A/HRC/20/39 15. The figure below and table 3 provide a breakdown of the financial assistance for the travel of Government delegates to Geneva by region and an overview of annual expenditures, complete with the amount authorized and the status of reimbursement, as well as total commitments to 31 December 2011. Only 26 out of 67 requests have been fully settled, with the remaining claims not yet closed because the recipient countries have not submitted the necessary documentation. Requests for assistance per region Table 3. Expenditures for travel of Government representatives to sessions of the Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review and the Human Rights Council plenary Number of countries supported Amount authorized/ pending claim (United States dollars) Amount paid (United States dollars) 2008 6 13,280 16,885 2009 17 33,846 23,568 2010 23 46,365 39,942 2011 21 81,778 11,698 67 175,269 92,093 Year Total Grand total 267,362 16. To date, all States elected to the Human Rights Council have a permanent mission in Geneva. Consequently, there have been no requests for financial assistance to participate in a session as a rapporteur. B. Training activities 17. A total of 23 briefings to assist countries in preparing for the universal periodic review have been organized by OHCHR and financed from the Fund (see annex). To date, a total of 106 countries have participated in these briefings, seminars and workshops. Due to 7