Asia Pacific Forum of National Human Rights Institutions 5.4. Financial management Evaluation findings Outcome indicator Spending by objective Performance rating On track The APF is a non-profit organisation supported entirely by membership fees, voluntary contributions and grants. The APF receives its funding from APF members, governments, foundations, UN agencies and other NGOs. To ensure its continued independence and impartiality, the APF endeavours to maintain a diversified base of support for its activities. The APF is very grateful for the generous contributions of its donors and the commitment they share in advancing human rights in the Asia Pacific region. Supporters have included the APF’s member institutions through membership fees and other financial and in-kind donations, the Governments of Australia, India, New Zealand, the Republic of Korea, Sweden and Thailand (often as a result of the direct advocacy of the NHRIs from those States), philanthropic organisations such as the MacArthur Foundation and the RWI, philanthropic individuals and intergovernmental organisations such as the UNDP, and other private donors. Figure 15 compares the spending by objective for the last four financial years (noting a change in reporting year from April/March in 2010 and 2011 to July/June from 2012 due to alignment of strategic processes). The total revenue available for distribution was smaller than the previous year, largely due to some donor funds being deferred to the following year (2013–14). Due to ongoing efforts to align the APF donor and financial reporting obligations, the formal audit of these accounts is yet to be completed. An auditor’s statement will be available by mid-September and will be tabled with the report at the 18th Annual Meeting of the APF in October 2013. No changes are anticipated. Figure 15: APF secretariat spending by objective – 2010 to 2013 Enhance members' institutional capacity Engage with international and regional mechanisms Enhance members communication and engagement Year ending June 2013 Year ending June 2012 APF secretariat Year ending March 2011 Year ending March 2010 Strategic management Compliance with the Paris Principles Net surplus 0 100000 200000 300000 400000 500000 600000 700000 800000 900000 1000000 50 | 5. Effective, efficient and strategic management of the APF