it. Article 20 [221 Inintercountry adoption throuqh persons actinqasaqentsforprospective adoptive parents special precautions sbouldbetakeninordertoprotect the child's leqalandsocialinterests. Article 21 [231 Nointercountry adoption shouldbe·considered beforeithasbean esta~lishee! thatthechildis1eqally freeforadoption andthatanypertinent documents necessary tecomplete theadoption, suchastheconsent ofcompetent authorities, wiLlbeeomeavailahle. Itmustalseheestablisbee! thatthe childwillheabletomiqrat:e· andtejointheprospective adoptive parents and may'ohtaintheirnationality. Article 22 [241 Inintercountry adoption, asarule,the189alvalidit:y oftheadoption should heassuree! ineachofthe-countries involvee!.A/40/244 English Page9 APPENDIX II Apossible draftofafutureresolution oftheGeneral Assembly TheGeneral Assembly, Recalling itsresolutions 36/167ot16December 1981,37/115of 16December 1982,38/142of19December 1983and39/89of13December 1984, Having takennoteofthedraftDeclaration OnSocial andLegalPrinciples relating totheProtection andWelfare ofChildren, withSpecial Reference ta Foster Placement andAdoption, Nationally andInternationally, assubmitted tait bytheEconomic andSocial Council byitsresolution 1979/28 ot9May1979, Appreciating theworkdoneonthisquestion initsThirdandSixthCommittees, aswellasoftheefforts made by Memher Statesrepresenting different legal systems, duringtheconsultations heldatHeadquarters from16to27September 1985, tajOininthecomman endeavour ofcompleting theworkonthedraftDeclaration, Recalling theUniversal Declaration ofHumanRights, theInternational Covenant onEconomic, Social andCultural Rights, theInternational Covenant on CivilandPolitical Rights, theInternational Convention ontheElimination ofAll FormsofRacialDiscrimination andtheConvention ontheElimination ofAllForms ofDiscrimination against Women, Recallinq alsotheDeclaration oftheRightsottheChild, whichitproclaimed byitsresolution 1386(XIV)of20November 1959, Reaffirming principle 6ofthatDeclaration, whichstatesthatthechild shall,wherever possible, growupinthecareandundertheresponsibility ofhis parents, and,inanycase,inanatmosphere ofaffection andofmoralandmaterial security, Concerned atthelargenumherofchildren whoareabandoned orhecomeorphans duetoviolence, internal "disturbance, wal,warlike situations, socialcrises or natura! disasters, Bearing inmindthatinallfosterplacement andadoption procedures thebest interests ofthechildshould hethesolecriterion, Conscious oftheneedtaproclaim universal principles tahetakeninto account incaseswhereprocedures areinstituted relating tafosterplacement or adoption ofachild,eithernationally orinternationally, Bearing inmind,however, thattheprinciples setforthhereunder donot impose onStates suchlegalinstitutions asfosterplacement oradoption, Proclaims theDeclaration onSocial andLegalPrinciples relating tothe Protection andWelfare ofChildren, withSpecial Reference taFoster Placement and Adoption, Nationally andInternationally, thetextofwhichisannexed tathe present resolution.
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a draft resolution on social and legal principles related to the protection and welfare of children, specifically in the context of foster placement and adoption, both nationally and internationally. The language used is formal and diplomatic, suggesting a United Nations document. The content focuses on the rights and best interests of children, highlighting the need for protection and welfare.

**Category**
Humanitarian aid and relief, Education