A/HRC/29/38 ECOWAS Initial Plan of Action against Trafficking in Persons (2002–2003). Subsequent plans of action against trafficking in persons have also been adopted. Moreover, the ECOWAS and Economic Community of Central African States biregional Plan of Action to Combat Trafficking in Persons, especially Women and Children (2006–2009), the related resolution and a multilateral cooperation agreement have further strengthened subregional initiatives to curb trafficking. The biregional Plan of Action reaffirmed the ECOWAS Initial Plan of Action and extended efforts to combat trafficking into the Central African region. In addition, the Southern African Development Community Plan of Action to combat trafficking in persons, the revised African Union Plan of Action on Drug Control and Crime Prevention (2007–2012 and 2013–2017) can be cited as examples of subregional initiatives. Joint cooperation between intergovernmental organizations, such as between the United Nations and the African Union, in the Asian-African Legal Consultative Organization or within the Commonwealth can be cited as joint actions to address human trafficking.21 V. Agenda-setting 48. Building upon the work of her predecessors, and in accordance with Human Rights Council resolution 26/8, the Special Rapporteur aims to (a) promote the prevention of trafficking in persons in all its forms and the adoption of effective measures to uphold and protect the human rights of victims of trafficking in persons; (b) promote the effective application of relevant international norms and standards and contribute to their further improvement; (c) identify, share and promote good practices in order to uphold and protect the human rights of victims of trafficking in persons and to identify protection gaps, including with regard to the identification of victims of trafficking in persons; and (d) examine the impact of national, regional and international anti-trafficking measures on the human rights of victims of trafficking in persons with a view to proposing adequate responses to challenges. 49. To that end, the Special Rapporteur will advocate a human rights-based and victimcentred approach to promote and protect the human rights of victims of trafficking, especially women and children, guided by international human rights law and standards, including the OHCHR Recommended Principles and Guidelines on Human Rights and Human Trafficking. 50. The Special Rapporteur will adopt a gendered perspective on trafficking which acknowledges that both women and men can be involved in trafficking and provides a better understanding of how to address the similarities and differences in the trafficking experience of women and men. In her work, she plans to pay particular attention to understanding the characteristics of trafficking crimes from a gender perspective to ensure the adoption of targeted measures. A gender perspective is necessary to understand why women constitute the majority of victims of trafficking in certain sectors, and why men are less likely to be identified as victims of trafficking and less likely to be reached by existing support measures for trafficked persons. In addition, the compounded effects of various types of exploitation which affect women disproportionately should be examined. For instance, in the agriculture sector, women trafficked for labour exploitation who work in the fields during the day are often sexually exploited at night by fellow workers and/or brokers and intermediaries. 51. Finally, the Special Rapporteur will be guided by the best interests of the child in all actions concerning trafficked girls and boys, whether undertaken by public or private 21 14 A/HRC/10/16, paras. 24 and 25.