SUPPORTING OUR MEMBERS IN WEST ASIA The APF’s sub-regional office plays an important role to strengthen links with APF members and other stakeholders in West Asia. A new Director was appointed this year to lead the sub-regional office, coordinate training programs and other activities and support the APF’s monitoring, evaluation and reporting requirements. During the past year, the sub-regional office has: • Hosted a workshop on engaging with UN human rights treaty bodies (Qatar, October 2017) • Organised a roundtable discussion on the rights of women and girls (Jordan, February 2018) • Finalised the translation of APF website content into Arabic. The APF is grateful for the support provide by the National Human Rights Committee of Qatar in hosting the subregional office. OUR FUNDING FOR 2017–18 The APF receives funding from governments, institutional donors and member contributions. Total income and expenditure for 2017–18 was approximately AUD 2.9 million, which is equivalent to last year’s budget. A significant challenge for the APF is to increase the size and diversity of its financial support in order to keep pace with the rapidly increasing demand for our advisory, training and other services. 0% Net surplus $1,388 APF INCOME AND EXPENDITURE IN 2017–18 10% APF Secretariat $272,352 8% ening n e tr S gth nal tio a is n orga ip and leadersh e anc rn e v o g 5 1 $22 ,40 10% Providing advice and expertise $263,404 11% Contributing at the national, regional and international level $283,133 12% Promoting gender equality $314,081 35% Building stronger national human rights institutions $912,809 14% Collaborating and sharing knowledge $381,528 ANNUAL REPORT 2017–18 19