CRC/C/PER/CO/3 page 14 (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;

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