A/HRC/19/30 E/CN.6/2012/13 Action against Sexual Violence in Conflict, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, and the United Nations Population Fund. The Programme Advisory Committee met a total of four times at the global and subregional levels to provide critical expertise and guidance in shaping the Fund’s strategic plan for the period 2010-2015. In 2011, a total of 18 meetings of the programme advisory committees were convened at the global and subregional levels in 16 countries. 32. The Fund has continued its close collaboration with a range of foundations and funds focused on the empowerment of women, forming a partnership for the first time with the Trust Fund for Victims, established under the Statute of the International Criminal Court to implement Court-ordered reparations and provide victims and their families with material assistance and psychosocial support. This relationship will provide a platform for sharing experiences and knowledge on best practices from the Fund’s active grantees working to address conflict-related violence against women, and will be instrumental as the Fund operationalizes a new “special focus area” on addressing violence against women and girls in conflict, post-conflict and transitional settings. 33. The Fund continued to support the mandates of various United Nations mechanisms, including OHCHR and the special procedures mechanism established by the Human Rights Council. The country offices of OHCHR will work closely with grantees on the ground to ensure that a human rights perspective is effectively integrated into project implementation at every stage. Furthermore, the Fund’s annual Call for Proposals specifically solicits proposals from organizations working to address serious gaps in the implementation of recommendations to end violence against women made by the Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences. The Fund actively engaged the Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict during the development of the new special focus area on women and armed conflict, and will continue to engage her Office as this new group of grantees begin the implementation of their projects. By funding programmes addressing violence against women in conflict, post-conflict and transitional settings, the Fund also aims to support the Secretary-General’s “UNiTE” campaign by targeting one of its five key outcomes: addressing sexual violence in conflict and post-conflict situations. 34. The Fund’s strategic plan emphasizes outreach across public and private sectors in order to leverage resources and partnerships for the Fund’s long-term sustainability. With that mind, the Fund hosted several high-level events in 2011. In November, the Fund celebrated its fifteenth anniversary in an event, hosted by the Secretary-General’s “UNiTE” campaign, commemorating the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. The theme of the event focused on the role of young people in addressing violence against women and girls. Showcasing the investment of the Fund in this area, representatives of partner organizations in Lebanon and Guatemala made presentations about their work. Also at the event, the Secretary-General announced the sixteenth Call for Proposals. In collaboration with the Office of the Executive Director of UN-Women, the Fund hosted a special donor event in December 2011 to present the findings contained in the outcome-mapping report to Member States and private-sector donors in order to urge them not only to continue, but to increase their contributions to the Fund. 10 11-63260