CRC/C/15/Add.120 page 2 B. Follow-up measures undertaken and progress achieved by the State party 3. The launching of initiatives such as the National Strategy to Combat Poverty (1995-2000) and the National Programme of Action for Children (1996-2000), as well as the development of regional children’s plans of action, are regarded as positive measures in line with the Committee’s recommendations (see A/49/41, para. 163). 4. The Committee welcomes the participation of non-governmental organizations in the process of elaboration of the State party’s second periodic report as well as in other projects and programmes for children, in line with the Committee’s recommendation (ibid., para. 159). 5. The translation of the Convention into Quechua, one of the official languages in the State party, is also regarded as a positive measure in line with the Committee’s recommendation (ibid., para. 165). 6. The State party’s accession to the Inter-American Convention to Prevent, Sanction and Eradicate Violence against Women, the enactment of Law 26260 for protection against domestic violence, and of Law 27055 containing reforms criminalizing sexual violence issues are regarded as positive steps to combat violence against children and for the treatment of victims, in line with the Committee’s recommendation (ibid.). 7. The Committee welcomes the State party’s accession to the Hague Convention on the Protection of Children and Cooperation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption and to the Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and Their Destruction. 8. In light of its concern on the situation of child labour (ibid., para. 156), the Committee welcomes the signing of a memorandum of understanding between the State party and the International Labour Organization (ILO)/International Programme for the Elimination of Child Labour (IPEC) as well as the activities undertaken under this programme. C. Factors and difficulties impeding further progress in the implementation of the Convention 9. The Committee notes that widespread poverty and long-standing economic and social disparities are still affecting the most vulnerable groups, including children, and hampering the enjoyment of the rights of the child in the State party. 10. While noting the decrease in political violence and terrorist activities, the Committee notes with concern that the consequences of these activities are still having a negative impact on the life, survival and development of children in the State party.