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Data collection
18.
The Committee takes note of the current efforts by the State party to strengthen its
Statistical Information System on the Rights of Children and Adolescents, with a view to
obtaining disaggregated statistical data on all areas covered by the Convention, and the
establishment of an Observatory for analysis, in cooperation with civil society. However, it
regrets the lack in the State party’s report of disaggregated data on the implementation of
children’s rights with particular attention to children at risk, such as children with
disabilities, indigenous children and children affected by migration.
19.
The Committee encourages the State party, with the support of its partners, to
strengthen the National System for the Comprehensive Protection of the Rights of
Children and Adolescents and related activities in order to track and assess progress
achieved in the realization of child rights, in collaboration with the National Institute
of Statistics and Census, and to design policies and programmes to implement the
Convention. The State party should ensure that data is disaggregated by age, sex,
geographical location, nationality, education and socio-economic background to
facilitate analysis of the situation of all children.
Dissemination and awareness-raising
20.
The Committee remains concerned about the low level of awareness of the
Convention among children and adolescents.
21.
The Committee recommends that the State party, in close cooperation with civil
society and public and private media, design and implement programmes specifically
targeting children and adolescents, including children with disabilities, Afrodescendant children and indigenous and migrant children, to disseminate knowledge
about their rights under the Convention and relevant national legislation. It also
recommends that the State party increase its efforts to raise awareness among the
general public about the rights provided for in the Convention.
Training
22.
The Committee recommends that the State party provide adequate and
systematic training on children’s rights to all professional groups working for and
with children, in particular law enforcement officials, teachers, health workers, social
workers and personnel working in all forms of alternative care, among others.
Cooperation with civil society
23.
The Committee welcomes the general cooperation with civil society organizations
but takes note of the State party’s observation that coordination between the public and
private sectors needs to be improved, including in the report preparation process.
24.
The Committee recommends that the State party intensify its efforts to
systematically involve and cooperate with civil society, including children’s and
indigenous organizations, in the planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation
of policies, plans and programmes for the promotion and protection of the rights of
children and adolescents, and in the report preparation process.
Child rights and the business sector
25.
The Committee notes with interest the information provided by the delegation that
the State party has enacted a law to promote corporate social responsibility in tourism (Ley
sobre Incentivo de la Responsabilidad Social Corporativa Turística) in order to eradicate
sexual exploitation of children in this sector. The Committee is concerned about the impact
on child rights of other industries, such as mining and services, given the high foreign
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