A/HRC/23/16 Contents Paragraphs Page Introduction ............................................................................................................. 1−5 3 A. Background ..................................................................................................... 1−2 3 B. Mandate .......................................................................................................... 3−5 3 Activities and results of the Voluntary Fund for Technical Cooperation in the Field of Human Rights and the Board of Trustees ............................................ 6−31 4 A. Thirty-sixth session ......................................................................................... 6−25 4 B. Thirty-seventh session .................................................................................... 26−31 7 Technical cooperation: main findings, challenges identified and recommendations. ................................................................................................... 32−44 8 A. Human Rights Council, international treaty bodies and special procedures ... 32−33 8 B. Measuring results in technical cooperation and the response of the Office of the High Commissioner ............................................................. 34−36 8 C. Interim OHCHR field manual on technical cooperation ................................. 37−40 9 D. Synergy with other United Nations entities ................................................... 41−44 9 Status of funding and donors ................................................................................... 45−46 10 I. Voluntary Fund cost plan and expenditures: 2011 ........................................................................... 11 II. Voluntary Fund cost plan and expenditures: 2012 ........................................................................... 12 III. Financial status of the Voluntary Fund: 2012 .................................................................................. 13 IV. List of donors and contributors ........................................................................................................ 14 I. II. III. IV. Annexes 2