A/HRC/7/8 page 13 − Private counselling room: at least one room at the shelter should be available at all times for private, individual discussions and counselling with shelter residents; − Office for shelter staff: one room at the shelter should serve as an office for the staff; − Medical examination room: depending on the premises and whether medical assistance is available either on-site or off-site, the shelter might contain a medical examination room. It is especially critical that medication remain locked in secure cabinets in this room. Each shelter should also contain a first-aid kit and related items; − Laundry and washing facilities: laundry and washing facilities should be free of charge and available on the premises; − Recreation area: indoor and safe outdoor recreation space should be available, even if small; − Storage space: it is advisable for each shelter to have a designated storage room. 42. There will be cases where women have given birth to children after they were trafficked and the children are living in the country to which the mother was trafficked. This becomes a serious concern if the women are picked up during police or immigration raids and the children are left behind. The fears and concerns of mothers for their children must be acknowledged; in particular, as in some cases there are reasons to fear reprisals against their children by traffickers. B. National strategies: responses from Governments 43. The questionnaire asked Governments to identify activities, programmes and facilities run by the public sector as well as by the civil society (non-governmental organization, private individuals) and other private actors designed with a specific focus to children and minors who are victims of sexual commercial exploitation and trafficking. If such specific activities did exist, the Special Rapporteur asked details about the legal basis for these programmes, how they were financed, how they operated, if these were specifically for children/minors who are victim of sexual commercial exploitation and trafficking or also encompassed children victims of domestic violence. Questions were also asked about the daily life for children and minors organized under these programmes, measures being implemented to ensure security of the participants and beneficiaries, if the children/minors maintained contact with their families throughout the programme and the objectives and methodologies applied. 44. Australia reported that it was working actively with multilateral agencies, regional organizations, partner Governments and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in a range of ways to improve child protection, as part of its international aid programme, with a focus on poverty reduction and sustainable development, to address the fundamental causes of child exploitation in developing countries. As such, it was supporting a number of aid projects in Asia and the Pacific (in Cambodia, the Philippines, and some Pacific islands) that aimed to reduce trafficking and improve protection, recovery and reintegration of victims. All of its commitments in the region adopted a holistic approach, addressed both adult and child victims, and did not