A/HRC/10/57 page 2 CONTENTS Paragraphs Page I. INTRODUCTION ........................................................................... 1 3 II. BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNITED NATIONS VOLUNTARY FUND FOR TECHNICAL COOPERATION IN THE FIELD OF HUMAN RIGHTS .......................................... 2-4 3 TRANSLATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS THEMES INTO THE TECHNICAL COOPERATION PROGRAMME AND POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS ................................................................. 5 - 12 4 CAPACITY AND INSTITUTION-BUILDING ACTIVITIES: HUMAN RIGHTS ADVISERS AND HUMAN RIGHTS COMPONENTS OF UNITED NATIONS PEACE MISSIONS .... 13 - 17 6 A. Human rights advisers in United Nations country teams ........ 13 - 14 6 B. Human rights components of United Nations peace missions ......................................................................... 15 - 17 7 V. TECHNICAL COOPERATION ACTIVITIES .............................. 18 - 29 7 VI. RECENT DEVELOPMENTS ......................................................... 30 - 34 9 VII. FINANCIAL SITUATION OF THE VOLUNTARY FUND ......... 35 - 36 10 III. IV. Annexes I. Estimated statement of 2008 income and expenditure for the Voluntary Fund for Technical Cooperation in the Field of Human Rights ...................................................................................................... 11 II. List of donors to the Voluntary Fund in 2008 ..................................................... 12 III. Status of expenditure for 2008 ............................................................................. 13