Senior representatives of Peru and the United States, as well as civil society, held a virtual dialogue on May 17-18 to share their progress and analyze the challenges to achieve the goals of the Child Protection Compact (CPC) Partnership in Peru.
Signed in June 2017, the CPC seeks to strengthen Peru's efforts to investigate, prosecute, and sentence perpetrators of human trafficking, as well as identify and provide treatment for victims of these crimes, and prevent all forms of child trafficking.
Interior Minister Jose Elice is in charge of the Technical Secretariat of Peru's Permanent Multisectoral Commission Against Trafficking in Persons.
The virtual event featured Judicial Branch Chair Elvia Barrios, Attorney General Zoraida Avalos, Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister Ignacio Higueras, and Deputy Vulnerable Populations Minister Cynthia Vila.
The CPC Partnership reflects a shared concern that child trafficking poses a harmful and lasting impact on child victims, undermines security and the rule of law, is linked to organized crime, facilitates corruption, and fuels other illicit economies.
As part of the commitments of the CPC Partnership, the United States has invested US$7.2 million in foreign assistance for projects implemented by the Yanapanakusun Center and the
International Labor Organization (ILO), as well as its partners Alternative Human and Social Capital (CHS) and the Institute of Legal Defense.
The Government of Peru has committed an investment of at least S/8 million (US$2.4 million) to support the CPC Partnership's activities. Peruvian authorities, as well as the program's implementers and partners have worked together to strengthen the efforts to combat child trafficking in Lima.
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Published: 5/18/2021