NHRI Leadership: an introductory guide The High-Level Dialogue programme provides dialogues, facilitated by APF, for newly appointed leaders in an NHRI. These are comprehensive and confidential high-level discussions conducted over several days with NHRI experts and peers. They can cover a range of topics, including thematic, strategic and operational issues, as well as a discussion on the governance responsibilities of the leaders at the individual and collective level. A short APF video on the High-Level Dialogue is at https://youtu. be/0NQTgBJRWpQ. The Capacity Assessment programme is an APF initiative to build strong and effective NHRIs.18 It supports APF members and prospective members to identify the capacities they have and those they need to develop to fulfil their mandate to promote and protect rights at the national level. It is a joint project of APF, the United Nations Development Programme and the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights. Each capacity assessment is undertaken at the invitation of the NHRI leadership and is based on a self-assessment process that draws on the expertise and insights of those within the NHRI, including NHRI leaders and all staff. It is a forward-looking process that identifies both the current capacities of the NHRI and those that need to be developed or strengthened over the following five-year period. Each capacity assessment leads to a report to the NHRI that analyses current capacity and future capacity needs and proposes strategies to strengthen the NHRI, to develop the capacities of staff individually and collectively, and to make the internal processes of the NHRI more effective and more efficient. APF provides continuing support after the assessment at the request of the NHRI. An APF video on capacity assessments is available at https://youtu.be/rxPsPYThlsw. The Capacity Assessment Review programme is another APF initiative to capture the experience and insights of NHRI leaders and staff members several years after a capacity assessment as well as to review the progress made on recommendations that were adopted by the NHRI in the capacity assessment. The review is facilitated by the NHRI and the APF secretariat. An APF video on the Capacity Assessment Review process is available at https://youtu.be/N9GiIWo1Gjw. 18 26 See https://www.asiapacificforum.net/support/what-we-do/capacity-assessments/.