The 13th IOI world conference started on Wednesday, 15 May 2024 in The Hague. After giving his opening speech, His Majesty the King of the Netherlands revealed together with the future generation three paintings on the theme of the conference: working together for our tomorrow. This was followed by the speech of the keynote speaker, Ian Buruma, with the title: We Are the People: Citizenship, Identity and the Nation-State. He described, how, in the past decades, citizenship developed, in a western context, but also in an Asian context and what can happen to people that do not have a passport. As many people have experienced when they reside in refugee centres.

The 13th World Conference and General Assembly of the International Ombudsman Institute (IOI) was successfully hosted by the National Ombudsman of the Netherlands in The Hague from 12 – 17 May 2024. After the year of the pandemic, the conference provided an opportunity for the entire membership of the IOI to meet again in person after eight long years and 200 delegates from 60 different countries and all six IOI regions participated in this important quadrennial event.

El 14 de mayo de 2024, la titular de la Comisión de Derechos Humanos de la Ciudad de México (CDHCM), Nashieli Ramírez Hernández, tomó protesta en el cargo honorífico como Presidenta del Instituto Internacional del Ombudsman (IIO) para el periodo 2024-2028. Fue postulada para esta posición representativa a propuesta de la Defensoría del Pueblo de la República de Angola y apoyada por los organismos de la región de América Latina y el Caribe en abril, mes en que se convocó a elecciones.

Cuarenta y cinco personas, algunas en situación de desprotección grave, se han quedado sin sus servicios.

The Office of the Ombudsman on May 4, 2024 joined the media fraternity in commemorating the World Press Freedom Day (WPFD) in Mangochi. Representing the Office of the Ombudsman, Principal Public Relations Officer (PPRO) Mandy Pondani said the media plays a crucial role in the work that the Office of the Ombudsman does which centers on holding government institutions accountable.

On 9 April 2024, Commissioner for Fundamental Rights of Hungary Dr. Ákos Kozma received European Ombudsperson Ms. Emily O’Reilly in his office, as part of Ms. O’Reilly’s official visit to Hungary.

Under the Disability Convention disabled people have the right to reasonable accommodation. New Zealand’s Independent Monitoring Mechanism (IMM) has just released an updated guide - Removing barriers: A guide for reasonable accommodation of Disabled people in Aotearoa.

El informe “Institucionalidad y Gobernanza en la Eficacia de las Políticas Públicas de Seguridad Vial” realizado por el Defensor del Pueblo reveló que el cumplimiento a la Ley 63-17, sobre Tránsito Terrestre, figura entre las principales causas de accidentes y muertes en las vías de la República Dominicana.