S. Department of State
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Israel
Department of International Affairs — Office of the State Attorney · Ministry of Justice
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France
Ministère de la Justice — Direction des Affaires Civiles et du Sceau / DEDIPE · Ministère de la Justice
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Germany
Bundesamt für Justiz — Zentrale Behörde · Federal Office of Justice
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Brazil
Autoridade Central Administrativa Federal (ACAF) · National Secretariat of Justice — DRCI, Ministry of Justice and Public Security
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Poland
Ministerstwo Sprawiedliwości — Department of Family and Juvenile Matters (Division of International Proceedings in Family Matters) · Ministry of Justice
- 📍 Al. Ujazdowskie 11, 00-950 Warszawa, P.O. Box 33
- ☎️ +48 22 23 90 470
- 🚨 verify website + languages via gov.pl before publishing
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Australia
International Family Law Section · Commonwealth Attorney-General's Department
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Canada
Justice Legal Services (JUS) — federal Central Authority · Global Affairs Canada
- 📍 125 Sussex Drive, Tower B, 4th Floor, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0G2
- ☎️ +1 343 551-1689
- 🔗 www.justice.gc.ca
- 🚨 FEDERAL + separate provincial/territorial Central Authorities for all 13 provinces/territories (Alberta/BC/Manitoba/Ontario/Quebec/Saskatchewan/NB/NL/NS/PEI/NWT/Nunavut/Yukon) — route by province; list on HCCH page
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New Zealand
Central Authority — Ministry of Justice (Tāhū o te Ture) · Ministry of Justice
- 📍 Level 3 Vogel Centre, 19 Aitken Street, P.O. Box 180, Wellington 6140
- ☎️ +64 4 918 8800
- 🔗 www.justice.govt.nz
- 🚨 Hague Convention Advisor / Central Authority at MoJ; contacts named on HCCH page
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Mexico
Dirección General de Protección Consular · Secretaría de Relaciones Exteriores (Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
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Albania
Ministry of Justice · Department of Jurisdictional Foreign Relations
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Andorra
Ministry of Justice and Interior · International Relations and Legal Cooperation Service
- 📍 Department of Justice and Interior, Carretera de l’Obac s/n, AD700 Escaldes-Engordany, Principality of Andorra
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Argentina
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International Trade and Worship · International Legal Assistance Department
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Armenia
The Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Armenia
- 📍 0010, 3/8 Vazgen Sargsyan street, Yerevan, Republic of Armenia
- ☎️ +374-10-59-39-31
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Austria
Federal Ministry of Justice · Museumstraße 7
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Bahamas
Ministry of Foreign Affairs · Permanent Secretary
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Barbados
Ms. RoseAnn Richards · Director
- 📍 Child Care Board, Fred Edghill Building, Cheapside, Bridgetown
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Belarus
Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Belarus · International Cooperation Department
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Belgium
Service Public Fédéral Justice (Federale Overheidsdienst Justitie)
- 📍 Direction générale Législation, des Libertés et Droits fondamentaux (Directoraat-generaal Wetgeving, Fundamentele Rechten en Vrijheden)
- ☎️ + 32 2 542 65 88
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Belize
Ministry of Human Development, Families and Indigenous Peoples' Affairs · Department of Human Services
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Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
Ministry of Foreign Affairs · Plaza Murillo c Ingavi esq. c. Junin
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Bosnia and Herzegovina
Ministry of Justice of Bosnia and Herzegovina · Trg Bosne i Hercegovine 1
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Botswana
1. The Department of Social Protection in the Ministry of Local Government is designated as the Central Authority;
- 📍 2. Cities, Towns and District Councils also in the Ministry of Local Government are designated as Competent Authorities in their respective jurisdictions.
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Bulgaria
The Ministry of Justice · Legal Child Support Department
- 📍 Central Authority of the Republic of Bulgaria, 1, Slavyanska Street, 1040 SOFIA
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Burkina Faso
Ministère de la Femme de la Solidarité Nationale et de la Famille
- 📍 01 BP 515, OUAGADOUGOU 01, Burkina Faso
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Cabo Verde
Procuradoria-Geral da República · Departamento Central de Cooperação e Direito Comparado
- 📍 Achada de Santo António, CP 268, Praia, Cabo Verde
- ☎️ +238 261 57 48
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Chile
Corporación de Asistencia Judicial de la Región Metropolitana · Calle Agustinas 1419
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China (Hong Kong SAR)
Secretary for Justice of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region · c/o International Law Division
· verified 2026-07-08
China (Macao SAR)
Instituto de Acção Social (Social Welfare Bureau) · Estrada do Cemitério, no.6
· verified 2026-07-08
Colombia
Instituto Colombiano de Bienestar Familiar · Avenida Carrera 68 – 64C- 75 Bogotá – Colombia
- 📍 Código Postal: 111061000, PBX: (57) (1) 4377630 – Ext 101105
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Costa Rica
Patronato Nacional de la Infancia (PANI) · Entre Avenidas 10 y 12 B
- 📍 Calle 21, Bario Lujan, 100 metros al este de la escuela Republica de Chile, SAN JOSÉ
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Croatia
Ministry of Labour, Pension System, Family and Social Policy · Ulica grada Vukovara 78
- 📍 10 000 Zagreb, Republic of Croatia
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Cuba
Ministry of Justice (MINJUS) · Calle O # 216 E/ 23 y 25
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Cyprus
Ministry of Justice and Public Order · International Legal Cooperation Unit
- 📍 125 Athalassas Avenue, 1461 NICOSIA, Cyprus
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Czechia
Úřad pro mezinárodněprávní ochranu dětí · (Office for International Legal Protection of Children)
- 📍 Kounicova 683/14, 602 00 BRNO, Czechia, Tel. +420 542 215 522
- ☎️ +420 542 215 522
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Denmark
The Child Abduction Unit · The National Social Appeals Board
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Dominican Republic
Consejo Nacional Para la Niñez y la Adolescencia ( National Council for Childhood and Adolescence ) (CONANI) · Avenida Máximo Gómez No. 154, esq. Paraguay
- 📍 Ensanche la Fé, Apartado Postal 2081, SANTO DOMINGO, D.N., Dominican Republic
- ☎️ +1 (809) 567 2233
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Ecuador
Dirección de Protección, Reparación Integral y Autoridad Central · Ministerio de Gobierno
- 📍 General Francisco Robles y Av. Amazonas, Villa Amarilla, Quito, Ecuador
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El Salvador
Procuradoría General de la República
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Estonia
Ministry of Justice and Digital Affairs · Suur-Ameerika 1
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Fiji
The Permanent Secretary for Justice · Ministry of Justice
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Finland
Ministry of Justice · Unit for International Judicial Administration
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Georgia
Ministry of Justice of Georgia · International Relations and Legal Cooperation Department
- 📍 24a Gorgasali St., 0144 TBILISI, Georgia, Working hours of the Ministry of Justice: 09:00 am till 6:00 pm (lunch: 1:00 to 2:00 pm)
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Greece
Hellenic Ministry of Justice · Directorate of Special Legal Affairs
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Guatemala
Procuraduría General de la Nación · Procuraduría de la Niñez y la Adolescencia
- 📍 15 Avenida 9-69 zona 13, Primer Nivel, Código Postal 01013, GUATEMALA
- ☎️ +502 2414-8787
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Guinea
Ministère de l'Action Sociale, de la Promotion Féminine et de l'Enfance · Immeuble ENIPRA (5ème et 6ème étages du bâtiment du CNLS)
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Guyana
Ministry of Human Services and Social Security
- 📍 357 Lamaha and East Streets, North Cummingsburg, Georgetown, Guyana
- ☎️ +592-225-6545
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Honduras
Nombre: Secretaría de Estado en los Despachos de Niñez, Adolescencia y Familia (SENAF)
- 📍 Dirección: Colonia Humuya, Calle La Salud, No 1101, frente a puente desnivel de El Prado, Tegucigalpa, M.D.C., Departamento de Francisco Morazán, República de Honduras.
- 🔗 senaf.gob.hn
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Hungary
Ministry of Justice · Department of Private International Law
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Iceland
Ministry of Justice · Skúlagata 4
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Ireland
Central Authority for International Child Abduction · Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
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Italy
Ministero della Giustizia · Dipartimento per la Giustizia Minorile e di Comunità
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Jamaica
Child Protection and Family Services Agency · Address: 48 Duke Street, Kingston
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Japan
Hague Convention Division · Consular Affairs Bureau
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Kazakhstan
Ministry of Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan · Committee for the Protection of Children's Rights
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Latvia
Ministry of Justice · International Cooperation Department
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Lesotho
Ministry of Justice, Human Rights and the Correctional Services · P.O. Box 402
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Lithuania
Ministry of Social Security and Labour · State Child Rights Protection and Adoption Service
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Luxembourg
Coordonnées / Contact Details: · Adresse / Address:
- 📍 Le Procureur général d'Etat, Cité Judiciaire, Plateau du St. Esprit, L-2080 Luxembourg
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Malta
Social Care Standards Authority
- 📍 469 Bugeia Institute, St Joseph High Road, St Venera SVR 1012, Malta, Tel. No +356 25494000
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Mauritius
The Permanent Secretary · Ministry of Gender Equality, Child Development and Family Welfare
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Monaco
Direction des Services Judiciaires · Palais de Justice
- 📍 5 rue Colonel Bellando de Castro, MC 98000 MONACO
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Montenegro
Ministry of Justice of Montenegro · Vuka Karadžica br. 3
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Morocco
Ministère de la Justice · Direction des Affaires Civiles
- 📍 Division de gestion des mécanismes de coopération internationale en matière civile, Palais de la Mamounia, RABAT
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Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
For the European part of the Netherlands: · Dutch Central Authority
- 📍 International Children’s Issues, Ministry of Justice and Security, Directorate-General for Sanctions and Protection, P.O. Box 20301
- ☎️ +31 (70) 370 6252
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Nicaragua
Ministerio de la Familia Adolescencia y Niñez (MIFAN) · Del Antiguo ENEL Central, 100 mts. al Sur
- 📍 Apdo. 1292, Managua, Nicaragua
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North Macedonia
Ministère du Travail et de la Politique Sociale / Ministry of Labour and Social Policy · Rue Dame Gruev No 14
- 📍 1000 SKOPJE, Republic of North Macedonia
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Norway
The Norwegian Directorate for Children, Youth and Family Affairs · Postal address:
- 📍 The Norwegian Directorate for Children, Youth and Family Affairs, Central Authority for the 1980 Hague Convention, P.O. Box 2233, 3103 Tønsberg
- ☎️ + 47 466 15 000
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Pakistan
Solicitor-General · Ministry of Law and Justice
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Panama
Dirección de Asuntos Jurídicos Internacionales y Tratados · (Directorate of International Legal Affairs and Treaties)
- 📍 Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores, (Ministry of Foreign Relations), P.O. Box: Zona Postal San Felipe, Calle 3. Palacio Bolivar. Edificio 26. Panama 4, Panam&aacu
- ☎️ +507 504-8974
- 🔗 www.mire.gob.pa
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Paraguay
Ministerio de la Niñez y la Adolescencia · Asuntos Internaciones y Restitución internacional
- 📍 Ayolas N° 482 esquina Oliva- Asunción, Paraguay
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Peru
Ministerio de la Mujer y Poblaciones vulnerables · Dirección General de Niñas, Niños y Adolescentes
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Philippines
Department of Justice · Office of the Chief State Councel (Legal Staff)
- 📍 Point person:, DENNIS ARVIN L. CHAN, Chief State Counsel, Department of Justice
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Republic of Korea
Republic of Korea - Central Authority · International Legal Affairs Division
· verified 2026-07-08
Republic of Moldova
Ministry of Labour and Social Protection · Vasile Alecsandri Str. No. 1
- 📍 MD-2009 CHISINAU, Republic of Moldova
· verified 2026-07-08
Romania
Ministry of Justice · Directorate of International Law and Judicial Co-operation
- 📍 Service of judicial co-operation in civil and commercial matters, Strada Apolodor 17, Sector 5 BUCURESTI, Cod 050741
- ☎️ +4037 204 1077
- 🔗 www.just.ro/
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Russian Federation
The Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation · epartment for Children Rights' Protection State Policy
· verified 2026-07-08
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Ministry of the Attorney General, Justice and Legal Affairs · c/o Hon. Patrice D. Nisbett, Attorney General
- 📍 Government Headquarters, PO Box 164, BASSETERRE, Saint Kitts, West Indies
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San Marino
Tribunale Unico (Single Court) · via 28 Luglio, 194
- 📍 47893 BORGO MAGGIORE, San Marino
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Serbia
Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Serbia · Sector for international legal assistance
- 📍 Department for international legal assistance in civil matters, Nemanjina 22/26 Str., 11000 Belgrade, Republic of Serbia
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Seychelles
Beryl Laboudallon (Ms.) · Director Social Services
- 📍 Social Services Division, Social Affairs Department, Ministry of Employment and Social Affairs, PO Box 190 Victoria, Mahe, Seychelles
- ☎️ +258 4281832/4281631
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Singapore
Singapore Central Authority · Ministry of Social and Family Development
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Slovakia
Centrum pre medzinárodnoprávnu ochranu detí a mládeže · (Centre for the International Legal Protection of Children and Youth)
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Slovenia
Ministry of Labour, Family, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities · Štukljeva cesta 44
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South Africa
Office of the Chief Family Advocate · Central Authority for the Republic of South Africa
- 📍 Department of Justice and Constitutional Development, 329 Pretorius Street, Private Bag X 81, PRETORIA
- ☎️ +27 12 357 8022
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Sri Lanka
The Secretary · Ministry of Justice
- 📍 P.O. Box 555, Superior Courts Complex, COLOMBO 12, Sri Lanka
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Sweden
Ministry for Foreign Affairs · Department for Consular Affairs and Civil Law
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Switzerland
Office fédéral de la Justice · Unité Droit international privé
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Thailand
Thailand - Central Authority · Office of the Attorney General
- 📍 International Affairs Department, Rajaburi Direkriddhi Building, Government Complex, Chaeng Watthana Road, Laksi
- ☎️ +662-142-1637
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Trinidad and Tobago
International Office of Child Rights & Civil Child Abduction Authority · Ministy of the Attorney General and Legal Affairs
- 📍 Corner Richmond and London Streets, Government Campus Plaza, 17th Floor, PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago
- ☎️ 1-868-623-7010
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Tunisia
Ministère de la Justice · Boulevard Bab Bnet
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Türkiye
Ministry of Justice · Directorate General for Foreign Relations and European Union Affairs
- 📍 Adalet Bakanlığı Ek Binası, Namık Kemal Mahallesi, Milli Müdafaa Caddesi No:22, Kızılay - Çankaya, ANKARA, Türkiye
- 🔗 diabgm.adalet.gov.tr
· verified 2026-07-08
Turkmenistan
Institute of State, Law and Democracy of Turkmenistan
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Ukraine
Ministry of Justice of Ukraine · Department of International Legal Assistance
- 📍 Division on International Legal Assistance in Civil Matters, Postal address: 13, Horodetskoho Street, KYIV 01001, Ukraine
- ☎️ +380 44 279 5674
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United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Applications should be made to the relevant central authority details of which are below: · FOR ENGLAND AND WALES
- 📍 The International Child Abduction and Contact Unit (ICACU), Office of the Official Solicitor & Public Trustee, Post Point 0.53, 102 Petty France
- ☎️ +44 (203) 681 2756
- 🔗 agc.gov.ms
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Uruguay
Ministerio de Educación y Cultura · Autoridad Central de Cooperación Jurídica Internacional
- 📍 Dirección / Adresse / Address, Reconquista 535, Piso 5º, Montevideo, República Oriental del Uruguay
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Uzbekistan
Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Uzbekistan · International Legal Department
- 📍 5, Sailgoh Street, TASHKENT 700047, Uzbekistan
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Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Ministerio del Poder Popular para Relaciones Exteriores · Oficina de Relaciones Consulares
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Zambia
the Permanent Secretary · Ministry of Community Development, Mother and Child Health
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Zimbabwe
Permanent Secretary for Justice and Legal Affairs · New Government Composite Building
- 📍 6th floor, Bloc C, Samora Machel Avenue / 4th Street, Private Bag: 7751, Causeway
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