A/HRC/10/16 page 22 Special Rapporteur on violence against women, the Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery and the Special Rapporteur on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography. Discussions have already started with the two latter mandates to avoid duplications. It is hoped that in the coming months, a very robust and strategic meeting will be held to help delineate the intersections and scope of some of these related mandates as well as possible joint initiatives that can add value to the work of the Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons. H. Cooperation with human rights treaty bodies 70. Among the United Nations human rights mechanisms, the treaty bodies - the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, the Human Rights Committee, the Committee against Torture, the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, the Committee on the Rights of the Child and the Committee on Migrant Workers - have an important role to play in combating human trafficking. The Special Rapporteur will key into the work of these treaty bodies. 71. In the course of her work the Special Rapporteur has had the opportunity to meet, consult and interact with some treaty bodies, notably the Committee on the Rights of the Child, and the Chairperson of CEDAW and some of its members. The Special Rapporteur will in the course of her work continue to relate with CEDAW. It is relevant to point out that article 6 of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women prohibits trafficking and prostitution of women, and together both mandates can create synergy to ensure State accountability with regard to this problem. I. Consultations with civil society organizations and the private sector 72. In carrying out her mandate, the Special Rapporteur will consult with civil society and non-governmental organizations working to combat trafficking. The Special Rapporteur has already reached out to this category of stakeholders and a number of consultations have been held. Quite a number of civil society organizations, in particular the international NGOs, have provided inputs that will be taken into account in mapping the future work relating to the mandate.28 The Special Rapporteur will consult and partner with a wide range of national and local organizations, especially during her country missions. She will also reach out to the private sector, especially players in the tourism industry and the media, to look out for possibilities for public-private partnerships that will address not only sex trafficking, especially of minors, but also the demand for cheap labour in the private sector. 28 Those that responded include: Terre des Hommes International Federation; Human Rights Watch; Global Alliance Against Trafficking in Women (GAATW); Coalition Against Trafficking in Women (CATW); Anti-Slavery; Equality Now; Centre for Democracy and Development West Africa; and World Vision International.

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