As lead convenor of the AP NGO Forum held in October 2009, Patricia Licuanan shared the highlights of the three-day forum. One of the major achievements of this forum is the development of partnerships among non-government and government organisations. She also shared on the need to review gender mainstreaming and how it could work against women; while recognising that the new Gender Equality Architecture Reform Campaign (GEAR Campaign) in the various UN Agencies holds a lot of potential.