A/HRC/9/20 page 12 37. The Special Rapporteur will have a gender- and age-sensitive approach to all her work. The following sections outline the main methods of work that the Special Rapporteur will use in her work. A. Raising awareness about contemporary forms of slavery 38. The Special Rapporteur believes that a commonly shared understanding about what constitutes contemporary forms of slavery does not exist. Based on initial work in this area, the Special Rapporteur has come to realize that, despite the fact that many NGOs and United Nations agencies work on issues such as forced prostitution and forced labour, which constitute slavery or slavery-like practices, few organizations perceive these issues as being slavery or refer to them as slavery-like practices. 39. The Special Rapporteur shall begin by issuing and promoting materials which shall help specialists and generalists understand her mandate, the main international instruments that support her work and what constitutes slavery and slavery-like practices. This shall be done by producing a new factsheet on contemporary forms of slavery and by developing Internet pages on the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) website that are dedicated to contemporary forms of slavery and to promoting the effective application of relevant international norms and standards on slavery. The website link will then be circulated as widely as possible within and outside the United Nations system. She will also promote relevant materials produced by other public and private organizations. 40. In its resolution 6/14, the Human Rights Council requests that the Special Rapporteur, in the discharge of her duties, “request, receive and exchange information on contemporary forms of slavery from Governments, treaty bodies, special procedures, specialized agencies, intergovernmental organizations, and non-governmental organizations and other relevant sources, including on slavery practices and, as appropriate, and in line with the current practice, respond effectively to reliable information on alleged human rights violations with a view to protecting the human rights of victims of slavery and preventing violations”. 41. The Special Rapporteur shall therefore continue to have a dialogue with Governments, various United Nations specialized agencies, treaty bodies, intergovernmental organizations, academia, private sector and non-governmental organizations in order to further understand the work currently being done on contemporary forms of slavery, to create awareness about the mandate, promote effective use of relevant international norms and standards on slavery and explore ways of complementing each other’s work. 42. The Special Rapporteur will also take action in cases where reliable allegations of slavery or slavery-like practices are likely to, or have, already taken place. The Special Rapporteur will communicate with Governments or any other relevant actors such as private entities that may be of importance to the allegations that she will receive. Due to the broadness of the mandate and the need to avoid duplication of work, the Special Rapporteur will coordinate with other special procedures and, wherever possible, send joint communications.