A/HRC/23/16 strategy into specific actions across all the thematic priorities in both countries, and in particular throughout the programme in Tunisia. 30. The Board is of the view that field visits are fruitful for its work and mandate , and proposes that similar sessions be held with field presences in others countries on an annual basis. In-country discussions are particularly helpful in identifying in concrete terms the priority areas for further technical cooperation work, challenges and best practices by the Office. 31. The Board took the opportunity of its last day in Tunis to hold an internal meeting to continue discussions on its future programme. During the meeting, Mr. Sidoti was elected as the new chairperson of the Board, to succeed Ms. Udagama at the end of her term in April 2013. The members of the Board thanked Ms. Udagama for having provided a renewed focus for the work of the Board, centred on an increasingly advisory role for OHCHR. The members also took the opportunity to welcome the new member of the Board, Mariclaire Acosta (Mexico), to replace former member Cecilia Medina. III. Technical cooperation: main findings, challenges identified and recommendations A. Human Rights Council, international treaty bodies and special procedures 32. The Board followed closely the developments in context of the follow-up to the universal periodic review, in particular in the context of the policy adopted by the Office in 2010 supporting the holistic implementation by Member States of the recommendations made by all United Nations human rights mechanisms: the treaty bodies, the special procedures and the universal periodic review. he policy reflects the Office’s thematic strategy, in the framework of the OHCHR Management Plan 2012-2013, to strengthen international human rights mechanisms and the progressive development of international human rights law. 33. The Board expressed its appreciation for the draft guidelines to assist in the review by OHCHR of requests for technical assistance and/or funding under the Universal Periodic Review Voluntary Fund for Financial and Technical Assistance, and noted that the guidelines were based on the Office’s mandate, in particular its overall approach to and policy on technical cooperation, its priorities at the global, regional and country levels, and the holistic approach of the Office to the work of all human rights mechanisms; its effort to turn itself into a results-based institution; and its concern to optimize the use of its limited resources. The guidelines aimed at ensuring that the resources entrusted to the Office through the Voluntary Fund are managed in a meaningful, efficient, transparent and accountable manner, and contribute to an effective improvement in the exercise and enjoyment of their human rights by people, the main goal of the Human Rights Council and its universal periodic review mechanism. B. Measuring results in technical cooperation and the response of the Office of the High Commissioner 34. The Board commends OHCHR for its efforts during the period under review to fully implement its performance monitoring system. The Board had the possibility to test its usefulness at the field level during its recent visits to Mauritania and Tunisia. 8