International Legal Framework – ESNNA

1. What does ESNNA mean?

The Sexual Exploitation of Children and Adolescents (ESNNA) is a problem that seriously affects the fundamental rights of children and adolescents. It consists of using minors in acts or performances of a sexual or erotic nature to satisfy the interests or desires of others in exchange for financial gain or other forms of payment. It implies recognizing abusive behavior against children and adolescents, in which they are deprived of their most basic rights.

To read all the detailed information, we invite you to visit https://www.mincetur.gob.pe/esnna/

2. Let’s protect our children and adolescents.

The Ministry of Foreign Trade and Tourism (MINCETUR), in its efforts to prevent the SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OF CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS (ESNNA) in the tourism sector, seeks to raise awareness among foreign and domestic tourists, tourism service providers, regional and local authorities, teachers, tourism students, schoolchildren, and the community at large about the real problem of ESNNA in our country, developing actions aimed at preventing and eradicating this issue.

Learn about all the actions MINCETUR is taking against ESNNA here.

3. Responsible Tourism with Children and Adolescents: No Sexual Exploitation.

• Maintain an attitude of rejection towards ESNNA; be aware of the prison sentence.
• Immediately report any case of ESNNA to the Public Prosecutor’s Office or the National Police. Have the following phone numbers handy:
• Ministry of the Interior: 0800-2-3232
• Ministry of Women and Vulnerable Populations (Women’s Emergency Center): 100
• National Police (Nearest Police Station)
• Prosecutor’s Office
• Child and Adolescent Protection Offices