A/HRC/30/25 24. The office in Mexico also provided training courses on rights of indigenous peoples to federal authorities and advised representatives of indigenous communities in relation to specific cases. 25. The regional office in the Pacific distributed copies of the Declaration to the Pacific Islands Association of Non-governmental Organizations to raise awareness on the rights of indigenous peoples in the region. The Association is a regional network of nongovernmental organization focal points based in 22 Pacific island countries and territories. 26. The United Nations Voluntary Fund for Indigenous Populations, managed by OHCHR and assisted by a board of trustees, continued to support the participation of indigenous peoples’ organizations in the sessions of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, the Human Rights Council, including its universal periodic review mechanism, and the treaty bodies. 27. In addition to encouraging the participation of indigenous people’s representatives in the World Conference on Indigenous Peoples and the integration of human rights standards in its outcome document, OHCHR, through the Voluntary Fund, supported indigenous peoples’ participation in the Conference and its related preparatory process. The Fund supported the participation of 21 indigenous representatives in the preparatory meetings and the participation of 84 indigenous representatives in the Conference. 28. In 2014, 66 grants were allocated to enable the participation of representatives of indigenous peoples’ organizations and communities, including 25 for the thirteenth session of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues; 20 for the seventh session of the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples; 4 for sessions of the Human Rights Council; 2 for sessions of the Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review; 5 for sessions of the Human Rights Committee; 1 for the sessions of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women; 5 for the sessions of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination; 1 for the sessions of the Committee on the Rights of the Child; 1 for the sessions of the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights; and 2 for the sessions of the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. 29. The Board of Trustees has selected 86 representatives of indigenous communities and organizations to attend various sessions, including 32 for the 2015 sessions of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues; 32 for the sessions of the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples; 6 for the sessions of the Human Rights Council; 4 for the sessions of the Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review; 2 for the sessions of the Human Rights Committee; 1 for the sessions of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women; 2 for the sessions of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination; 2 for the sessions of the Committee on the Rights of the Child; 3 for the sessions of the Committee on Economic Social and Cultural Rights; 1 for the sessions of the Committee against Torture; and 1 for the sessions of the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Furthermore, the Board has set aside funds to enable representatives of indigenous communities and organizations to attend the sessions of the Human Rights Council, human rights treaty bodies and the universal periodic review to be held between September 2015 and March 2016. The selection will be made at the intersessional meetings to be held in August and November 2015. 30. The Fund also continues to employ resources to increase the capacity of indigenous peoples to effectively participate in United Nations meetings. For example, in 2014, the Fund organized four human rights training sessions in Geneva and New York. Moreover, in cooperation with non-governmental organization partners, the Fund provided assistance to indigenous peoples’ representatives in targeting their advocacy, tailoring interventions to specific sessions and contributing to the implementation of recommendations by human rights mechanisms and the implementation of the Declaration at the national level. 6