The IOI Board of Directors decided at their Board meeting held in Rabat in May 2025 to continue the regional subsidy programme for the membership year 2025/2026. Voting members in good standing wishing to apply for regional subsidies can submit project proposals until 30 September 2025.

For the first time in history, Pakistan will proudly host the IOI Asian Regional Meeting 2025, bringing together ombudsman leaders, experts, and stakeholders from across Asia and beyond. The event, organized by the Office of the Ombudsman Punjab, marks a milestone in Pakistan’s growing role in strengthening international cooperation, accountability, and citizen rights protection.

The positions of the two IOI Vice-Presidents became vacant earlier this year and the IOI General Secretariat held an electronic ballot to fill these vacancies. The deadline for voting ended on 19 August 2025 and the newly elected Vice-Presidents are Ms. Nadine Mailloux, Ombudsman of Montreal (Canada) and Ms. Ayesha Hamid, Ombudsman of the Province of Punjab (Pakistan).