Annual Report 2012–2013 The APF’s YouTube channel. APF Bulletin The APF published monthly issues of its newsletter, the APF Bulletin, to keep APF members, governments, NGOs and stakeholders informed of important policy, legal, administrative and training developments in the region. There was again growth in the number of active subscribers to the APF Bulletin to 1,304 during the year, an increase of eight percent. The unique open rate and the average clicks to articles remained stable from last year, indicating that the APF Bulletin, distributed 11 times during 2012–13, has been well-utilised by subscribers and is an effective tool in drawing visitors to the site (accounting for 16 percent of traffic). Members’ rating of the relevance of the Bulletin increased from high to very high, (a median rating of 5 out of 5). APF Bulletin, June 2013 issue. Email broadcasts Throughout the year regular email broadcasts were sent to Forum Councillors and their nominated staff contacts. These email broadcasts covered a range of APF-specific, thematic and operational issues. In addition, the APF acts as the relevant communication channel for correspondence from the UN and the ICC. In 2013 members rated the relevance of email broadcasts highly, consistent with their response in 2011, but slightly down from a very high rating in 2012. 2. Enhance members’ communication, cooperation and engagement | 31