A/HRC/2/SR.12 freezes, reduction of health and education budgets, and the unbridled privatization of public companies and services. 52. He invited the Independent Expert to express his views on ways to address poverty and the foreign debt burden that weighed heavily on the developing world. Did the Independent Expert see a need for fundamental changes in the way the World Bank and IMF operated? 53. Ms. Soderlund (World Young Women’s Christian Association) said that more than 2 million children were exploited in the multibillion dollar sex industry every year; 1.2 million children were trafficked annually; girls as young as 13, mainly from Asia and Eastern Europe, were trafficked as mail order brides; and child pornography was a growing problem on the Internet. The consequences of that abuse were devastating, as children subjected to violence and sexual exploitation suffered lasting physical, psychological and mental damage. Cross-generational sex constituted a crime by adults against children; action must be taken to end such violence and bring the perpetrators to justice. The punishment should be as severe as the crime was serious, and there should be no limitation period for bringing child-abusers to justice. An abused child must be entitled to justice even if the defendant was charged many years later. International police cooperation must be enhanced to prevent child pornography and trafficking. Governments must identify victims and perpetrators and share such information systematically. National justice systems must apply the United Nations definition of a child; horrific crimes of sexual abuse should not be condoned or ignored simply because the child appeared older than his or her actual age. 54. Mr. Mudho (Independent Expert on the effects of economic reform policies and foreign debt on the full enjoyment of all human rights), thanked the Government of Mozambique for its assistance and cooperation during his mission. 55. He thanked the delegation of Mexico for supporting his request for extension of the time frame for the formulation of the proposed draft guidelines and expressed his gratitude to the Governments of Cuba, Mexico, the Russian Federation and South Africa for responding to his request for views and comments in that regard. Given the scantiness of input from Governments to date, he had desisted from completing the guidelines so as to ensure that the final text would reflect the position of all Council members. 56. Referring to the comments made by the representative of Iraq, he said although his report focused on heavily indebted countries, he was well aware of the devastating effect the war in Iraq had had on the country’s economy. In his previous report, he had recommended that debt relief operations should not be restricted to heavily indebted countries. 57. He agreed with the representative of the Sudan that governance should be an important factor when considering a country’s debt situation. 58. He supported the suggestion by the representative of Cuba that the work of United Nations bodies, international conferences and human rights organizations should inform the preparation of the draft guidelines, and that the concept of shared responsibility should be incorporated. 59. In his future work, he would consider the idea of applying debt-for-equity schemes in debt relief operations, as mentioned by the representative of the Philippines. The notion of granting aid for debt relief, which had surfaced recently, was also worth exploring. 60. In reply to the enquiry by the representative of Bangladesh about visible effects of debt relief in Mozambique, he said that while he had noted positive and encouraging developments, debt relief alone was insufficient. The meeting rose at 3.25 p.m. 10 GE.09-17372