| Organization's name: | Asia Pacific Forum of National Human Rights Institutions |
| Organization's acronym: | APF |
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| Address: |
175 Pitt Street Sydney New Sount Wales Australia |
| Phone: | +61292849845 |
| Fax: | +61292849825 |
| Email: | apf@asiapacificforum.net |
| Web site: | www.asiapacificforum.net |
| Organization type: | Others |
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| Areas of expertise & Fields of activity: |
Economic and Social:
Gender Issues and Advancement of Women:
Social Development:
Sustainable Development:
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| Geographic scope: |
Regional
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| Year established (YYYY): | 1996 |
| Year of registration (YYYY): | 1996 |
| Organizational structure: | A board that is comprised of one representative each from the APF's 'A' status accredited National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs) supported by a professional secretariat. |
| Number and type of members: | 22 member NHRIs from Afghanistan, Australia, Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, New Zealand, Oman, Palestine, Philippines, Qatar, Republic of Korea, Samoa, Sri Lanka, Thailand & Timor-Leste. 4 NHRIs currently applying for membership Bahrain, Fiji, Iraq & Pakistan. |
| Affiliation with NGO networks: | None |
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| Funding structure other: | Not for profit |
| Involvement in UN Partnerships: | Yes |
| If yes, explain in detail: | Formal partnerships with UNDP, OHCHR, UNESCO, UNFPA generally through a Memorandum of Understanding and then specific project activities. |
| Affiliation with other organizations: | The APF is one of the formal 4 regional networks of the Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions |
| Publications: | APF Bulletin, 10 issues per year. |
| Accreditation to: | Indigenous Forum |
| Affiliation with other organizations: | The APF is one of the formal 4 regional networks of the Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions. |
| Publications: | APF Bulletin, 10 issues per year. |
| Purpose of the organization: | The APF as a network of national human rights institutions in the Asia and Pacific region provides advisory, networking and capacity-building services to our members to support them in their efforts to promote and protect human rights and to comply with international norms and standards. |
| Activities relevant to the conference of States Parties to the convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: | NHRIs are designated as National Monitoring Mechanisms under Article 33 of CRPD. |
| Confirmation of the activities of the organization at the regional, national or international level: | The APF undertakes activities both regionally within the Asia Pacific region and nationally with our 22 member NHRIs and 4 applicant member NHRIs. |
| A list of members of the governing body of the organization, and their countries of nationality: | See http://www.asiapacificforum.net/about/governance/forum-council/ |
| Description of the membership of the organization, indicating the total number of members: | 22 member NHRIs from the Asia Pacific and 4 applicant NHRIs - see http://www.asiapacificforum.net/about/governance/forum-council/ |
| Affiliation with other organizations: | The APF is one of the formal 4 regional networks of the Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions. |
| Publications: | APF Bulletin, 10 issues per year. |
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Statements or documents submitted to the Commission on the Status of Women: |
See 60th session CSE Agreed Conclusions OP 9 on the importance of NHRIs. |
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Statements or documents submitted to the Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women: |
Too many to list - see, for example, E/CN.6/2008/CRP.1 |
| Accreditation with other UN Entities: |
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