FUNDS ADMINISTERED BY UN HUMAN RIGHTS neva, in November, with the attendance of more than 2,500 participants, including many representatives from civil society and the business sector. Over three days, more than 60 substantive sessions explored a vast variety of subjects, such as how to protect human rights in global supply chains, the responsibilities of lawyers in advising companies on human rights, SDGs and business, how companies engaged in human rights abuse can be held to account and many other issues. The Special Fund was used to facilitate the attendance of six participants at the Forum. The Social Forum, convened by the Human Rights Council, provides a unique space for open and interactive dialogue between civil society actors, representatives of Member States and intergovernmental organizations on a theme that is chosen by the Council each year. The theme of the 2017 session was the promotion and protection of human rights in the context of the HIV epidemic and other communicable diseases and epidemics. The Special Fund was used to promote the participation of four representatives from Bangladesh, Belarus, Morocco and the Republic of Moldova. 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 Voluntary contributions in 2017 Donor US$ 50,000 Russian Federation TOTAL 50,000 Trust Fund 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 Responsible for the Most Serious Crimes under International Law Committed in the Syrian Arab Republic since March 2011 (IIIM on Syria). Through the same resolution, UN Human Rights was requested to provide support to enable the Mechanism’s initial establishment. During 2017, the Office provided both resource mobilization and administrative support, including for the setting up of a Trust Fund specific for the Mechanism. While resource mobilization support is no longer provided to the IIIM on Syria since December 2017, when the Head of the Mechanism received delegation of authority to sign funding agreements, UN Human Rights still provides administrative support to allow for its proper functioning. Trust Fund in support of the IIIM on Syria Voluntary contributions in 2017 Donor Andorra Australia Austria Belgium Botswana Canada Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Finland France Georgia Germany Hungary Iceland Ireland Kuwait Latvia Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Malta Monaco Netherlands Norway Qatar Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Thailand Turkey United Kingdom US$ 10,672 231,761 113,766 265,111 20,000 321,285 40,462 1,170,799 25,000 1,176,471 266,809 5,128 1,085,776 53,706 50,000 108,578 100,000 10,672 197,963 5,896 212,089 11,377 21,345 1,086,955 201,613 1,000,000 10,604 10,604 107,411 380,022 552,209 10,000 100,000 257,732 TOTAL 9,221,816 On 21 December 2016, the General Assembly adopted resolution 71/248 and decided to establish the International, Impartial and Independent Mechanism to Assist in the Investigation and Prosecution of Those UN HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT 2017 121