in connection with the adoption of children who were taken abroad. It had been discovered that the children in question were actually sold to foreign couples. Under relevant legislation adopted two years earlier, the difficulties in question were now being dealt with quite effectively. Adoption procedures were now carried out centrally, by the National Institute for the Welfare of Children. The procedures could be carried out only through the Institute and children's judges. 18. The National Women's Commission no longer existed, owing to a number of decentralization measures. As a result of those measures, each individual State body was responsible in its own particular area of competence for the elimination of discrimination against women. The Women's Rights Commission, which would be responsible for disseminating information on the Convention if the necessary resources were available, still existed. It was now recognized by all the political parties in Peru that there was a need to set up a central body to establish women's policy and to prepare appropriate directives. It was likely that when the new Government took office such a new body would in fact be set up. I • • • CEDAW/C/SR.l66 English Page 5 (Mr. Arrospide, Peru) 19. Situations in which an individual who committed an act of violence against a woman was a relative of the woman concerned were regarded as aggravating circumstances. 20. The term "mujeres comuneras" referred to women who were members of village communities. In peasant communities, there was a collective form of land tenure. In recent years, the women in such communities had begun to set up "mothers' clubs", in which there was a division of labour between, for example, those who carried out agricultural work and those who made articles for sale. As a result of steps taken recently in Peru with a view to decentralizing government, in a number 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing social and political issues in Peru, specifically related to women's rights, adoption, and community development. It mentions the establishment of a central body for women's policy and the recognition of the importance of women's roles in village communities. The text does not seem to be focused on economic development, natural resources, or other categories that are more closely related to physical or material resources.

**Category**
Education, Humanitarian aid and relief, Culture