is no assistance provided by private funds. Finland relies on financing entirely from domestic public funds (health insurance and public grants). Assistance in Bulgaria is financed entirely by international donors (UNVFVT and EU donors). It is worth noting that the centres in the Netherlands, which are funded wholly by the public health insurance, are also the only centres in Europe that show signs of prosperity and development. In other parts of Europe, almost all specialised centres have a lack of funding, and therefore struggle to maintain their activity and meet the increasing demand of VoTs for treatment. In Germany, for example, with the diminishing availability of EU funding from the European Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights (EIDHR), most centres are forced to reduce staff numbers and some centres even face closure. Rest of Europe: In the rest of Europe, there are also disparities. In Armenia and Moldova, assistance falls within all three categories (domestic public funds, private funds, international donors). In Kosovo, assistance is financed through either domestic public funds or international donors. In Turkey, there are no domestic public funds to finance assistance, and the centre relies on private funding and international donors (UNVFVT, EU and other international donors). North America and the Pacific Centres in both Canada and the USA reported that there are five main sources of financing for medical and/or psychological assistance to VoTs. In both countries, the centres receive at least one source of funding from each category (domestic public funds, private funding and international donors). In the USA, public health insurance is not indicated as a source of financing, but assistance is financed through public grants. Both countries rely heavily on private funding (both charities/foundations and individuals) and financing from international donors, particularly the UNVFVT. Australia and New Zealand have quite a different overview of financial resources for medical and/or psychological assistance to VoTs, both in comparison to one another, and as compared to the other regions. In Australia, assistance to VoTs is completely financed by domestic public funds, i.e. public health insurance and public grants. In New Zealand, all three categories of funding are relevant as assistance is financed by public grants, charities and the UNVFVT. 48 / Recognising victims of torture in national asylum procedures