A/HRC/32/28 appointed to the Board on 17 February 2015, replacing Valeriu Nicolae (Romania), who resigned in January 2015. The Board elected Ms. Lim as Chair for the period 30 June 2015 to 30 June 2016; at the end of her term she will be replaced by Mr. Sidoti, who was elected as Chair by the Board at its fifth session, held in Geneva in February 2016. 5. In close consultation with the various sections of OHCHR, the Board of Trustees focuses its attention on broadly guiding the operationalization of the Voluntary Fund for Financial and Technical Assistance in the Implementation of the Universal Periodic Review by providing policy advice. 6. Since the submission of the previous report, the Board of Trustees has met only once, having cancelled the scheduled second session in 2015 as a contribution towards the OHCHR expenditure reduction efforts. At the session that was held, its fifth, the Board provided OHCHR with policy guidance aimed at maximizing the effectiveness of technical assistance and financial support provided to States in implementing at the country level recommendations emanating from the universal periodic review and other international mechanisms. 7. During the session, the Board of Trustees welcomed information that the OHCHR follow-up support strategy focusing on national follow-up mechanisms and processes at the country level was having a sustained impact. The Board indicated that it was particularly impressed by a pilot monitoring database designed to easily transfer from the Universal Human Rights Index into a national monitoring database the recommendations from all international human rights mechanisms, including treaty bodies, special procedures and the universal periodic review, relevant to a particular country. The pilot database has several key functions, including the possibility to cluster thematically all recommendations, which helps to facilitate coherent implementation. It also provides the opportunity to monitor progress in implementation not only by the Government but also by other stakeholders. This national monitoring database is currently in the final phase of testing, and will be offered free of charge to States upon request in the near future. 8. During the session, the Board of Trustees also had an opportunity to discuss with OHCHR how the latter could provide more effective support to States in order for them to achieve sustained impact. The Board was of the view that OHCHR should continue to focus on the area of strengthening national follow-up mechanisms and processes. While commending the continuation and expansion of those efforts, the Board also strongly encouraged OHCHR to explore ways to provide more focused technical assistance and cooperation aimed at assisting States in implementing specific key human rights recommendations and in addressing specific issues. B. Strategic vision 9. As noted in previous reports (A/HRC/26/54 and A/HRC/29/22), OHCHR has been developing the capacity to provide increased support to States in their efforts to implement the outcome of the universal periodic review, including through the operationalization of the Voluntary Fund. That effort has included an integrated approach to supporting the implementation of recommendations emanating from all international human rights mechanisms. 10. OHCHR has revitalized its strategic vision for follow-up to the universal periodic review to make it more proactive, systematic and results-oriented. This revitalized vision has enabled OHCHR to provide more effective support to States on the ground, either directly or by ensuring the integration of support in United Nations country team programming on follow-up, to enable States to achieve concrete results for the promotion and protection of human rights. 3