A/HRC/29/48 strengthen further the complementarities between the two funds. For this reason, the Board encourages OHCHR to continue to develop avenues for greater integration of aspects relevant to the two funds. 6. The present report covers the fortieth and forty-first sessions of the Board in its capacity relating to the Voluntary Fund for Technical Cooperation in the Field of Human Rights. At those sessions, the Board continued to explore various components of the human rights programme funded by the Fund within the framework of the OHCHR Organizational Management Plan for 2014-2017 with a view to providing policy guidance and advice on technical cooperation by OHCHR. II. Activities and results of the Voluntary Fund and the Board of Trustees A. Fortieth session 7. The Board of Trustees of the Voluntary Fund for Technical Cooperation in the Field of Human Rights held its fortieth session in Geneva, from 14 to 16 October 2014. The session was chaired by Mariclaire Acosta, who had been elected Chairperson of the Board of Trustees at its thirty-ninth session. All members of the Board attended the session. 8. The main objectives of the session were to take stock of the financial and administrative situation of the fund and the plans ahead for 2015; to provide comments on the draft OHCHR practical guide on civil society space and the United Nations human rights system; to share views on current human rights challenges and issues, such as Ebola, and/or humanitarian situations, including conflict and insecurity, and their implications for meeting OHCHR targets; to acquire a better understanding of the work of Human Rights Components of United Nations peace missions in the area of technical cooperation; and to follow up on previous visits, with particular focus on the Middle East and North Africa region. The Board also took the opportunity during the session in Geneva to continue to provide expertise and advice on the thematic strategies of OHCHR and its technical cooperation components, in particular on early warning and the protection of human rights in situations of conflict and insecurity, on widening the democratic space and on human rights in development and in the economic sphere. The use of human rights indicators, their adaptation to national situations and their practical application in measuring the impact on the ground, and the tools available in the area of business and human rights, were issues paid specific attention by the Board given the interest generated during its recent visits. The Board also received an update on developments in the post-2015 development agenda. 9. The High Commissioner briefed the Board on the financial status of OHCHR and the level of voluntary contributions, including for the Voluntary Fund for Technical Cooperation in the Field of Human Rights, which unfortunately is not growing at the same pace as the requests for support and expectations from States. The Board is gravely concerned at the financial situation of OHCHR, and expressed its total support for the High Commissioner and his call for increased resources from both the regular budget of the United Nations and voluntary contributions, particularly at such a critical time, when the operational capacities of the Office should be further strengthened rather than increasingly stretched. In the light of the situation and as a way of symbolic contribution, the Board decided to hold one session only in 2015 (field session) and to postpone to 2016 its second session (the session at headquarters), which would be held in conjunction with the field session. The Board, with the support of the secretariat, is using modern technologies to provide a constant update on the management and use of the Fund. 4