A/HRC/25/25 on the basis of needs, merit, and the number of years that that Fund has provided support to the organization in question. 22. The Board also recommended increasing cooperation with other torture-related mechanisms. During its thirty-seventh session, it met with the Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment (A/68/282, para. 23). During its thirty-eighth session, it met with the Chairperson of the Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment. V. Making a contribution 23. Governments, non-governmental organizations and other private or public entities can contribute to the Fund. It is important to note that only specifically earmarked contributions are attributed to the Fund. For more information on how to contribute, and details about the Fund, donors are requested to contact the Secretariat of the United Nations Voluntary Fund for Victims of Torture, Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, United Nations, 1211 Geneva 10, Switzerland; e-mail: unvfvt@ohchr.org; telephone: +41 22 917 9624; fax: +41 22 917 9017. VI. Conclusions and recommendations 24. The Board of Trustees reiterates its call to donors to increase, as much as possible, their contributions to the Fund, as it needs to attain a more satisfactory level of contributions in order to respond to the need for assistance for victims of torture and the members of their families worldwide. 25. The Board estimates that the Fund would need to receive $12 million on a yearly basis in order to respond adequately to new and emergency situations, such as that currently unfolding in the Syrian Arab Republic and its neighbouring countries. Contributions should be received before September 2014. 26. The Board stresses that contributing to the Fund is a concrete translation of the commitment of States towards the elimination of torture. 6