A/HRC/31/23 26. The Board estimates that the Fund would need to receive $12 million (against the present annual income of almost $9 million) on a yearly basis to respond adequately to the ever-increasing demands for assistance, in particular in the face of today’s large-scale human rights crises and conflicts. The Secretary-General appeals to Member States and other stakeholders to contribute to the Fund, noting its upcoming thirty-fifth anniversary in 2016. 27. The Secretary-General and the Board stress that contributing to the Fund is a concrete manifestation of the commitment of States to the elimination of torture, in line with the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, in particular its article 14. 7