A/HRC/7/78 page 69 (b) To recommend measures, ways and means, at the local, national, regional and international levels, to eliminate all forms of violence against women and its causes, and to remedy its consequences; (c) To work closely with all special procedures and other human rights mechanisms of the Council and with the treaty bodies, taking into account the request of the Council that they regularly and systematically integrate the human rights of women and a gender perspective into their work, and cooperate closely with the Commission on the Status of Women in the discharge of its functions; (d) To continue to adopt a comprehensive and universal approach to the elimination of violence against women, its causes and consequences, including causes of violence against women related to the civil, cultural, economic, political and social spheres; 7. Requests the Special Rapporteur, to report to the Council in accordance with its annual programme of work; 8. Encourages the Special Rapporteur, with a view to promoting greater efficiency and effectiveness and to enhancing his/her access to the information necessary to fulfil his/her duties, to continue to cooperate with regional intergovernmental organizations and any of their mechanisms engaged in the promotion and protection of the human rights of women and girls; 9. Calls upon all Governments to cooperate with and assist the Special Rapporteur in the performance of his/her mandated tasks and duties, to supply all information requested, including with regard to implementation of the recommendations of the Special Rapporteur, and to give serious consideration to responding favourably to his/her requests for visits and communications; 10. Requests special procedures of the Council, United Nations organs and bodies, specialized agencies and intergovernmental organizations, and encourages the human rights treaty bodies, to continue to give consideration to violence against women and girls within their respective mandates, to cooperate with and assist the Special Rapporteur in the performance of his/her mandated tasks and duties and, in particular, to respond to his/her requests for information on violence against women, its causes and consequences; 11. Requests the Secretary-General to continue to provide the Special Rapporteur with all necessary assistance for the effective fulfilment of his/her mandate, in particular staff and resources, including to carry out and follow up on missions; 12. Also requests the Secretary-General to ensure that the reports of the Special Rapporteur are brought to the attention of the Commission on the Status of Women, the General Assembly and the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women, and requests the Special Rapporteur to present an oral report annually to the Commission and to the Assembly;