STRENGTHENING ORGANISATIONAL LEADERSHIP AND GOVERNANCE Value to members of strengthening organisational leadership and governance 3 6 6 7 very high high medium low very low no response Source: APF Member Survey 2016 What we achieved >> Adopted a new five-year Strategic Plan, which was developed with the input of all APF members. >> Made progress to reform our governance arrangements to better meet the needs of our growing membership. >> Opened a sub-regional office in Doha, Qatar, to support our members in West Asia and bolster our engagement with governments, civil society and other NHRIs. The APF is an independent, non-profit legal entity, with a board of directors – the Forum Council – that reflects our regional diversity. As an organisation, we seek to operate according to the highest levels of accountability, efficiency, transparency and member participation. The APF secretariat manages the day-to-day operations of the APF and implements the decisions of the Forum Council. Shared decision-making At the APF’s 20th Annual Meeting, held in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, in August 2016, the Forum Council: >> Formally adopted the 2015–2020 Strategic Plan, which focuses on promoting and protecting the rights of especially vulnerable groups of people in the Asia Pacific >> Elected the National Human Rights Commission of Mongolia as APF Chairperson, with the National Human Rights Committee of Qatar and the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission elected as Deputy Chairpersons >> Elected APF members to represent the Asia Pacific region in various capacities in the work of the Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions. Asia Pacific Forum of National Human Rights Institutions Annual Report 2015–16 > 23