A/HRC/16/66 IV. High Commissioner for Human Rights: Strategic Management Plan 2010-2011, Mid-Year review, planning and performance monitoring system 11. The Board was updated on the implementation of the High Commissioner’s Strategic Management Plan 2010-2011 and the planning process of the Strategic Framework 2012-2013, including the status and progress of development and implementation of the OHCHR performance monitoring system. It was informed that the Strategic Management Plan encompasses the vision of the High Commissioner to move towards objectives which were set out to be achieved when the six thematic priorities were established. Concrete recommendations for improvements will be developed and presented to the OHCHR Senior Management Team during the last quarter of the year. 12. The Board was pleased to note the progress achieved in the development and implementation of the new Information Technology-based performance monitoring system. The members were informed that a modular approach has been adopted whereby key components of the system will be tested in a number of field presences before the full package is released office-wide. The Board received a brief on the development of the indicators to measure progress towards the achievement of accomplishments/results through a system of evidence-based performance monitoring and was updated on the progress with the development of protocols to standardize monitoring methods and ensure comparability. In terms of reporting requirements, the Senior Management Team has requested reporting at output level on an annual basis and at expected accomplishment level on a biennial basis. 13. The Board was updated on an upcoming evaluation on OHCHR performance in supporting States to follow up on recommendations from the human rights mechanisms. It is expected that an evaluation will be under way during the first quarter of 2011. The Board acknowledged the challenging work under way in planning and monitoring, in all thematic areas and in servicing different human rights mechanisms. They were informed of the need for the planning processes to be integrated and simplified, including improvement of the coordination and coherence between Headquarters and the field. 14. The Board was informed that the Strategic Management Plan was a general summary planning document and does not outline the detailed activities, outputs, and resources required to ensure that the expected accomplishments are achieved. This information is part of the annual work plans, the implementation of which is monitored regularly through the office-wide mid-year review and the end-of-year review. The Board was pleased to note that after the mid-year review 2010, most activities are on track and implementation rates are being monitored. They were also updated on the unexpected changes resulting from responses to global crises. V. OHCHR technical cooperation: capacity- and institutionbuilding activities 15. The Voluntary Fund for Technical Cooperation provides support for technical cooperation activities to strengthen capacity and institution-building activities in the Middle East and North Africa region, the Europe and Central Asia region, the Americas region, and the Africa region, which represents the largest proportion. 5