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(e)
Undertake awareness raising campaigns to prevent and combat the economic
exploitation of children;
(f)
Continue seeking technical assistance from the International Programme on
the Elimination of Child Labour (IPEC/ILO) and UNICEF, among others.
Street children
65.
The Committee, while appreciating the programme “Educadores de Calle” (PEC), is
concerned about the high number of street children in the State party mostly due to
socio-economic factors as well as abuse and violence in the family. The Committee is also
concerned about the spreading of adolescent violence and street-gangs (pandillas), especially in
Lima.
66.
The Committee recommends that the State party:
(a)
Provide street children, in consultation with them, with recovery and social
reintegration services as well as with adequate nutrition, housing, necessary health care
and educational opportunities;
(b)
families;
(c)
Facilitate, whenever possible, the reunification of these children with their
Support NGOs working with street children;
(d)
Provide training on the principles of the Convention, especially
non-discrimination and best interests of the child, to judicial and administrative
authorities as well as non-governmental organizations working with street children;
(e)
(pandillas);
(f)
Develop socio-educational plans and strategies to deal with street-gangs
Seek assistance from, inter alia, UNICEF.
Sexual exploitation and trafficking
67.
The Committee welcomes the measures taken by the State party to combat sexual
exploitation and trafficking of children, including Law No. 28251 adopted in June 2004 that
significantly increased penalties for the sexual abuse of children and introduced new crimes such
as sexual tourism and child pornography through Internet. However, the Committee is
concerned about the information that a very high number of children - 500,000 according to the
data - are victims of sexual exploitation and violence.
68.
The Committee recommends that the State party:
(a)
Define trafficking in the criminal legislation according to the definition
contained in the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons,
Especially Women and Children;