A total of 445 graduates from Balob Teachers College in Lae Morobe Province have just received their Teaching Certificates (Diploma) and Provisional Teacher Registration Certificates on 16 August 2023 through the Ombudsman Commission’s assistance.

There have been complaints filed with the Ombudsman concerning the need for pregnant women to take folic acid (vitamin B9) supplements to prevent birth defects in newborns in a daily dose of 0.4 milligrams before pregnancy, especially during the three months before getting pregnant and the first three months of pregnancy.

El 10 de enero de 2024 tuvo lugar la octava reunión de la Comisión de Seguimiento del Pacto contra la segregación escolar, impulsado por la institución del Síndic de Greuges de Catalunya y el Departamento de Educación, junto con la mayoría de los municipios de más de 5.000 habitantes y miembros de la comunidad educativa y del arco parlamentario e institucional.

El Defensor del Pueblo, Ángel Gabilondo, ha mantenido el martes, el 16 de enero de 2024 un encuentro en la sede de la institución con la ministra de Inclusión, Seguridad Social y Migraciones, Elma Saiz, en el que han abordado, entre otros asuntos, el acceso de la población vulnerable al Ingreso Mínimo Vital, aspectos relacionados con Seguridad Social y la situación migratoria.

A learning initiative to help Ombudsman officers across Europe deliver quality services to the citizen was launched on 16 January 2024 in Manchester, UK. The Learning Academy of the European Chapter of the International Ombudsman Institute will serve as a specialized forum and training center where Ombudsmen and their officers will exchange ideas and practices, and develop new skills and modes of cooperation.

The Office of the State Comptroller and Ombudsman of Israel presents the findings of an international survey conducted in 2022, in which 55 Ombudsinstitutions from around the world participated. The survey addressed a number of issues, including the difficulties encountered by older persons in using the digital services provided by Ombudsinstitutions and the barriers preventing older persons from filing complaints.

President Chris Field PSM had the pleasure of providing a Welcome Address to the 2024 Manchester Memorandum, held on 16-17 January 2024. In his address, President Field particularly acknowledged the host and instigator of the Manchester Memorandum, Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman UK, Rob Behrens CBE.

During the first ever visit of the Chief Ombudsman Thailand, the Honourable Mr. Somsak Suwansujarit, to Pakistan from 28 November to 1 December 2023, the high point was the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding at the Chief Minister Secretariat.