Social Institutionality
Adherence, signing, and ratification of covenants, conventions, and agreements related to economic, social, and cultural rights
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| 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 |
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29 September 1971
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30 January 2008
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13 September 1982
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4 September 1990
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14 September 2005
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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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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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| 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 |
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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. | The latest constitutional text revised for this country does not present any explicit on indirect mentions for this sectoral topic in particular. | 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. | The latest constitutional text revised for this country does not present any explicit on indirect mentions for this sectoral topic in particular. | The latest constitutional text revised for this country does not present any explicit on indirect mentions for this sectoral topic in particular. | The latest constitutional text revised for this country does not present any explicit on indirect mentions for this sectoral topic in particular. | 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. | 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. | The latest constitutional text revised for this country does not present any explicit on indirect mentions for this sectoral topic in particular. | 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. | The latest constitutional text revised for this country does not present any explicit on indirect mentions for this sectoral topic in particular. |
Specific national laws
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| 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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Main authority for intersectoral coordination
| Country | Peru |
| Main authority | Interministerial Commission for Social Affairs |
| Year of creation | 2007 |
| Coordinating authority | President of the Council of Ministers |
| Members | Vice Ministry of Policies and Social Evaluation of the Ministry of Development and Social Inclusion; Ministry of Education; Ministry of Health; Ministry of Justice and Human Rights; Ministry of Women and Vulnerable Populations; Ministry of Production; Ministry of Labor and Employment Promotion; Ministry of Housing, Construction and Sanitation; Ministry of Energy and Mines; Culture Ministry; Ministry of Economy and Finance, and Presidency of the National Center for Strategic Planning. |
Main authority devoted to social development
| Country | Peru |
| Main authority | Ministry of Social Development and Inclusion |
| Year of creation | 2011 |
| Mission | The Ministry (MIDIS) is the main entity that is responsible for national policies that promote Development and Social Inclusion. Its mission is to ensure that the social policies and programs of the different sectors and different levels of government act in a coordinated and articulated manner, in order to close gaps in access to universal quality public services and access to the opportunities that economic growth opens up. The MIDIS was created to change the inertia, fragmentation and disarticulation of the Peruvian State in the face of poverty and social exclusion and to coordinate joint actions in the different territories of the country, monitor compliance with agreements and evaluate the impacts that are generated in order to mark the course of the State towards an effective fight against poverty. |
| Incumbent | Julio Demartini Montes (2022) |