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Legal and regulatory dimension

Adherence, signing, and ratification of covenants, conventions, and agreements related to economic, social, and cultural rights

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Ratified/Adhered to

Signed

Without Signature / Ratification

International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights	International Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Racism	Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities	Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination against Women	Convention on the Rights of the Child	International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families	Constituent Agreement of the Development Fund for Indigenous Peoples in Latin America and the Caribbean

28 April 1978	29 September 1971	30 January 2008	13 September 1982	4 September 1990	14 September 2005	19 April 1993
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The International Covenant on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights and its Optional Protocol are the international instruments for the Universal Protection of Human Rights of the United Nations that regulate the protection of economic, social, and cultural rights. The Covenant was approved by the United Nations General Assembly with resolution 2200 A (XXI) on December 16th, 1966 and became effective in 1976.

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The International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racism is the international instrument of the Universal System for the Protection of Human Rights of the United Nations, explicitly directed towards the elimination of any kind of racial discrimination. It was approved by the United Nations General Assembly with resolution 2106 (XX) on December 21st, 1965 and became effective in 1969.

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The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities is the international instrument of the Universal System for the Protection of Human Rights of the United Nations that regulates the protection of human rights for persons with disabilities, explicitly mentioning a social development perspective. In this Convention a broad classification of persons with disabilities are considered, and it reaffirms that all people with all kinds of disabilities should be able to enjoy all their fundamental human rights and liberties. It was approved by the United Nations General Assembly on December 13th, 2006.

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The Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination against Women is the international instrument of the Universal System for the Protection of Human Rights of the United Nations that regulates the protection of rights of women. It defines acts that constitute discrimination against women and describes the nature of State obligations through laws, public policy, and programs that the State should develop to eliminate discrimination. It was approved by the United Nations General Assembly on December 18th, 1979.

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The Convention on the Rights of the Child is the international instrument used by the Universal System for the Protection of Human Rights of the United Nations that recognizes the articulated rights of the child on the basis of four fundamental principles: no discrimination, best interests of the child, the right to life, livelihood and development, and the respect of the child’s opinion. It was approved by the United Nations General Assembly on November 20th, 1989.

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The International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families is the international instrument used by the Universal System for the Protection of Human Rights of the United Nations that regulates the protection of rights of migrant persons and their families, regardless of their migration status. It was approved by the United Nations General Assembly on December 18th, 1990.

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The Constituent Agreement of the Development Fund for Indigenous Peoples in Latin America and the Caribbean is the international instrument used by the Universal System for the Protection of Human Rights of the United Nations that advises governments in assuming responsibility for developing, with the participation of indigenous populations, a coordinated and systematic action plan with the aim of protecting the rights of these populations and guaranteeing the respect of their integrity. It was approved by the United Nations General Assembly on June 27th, 1989.

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Constitutional Mention of Sectoral Topics

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Explicit Mention

Indirect/Implicit Mention

Does not mention

Year of Latest Observed Constitution

Social Housing

Work and Social Security

Public Health

Public Education

Social Development

Children and Adolescents

Youth/Young Adults

Women

Older Persons

Persons with Disabilities

Afrodecendants and Indigenous Peoples

Migrants

1993

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The latest constitutional text revised for this country does not present any explicit on indirect mentions for this sectoral topic in particular.

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Artículo 10º El Estado reconoce el derecho universal y progresivo de toda persona a la seguridad social, para su protección frente a las contingencias que precise la ley y para la elevación de su calidad de vida.

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Artículo 7º Todos tienen derecho a la protección de su salud, la del medio familiar y la de la comunidad así como el deber de contribuir a su promoción y defensa. La persona incapacitada para velar por sí misma a causa de una deficiencia física o mental tiene derecho al respeto de su dignidad y a un régimen legal de protección, atención, readaptación y seguridad.

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Artículo 17º La educación inicial, primaria y secundaria son obligatorias. En las instituciones del Estado, la educación es gratuita. En las universidades públicas el Estado garantiza el derecho a educarse gratuitamente a los alumnos que mantengan un rendimiento satisfactorio y no cuenten con los recursos económicos necesarios para cubrir los costos de educación.

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La comunidad y el Estado protegen especialmente al niño, al adolescente, a la madre y al anciano en situación de abandono. También protegen a la familia y promueven el matrimonio. Reconocen a estos últimos como institutos naturales y fundamentales de la sociedad.

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The latest constitutional text revised for this country does not present any explicit on indirect mentions for this sectoral topic in particular.

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El último texto constitucional revisado para este país, no presenta menciones explícitas o indirectas de este tema sectorial en particular.

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Specific national laws

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Law present

Official information not available

Children and Adolescents

Youth/Young Adults

Older Persons

Women

Peoples with Disabilites

Afrodescendants and Indigenous Peoples

Migrants

Public Education

Work and Social Security

Social Housing

Public Health

Social Development

Legal Instrument

Código de los Niños y Adolescentes

Decreto Supremo núm. 001-2008-ED

Ley de las Personas Adultas Mayres

Ley de Igualdad de Oportunidades entre Hombres y Mujeres

Ley General de la Persona con Discapacidad

Ley 27270 de 2000 – Contra Actos de Discriminación Perú

Decreto Legislativo Nº 1350: Decreto Legislativo de Migraciones (2017)

Ley General de Educación

Ley de Beneficios Sociales al Trabajador

Ley Fondo Vivienda

Ley General de Salud

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Law

Organizational dimension

Main authority for intersectoral coordination

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Country	Peru
Main authority	Comisión Interministerial de Asuntos Sociales
Year of creation	2007
Coordinating authority	Presidente(a) del Consejo de Ministros
Members	La CIAS está integrada por el Presidente del Consejo de Ministros y por los Ministros de Estado de los siguientes sectores: a) Ministerio de Economía y Finanzas; b) Ministerio de Justicia y Derechos Humanos; c) Ministerio de Educación; d) Ministerio de Salud; e) Ministerio de Agricultura y Riego; f) Ministerio de Trabajo y Promoción del Empleo; g) Ministerio de la Producción; h) Ministerio de Energía y Minas; i) Ministerio de Transportes y Comunicaciones; j) Ministerio de Vivienda, Construcción y Saneamiento; k) Ministerio de la Mujer y Poblaciones Vulnerables; l) Ministerio de Cultura; m) Ministerio de Defensa; n) Ministerio del Ambiente; o) Ministerio del Interior; y, p) Ministerio de Desarrollo e Inclusión Social.

Main authority devoted to social development

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Country	Peru
Main authority	Ministry of Social Development and Inclusion
Year of creation	2011
Mission	Garantizar que las políticas y programas sociales de los diferentes sectores y niveles de gobierno actúen de manera coordinada y articulada, con el fin de cerrar las brechas de acceso a servicios públicos universales de calidad y a oportunidades que permiten el crecimiento económico. Trabajamos para erradicar la pobreza extrema y la desnutrición crónica infantil, y para que las niñas y niños de todo el territorio nacional reciban servicios universales de salud y educación de calidad.
Incumbent	Leslie Carol Urteaga Peña (2025)

Institutions protecting certain population segments

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Population segment	Children and Adolescents	Youth/Young Adults	Older Persons	Persons with Disabilities	Women	Migrants
Main protection mechanism	Ministerio de la Mujer y de Desarrollo Social (MIMDES) - Dirección General de Niñas, Niños y Adolescentes	Secretaría Nacional de la Juventud	Dirección de Personas Adultas Mayores - DIPAM	Consejo Nacional para la Integración de la Persona con Discapacidad	Ministerio de la Mujer y Poblaciones vulnerables	SuperIntendencia Nacional de Migraciones
Legal Instrument	Código de los Niños y Adolescentes (2000)	Decreto Supremo núm. 001-2008-ED	LEY N° 28803 - Ley de las Personas Adultas Mayores	Ley 29973 general de la persona con discapacidad		Decreto Legislativo Nº 1350: Decreto Legislativo de Migraciones (2017)

Technical-operational dimension

Management, planning, evaluation, and transparency tools for social programmes

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Tool present

Tool not present

Main Social Protection Actor (Presence and Hierarchy)	Technical-operational dimension
	Unique Registry of Participants	Sistema Integrado de Administración Financiera /b	Sectoral Plan for Social Development	Transparence - system for accessing public information from the State	Integrated Social Information System		Evaluation mechanisms for social programs
					Integrated Social Information System		Evaluation mechanisms for social programs
					General	Sectorial	General	Sectorial
Ministerio de Desarrollo e Inclusión Social

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