A/HRC/37/20 advantages and complementary priorities, thereby ensuring that the Fund is clearly positioned. 18. In addition, the Board, pursuant to a recommendation made by the Office of Internal Oversight Services in 2009, recommended that in 2018 the secretariat produce an updated albeit non-exhaustive compilation of guidance on what practices constitute torture. The aim of the compilation is to help applicants for grants from the Fund understand its mandate more clearly. 19. The Board also held a videoconference with representatives of civil society organizations meeting in Copenhagen within the framework of an initiative to draft a supplement to the Manual on the Effective Investigation and Documentation of Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (Istanbul Protocol). The new supplement will contain updated information, clarification and guidance on the implementation of the Istanbul Protocol by States and civil society organizations. 20. Furthermore, the Board also met with the United Nations Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights. The meeting focused on the need to strategically integrate the Fund in the OHCHR Management Plan 2018–2021. 21. In line with its policy on making the Fund a platform for knowledge-sharing in the field of rehabilitation and redress for victims, the Board agreed to the organization of a fourth thematic expert workshop, on access to justice for victims of torture, at its fortyseventh session, to be held in April 2018. As in previous editions, the workshop will gather selected experts and practitioners from organizations that have been awarded grants by the Fund and representatives of United Nations treaty bodies, special procedure mechanisms and United Nations agencies. The proceedings of the previous expert workshop, on torture in the context of migration, are summarized in the report of the Secretary-General on the outcome of the forty-fifth session of the Board (see A/72/278, paras. 9–13). V. Making a contribution 22. Governments, NGOs and other public and private entities are encouraged to contribute to the Fund. It is important to note that only specifically earmarked contributions are attributed to the Fund. For more information on how to contribute and details about the Fund, donors are requested to contact the secretariat of the United Nations Voluntary Fund for Victims of Torture, Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, United Nations, 1211 Geneva 10, Switzerland; email: unvfvt@ohchr.org; telephone: +41 22 917 9376; fax: +41 22 917 9017. VI. Conclusions and recommendations 23. The contexts and crises in which torture takes place have become more complex in recent years, resulting in an increasing number of victims, including children and adolescents, indigenous people and minorities, human rights defenders, political opponents and journalists, migrants, people with disabilities and members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex community. The need for redress and rehabilitation is pressing. 24. The Board continues to refine the working methods of the Fund to ensure that the resources available are fairly distributed. The Board, convinced that progress towards the full eradication of torture requires a strengthened United Nations antitorture front, also seeks to work in close coordination with the other mechanisms set up by the United Nations to combat torture. 25. Many States continue to neglect their obligation to prevent torture and fail to provide torture victims with effective and prompt redress, compensation and appropriate forms of rehabilitation. The Fund has been a lifeline of last resort for thousands of unattended victims worldwide. 5