A/HRC/10/16 page 27 • States should provide all trafficked persons access to specialized support and assistance, regardless of their immigration status. The granting of temporary or permanent residency status and/or access to services should not be dependent on participation in criminal proceedings. • States should consider the appointment of a national rapporteur who will liaise with the Special Rapporteur to gather, exchange, and process information on trafficking in persons and monitor action. • States should consider urgent action to address the root causes of trafficking such as growing poverty, youth unemployment and gender inequalities, which increase vulnerability to trafficking, especially of women and girls. The Special Rapporteur expresses her gratitude to all the Governments29 that have responded and given constructive feedback on the questionnaire and implores those who are yet to respond to take steps to do so. The intention is to create ownership by all Member States of the collation and dissemination of information, because trafficking in persons is a common problem that needs to be tackled globally and in close cooperation between Member States. Subsequent reports of the Special Rapporteur will provide detailed analysis of the information obtained, discussions and findings thereon. These reports will be published on the website of OHCHR for easy access. ----- 29 Responses were received from: Albania, Algeria, Argentina, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Honduras, Hungary, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Latvia, Lebanon, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Maldives, Mali, Mauritius, Mexico, Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia, Morocco, Myanmar, Nigeria, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Qatar, Republic of Korea, Russian Federation, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Swaziland, Syrian Arab Republic, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United States of America, Ukraine, Uruguay, Viet Nam and Zambia.