Annual Report 2012–2013 A strength of the APF is the quality and depth of collaboration that exists between its members. The APF’s annual meetings, professional networks and staff placement programs each provide opportunities to deepen those links, share experiences and develop cooperative programs of work. 2.1. Cooperation and engagement Evaluation findings Outcome indicators Cooperation and engagement Performance ratings On track The APF benefits from the expertise, knowledge and support that its member institutions contribute through participating on the Forum Council, which is the APF’s board of directors, and at APF annual meetings. In turn, member institutions benefit from the cooperative relationships established through the APF’s programs and services. Overall, members remain highly engaged with APF processes and find the APF’s services relevant. 17th Annual Meeting of the APF The Jordan National Centre for Human Rights hosted the 17th Annual Meeting of the APF in Amman, Jordan, on 5 November 2012. The annual meeting was attended by representatives from all the APF’s member institutions. Representatives from the NHRIs of Bahrain and Oman also attended the event as observers. Membership of the APF expanded to include 19 NHRIs, with the Myanmar National Human Rights Commission admitted as an associate member during the meeting. Along with the NHRIs of Bangladesh, the Maldives and Sri Lanka, the Myanmar Commission is one of four APF associate members. There are currently 15 full members of the APF. To be admitted as a full member, a NHRI must fully comply with the UN endorsed minimum international standards set out in the Paris Principles. Institutions that partially comply with the Paris Principles are granted associate membership. To ensure consistency and to minimise duplication, the APF adopts the accreditation decisions of the ICC to determine compliance with the Paris Principles. Full member institutions, as distinct from associate member institutions, have voting rights at the APF and can appoint a representative to the APF Forum Council. Both full and associate member institutions can fully participate in APF capacity building programs. Institutions that have not sought accreditation through the ICC, such as the Myanmar Commission, may be granted associate membership by the APF Forum Council until a determination of their accreditation status is made by the ICC. The next combined APF annual meeting and biennial conference will be hosted by the National Human Rights Committee of Qatar in October 2013. Asian NGOs Network on National Human Rights Institutions In addition to individual NGO-NHRI relationships, the APF held two consultations with regional NGOs during the reporting period. 2. Enhance members’ communication, cooperation and engagement | 25