The International Committee of the Red Cross, in a statement presented as an interview with one of its child protection officers, said it believed efforts to connect children with family members in Haiti should receive priority, and adoption a last resort. 
Kamati ya Kimataifa ya shirika la Msalaba Mwekundu, katika tamko lililoweka kama mahojiano na mmoja wa maofisa wake wa matunzo ya mtoto, ilisema kwamba inaamini kwamba jitihada za kuwaunganisha watoto na familia zao nchini Haiti ni lazima zipewe kipaumbele, na kuasili watoto iwe ni hatua ya mwisho kabisa.