A/HRC/32/51 implementation of UMOJA does not undermine the excellent performance of the OHCHR performance management system, but strengthens it further. D. Main findings, challenges identified and recommendations 44. The Board has continued to engage with relevant parts of OHCHR regarding the technical cooperation components of each of the OHCHR thematic strategies and to provide advice on their implementation within the 2014‒2017 programming cycle. 45. The Board considers that technical cooperation in the field of human rights has substantially advanced in recent years. What is needed now is an improved understanding of the type of technical cooperation that OHCHR can and is best placed to provide, taking into account its mandate and expertise. The Board very much hopes that its views regarding the components of effective technical cooperation and the outcomes of its sessions can help to strengthen this understanding. This is particularly important in view of the critical support that the Office can provide, as described in the present report, in the review of national development objectives in the context of the 2030 Agenda and other important international initiatives, such as Human Rights Up Front. The Board has been pleased to learn from national partners about the key contributions that OHCHR has been able to provide when it has a presence, and when the presence is properly staffed and financed, and has a framework of operations that adequately represents the High Commissioner’s mandate. 46. The Board encourages States to continue to work with OHCHR in implementing innovative approaches and replicating and sharing good practices and lessons learned across regions. This is critical to continue strengthening the human rights programme. The Board notes that an increasing number of States are openly acknowledging the role and support of the OHCHR field presences during the thematic panel discussions on technical cooperation at the sessions of the Human Rights Council. Such positive recognition should be translated into more substantial and sustained funding for OHCHR to be able to adequately support States in the promotion and protection of human rights. 47. The adoption of the 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals, with their strong and explicit human rights-based approach, requires a new understanding of what constitutes official development assistance (ODA). The Board is of the strongly held view that all the contributions to OHCHR should now be treated as ODA in view of the critical importance that all its work has for sustainable development and the achievement of the 2030 Agenda. IV. Status of funding and donors 48. At its meeting in Geneva in February 2016, the Board was updated on the overall financial status of OHCHR and the 2015 financial situation of the Voluntary Fund for Technical Cooperation in the Field of Human Rights. The Board also discussed and analysed the funding projections and proposed workplan for the Fund for 2016. Its considerations were made difficult because of the uncertainties relating to the end-of-year financial situation owing to the introduction of UMOJA. Nonetheless, it was clear that, despite expenditures under the Fund being significantly reduced in 2015 compared to 2014 in line with the actions of the Office to limit its funding gap, requests for technical cooperation and expenditures continued to exceed the voluntary contributions made in 2015. 49. In 2015, the total expenditure of the Voluntary Fund for Technical Cooperation in the Field of Human Rights amounted to $17.4 million, substantially less than in the 13