UNITED NATIONS A General Assembly Distr. GENERAL A/HRC/7/74 23 January 2008 Original: ENGLISH HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL Seventh session Item 2 of the provisional agenda ANNUAL REPORT OF THE UNITED NATIONS HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS AND REPORTS OF THE OFFICE OF THE HIGH COMMISSIONER AND THE SECRETARY-GENERAL Advisory services and technical cooperation in the field of human rights Report of the Secretary-General Summary This report is submitted in accordance with Human Rights Council decision 2/102 requesting the Secretary-General and the High Commissioner for Human Rights to continue with the fulfilment of their activities, in accordance with all previous decisions adopted by the Commission on Human Rights and to update the relevant reports and studies. The present report is an update on the work of the Board of Trustees of the Voluntary Fund for Technical Cooperation in the Field of Human Rights since the last report on this issue was submitted to the Council at its fourth session.1 1 A/HRC/4/94. GE.08-10308 (E) 290108