FUNDS ADMINISTERED BY UN HUMAN RIGHTS Funds administered by UN Human Rights Voluntary contributions to support the activities of UN Human Rights at headquarters and in the field are channelled and managed through nine trust funds. This chapter provides a short description of each of these funds and the voluntary contributions received in 2017 that sustained the funds. Additional financial information related to the funds can be found in the statement of extrabudgetary income and expenditures for 2017 (on page 92). This chapter also includes the description of three small funds managed by UN Human Rights that are not trust funds as defined by the Financial Regulations and Rules of the United Nations, namely, the Special Fund established by the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, the Contingency Fund and the Special Fund for the Participation of Civil Society in the Social Forum, the Forum on Minority Issues and the Forum on Business and Human Rights. In addition, financial information is also provided on the Trust Fund established to support the activities of the International, Impartial and Independent Mechanism to Assist in the Investigation and Prosecution of Persons Responsible for the Most Serious Crimes under International Law Committed in the Syrian Arab Republic, established following General Assembly resolution 71/248 and to which UN Human Rights provides administrative support. Detailed information on the implemented activities and the voluntary contributions managed through the Trust Fund are described in the chapters presented in the annexed USB key. United Nations Voluntary Fund for Technical Cooperation in the Field of Human Rights The United Nations Voluntary Fund for Technical Cooperation in the Field of Human Rights (VFTC) was established by the Secretary-General, in 1987, in response to Commission on Human Rights resolution 1987/83. The VFTC is the second largest trust fund administered by UN Human Rights and provides resources to national efforts that are focused on building a strong human rights framework, including through legal frameworks, effective national human rights institutions, independent judiciaries and vibrant civil society organizations. United Nations Trust Fund for the Support of the Activities of the High Commissioner for Human Rights Since 1993, a Board of Trustees, appointed by the Secretary-General, has provided administrative and operational guidance. In recent years, its role has evolved to include the provision of advice on policy orientation, strategies on technical cooperation at a broader programme level and a global vision of the work of the Fund. In 2013, the Secretary-General entrusted the Board to serve as a Board of Trustees for the United Nations Voluntary Fund for Financial and Technical Assistance for the Implementation of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR). The United Nations Trust Fund for the Support of the Activities of the High Commissioner for Human Rights was established by the Secretary-General in 1993 to cover contributions intended to support the substantive work programme of the former Centre for Human Rights and to supplement existing regular budget resources. Since then, the Trust Fund has been used as a general funding pool to support a wide range of UN Human Rights activities. It is the largest fund administered by the Office, through which 82.1 per cent of all extrabudgetary funds, including unearmarked funds and 78.7 per cent of extrabudgetary expenditures, were managed in 2017. In 2017, the Board was composed of five experts, namely, Ms. Mariclaire Acosta Urquidi (Mexico); Mr. Morten Kjaerum (Denmark); Ms. Lin Lim (Malaysia); Ms. Esi Sutherland-Addy (Ghana); and Ms. Valeria Lutkovska (Ukraine). Mr. Kjaerum and Ms. Lutkovska were nominated by the SecretaryGeneral to fill the seats vacated by Ms. Ilze Brands Kehris (Latvia) and Mr. Christopher Sidoti (Australia), respectively, in 2017. The Board elected Ms. Mariclaire Acosta as Chair from 30 June 2017 until 30 June 2018. The Board meets twice a year, which includes visits to the field, in order to: review the programmes it supports and discuss thematic issues, methodologies and procedures; examine financial, administrative and fundraising matters; and brief Member States on its activities. UN HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT 2017 113