A/HRC/28/24 United Nations General Assembly Distr.: General 22 December 2014 Original: English Human Rights Council Twenty-eighth session Agenda item 2 Annual report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and reports of the Office of the High Commissioner and the Secretary-General Special Fund established by the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment Note by the Secretary-General Summary The present note provides information on the status of the Special Fund established by the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, including on its critical financial situation. GE.14-24804 (E) 