Annual Report 2013–2014 Figure 11: Member ratings of the value of APF participation in UN mechanisms UN Commission on the Status of Women General Assembly UN Human Rights Council and its mechanisms 2014 2013 Conference of State Parties on Disability 2012 2011 UN Open-ended Working Group on Ageing 2010 International Coordinating Committee of National Institutions 0 1 2 3 4 5 Figure 12 shows combined relative priority that should be given to international and regional engagement. The survey shows the preference of APF members to seek APF support to promote their engagement in the regional bodies relevant to their respective sub-regions, for example ASEAN, PIFs and SAARC. Figure 12: Combined member and stakeholder views on the relative priority of international and regional engagement International Coordinating Committee of National Institutions: Advocacy for APF regional positions Proposal for a UN Convention on the Rights of Older Persons UN General Assembly and ECOSOC: Formal recognition and participation rights for NHRIs at these bodies UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) Other future potential UN Conventions and Optional Protocols High ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) Low Medium South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Arab Human Rights Committee (AHRC) Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat (PIFs) UN Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% 4. Engage with international and regional human rights mechanisms | 41