CRC/C/MKD/CO/2 durable solutions, ensuring the children protection, access to education and social reintegration. In addition, while noting plans to open day-care centres outside of Skopje, the Committee is concerned that currently there are only two State-owned day-care centres providing protection to children in street situations in the capital. 72. The Committee recommends that the State party: (a) Provide adequate protection and assistance for recovery and reintegration to children in street situations and develop a comprehensive strategy addressing the root causes, in cooperation with organizations assisting these children; (b) Raise public awareness of the rights and needs of children in street situations and combat misconceptions and prejudices; and (c) Ensure that children in street situations are consulted when planning programmes designed to enhance their living conditions and improve their development. Sexual exploitation and abuse 73. The Committee notes increased awareness and efforts for prevention and countering child sexual abuse, including the establishment of a national coordinating body, ongoing research and training activities. The Committee is, however, concerned about that the number of cases of child sexual abuse and exploitation is reported to have risen, that only children younger than 14 years are protected under article 188 of the Criminal Code (“sexual attack upon a child under 14”) and that, in cases of rape, the burden of proof falls on the victim above the age of 14 years. In addition, the Committee is concerned that sentences for child sexual abuse pronounced by certain courts have been, for the most part, short and suspended. 74. The Committee recommends that the State party provide equal protection to all children under the age of 18 years from the crime of child sexual abuse, and in particular eliminate the burden of proof for children older than 14 years, and ensure that perpetrators are prosecuted and punished for such crimes. The Committee further recommends that the State party ratify the Council of Europe Convention on the Protection of Children against Sexual Exploitation and Sexual Abuse of 2010. Sale, trafficking and abduction 75. The Committee notes that the adoption of a new action plan against trafficking in children is under way, a national referral mechanism for trafficking victims has been operating since 2005 and a programme for social reintegration for child victims exists since 2006. The Committee is nevertheless concerned that children are trafficked for various purposes to, from and within the borders of the State party. 76. The Committee recommends that the State party continue and increase efforts to prevent, protect children from and strengthen measures to prosecute the crimes of sale and trafficking and in particular: (a) Fully implement national legislation against trafficking in persons; (b) Conduct capacity-building programmes for law enforcement officers, judges and prosecutors; (c) Investigate and prosecute all cases of sale and trafficking to avoid impunity; (d) Strengthen measures to protect child victims and ensure access to childsensitive social and psychological assistance for their recovery and reintegration; 16