referral services and protection mechanisms that are available to them. 165 Unofficial investigators must be well prepared to deal with very serious or complex issues. They must also be prepared to see and respond to the specific needs that may arise during an interview. 166 Unofficial investigators should at all times seek advice from experts in collecting information from and working with minors. 167 They should also consult, if possible, parents/other caregivers and community members on possible consequences that the interview might have on the minor. And they should consult experts on the local culture where the information-gathering exercise takes place. 168 165 Global Protection Cluster, Handbook for Coordinating Gender-based Violence Interventions in humanitarian Settings, Annex 35 (2010), available at http://www.unicef.org/protection/files/GBV_Handbook_Long_Version.pdf.. 166 Global Protection Cluster, Handbook for Coordinating Gender-based Violence Interventions in humanitarian Settings, Annex 35 (2010), available at http://www.unicef.org/protection/files/GBV_Handbook_Long_Version.pdf; World Health Organization, WHO Ethical and safety recommendations for researching, documenting and monitoring sexual violence in emergencies, 29 (2007), available at http://www.who.int/gender/documents/OMS_Ethics&Safety10Aug07.pdf. 167 Katie Schenk and Jan Williamson, Ethical Approaches to Gathering Information from Children and Adolescents in International Settings: Guidelines and Resources, 20 (2005), available at http://www.unicef.org/tdad/ethicalapproacheshorizons.pdf. 168 Global Protection Cluster, Handbook for Coordinating Gender-based Violence Interventions in humanitarian Settings, Annex 35 (2010), available at http://www.unicef.org/protection/files/GBV_Handbook_Long_Version.pdf; World Health Organization, WHO Ethical and safety recommendations for researching, documenting and monitoring sexual violence in emergencies, 29 (2007), available at http://www.who.int/gender/documents/OMS_Ethics&Safety10Aug07.pdf.. 113