A/HRC/7/50 page 4 I. TWENTY-SEVENTH SESSION OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES 5. The Board of Trustees held its twenty-seventh session from 22 to 26 October 2007 and made recommendations for grants for a total amount of US$ 8,582,700 to 191 projects in 65 countries. The High Commissioner for Human Rights approved these recommendations on 12 November 2007 on behalf of the Secretary-General. 6. In spite of the limited resources available, and consistent with recommendation 3 of the Office of Internal Oversight Services on the evaluation of the Fund,1 the Board continued its practice of financing training and seminars, thus allowing health professionals, social workers, lawyers and other service providers to exchange experiences and develop new strategies to address the needs of torture victims. The Board recommended an allocation of US$ 97,500 to nine organizations for training to be organized in 2008. A. Financial situation of the Fund 7. Table 1 below indicates the contributions received as of 12 December 2007 and since the last report of the Secretary-General to the General Assembly on the activities of the Fund (A/62/189), including contributions received between February and October 2007, which have been allocated to grants recommended at the twenty-seventh session. Table 1 Contributions received as of 12 December 2007 Donors States Finland Greece Germany Holy See Iceland Italy Kuwait Portugal Switzerland United States of America Individuals Rita Maran Total contributions 1 E/CN.4/2005/55, para. 76. Amount (in United States dollars) Date of receipt 199 726 41 040 544 959 1 000 29 620 164 139 10 000 15 000 85 470 6 517 170 28 August 2007 14 August 2007 2 October 2007 7 September 2007 23 August 2007 7 August 2007 2 November 2007 30 July 2007 9 October 2007 9 August 2007 50 7 608 174 7 September 2007