Celebrating 10 years of the Yogyakarta Principles: What have we learnt and where to now? 2. Objectives and outcomes of the Conference Since the adoption of the Yogyakarta Principles, many advances have been made toward ensuring that people of all sexual orientations and gender identities can live with the equal dignity and respect to which all persons are entitled. Many States now have laws and constitutions that guarantee the rights of equality and non-discrimination without distinction on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. Internationally, including within this region, there is increasing discussion about discrimination experienced by intersex people on the basis of their sex characteristics. With these developments and challenges in mind, the discussion covered broad-ranging issues and reached beyond the Principles as they were developed a decade ago, based on the existing international human rights law at that time. It encompassed legal developments over that period and other international, regional and national measures to promote and protect the rights of LGBTI people. 2.1. OBJECTIVES The Conference aims to enable exchanges between Asia and Pacific NHRIs, regional NGOs and community based organisations (CBOs), UN agencies and international and individual experts on:3 1. The different uses of the Yogyakarta Principles and other measures or initiatives in relation to promoting and protecting the human rights of LGBT and intersex people at global, regional and national levels (including through UN special procedures, Universal Periodic Review (UPR), Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), treaty bodies, regional intergovernmental mechanisms, regional NHRI networks, country level initiatives). 2. The future development of international human rights law and practice in relation to those rights on the basis of the Principles. 3. Identify areas in which the Principles could be developed further and possible complementary initiatives. 4. Support cooperation between NHRIs, NGOs and CBOs, UN agencies, advocates and scholars protect and promote the rights of LGBT and intersex people. 2.2. EXPECTED OUTCOMES Through intensive discussions and deliberations, the following outcomes were expected from the conference:4 1. NHRIs, NGOs and CBOs, and LGBTI advocates develop a greater understanding of the ways in which the Yogyakarta Principles can be used to protect and promote the rights of LGBTI people. 2. NHRIs, NGOs and CBOs, LGBTI advocates and international experts develop strategies to work together to engage government and international bodies to promote the Yogyakarta Principles and the rights that they embody. 3. Participants recommend suggestions for the future development or supplement of the Yogyakarta Principles. 6 3 Concept Note on APF-UNDP Conference Celebrating 10 years of the Yogyakarta Principles: What we have learnt and where to now? 4 Ibid.