The Legal Affairs Committee of Parliament in Malawi has been meeting senior officials from various Government Ministries and Departments that have in the last ten years failed to comply with determinations from the Office of the Ombudsman.

The IOI Board of Directors decided at their Board meeting held in The Hague in May 2024 to continue the regional subsidy programme for the membership year 2024/2025. Members wishing to apply for regional subsidies can submit project proposals until 19 August 2024.

2024 marks the 35^th anniversary of the establishment of the Office of the Ombudsman in Hong Kong, China. To commemorate this important milestone, the Office will be hosting the first International Ombudsman Summit with the theme “Ombudsman in a Changing World: Learning from the Past; Preparing for the Future” on 3 December 2024 at the Hong Kong Palace Museum.

The Federal Public Defenders' Office is offering assistance and guidance to individuals impacted by the floods in Rio Grande do Sul (RS), a state in southern Brazil, through the “Caravan of Rights for the Reconstruction of RS” project. Collaborating with other institutions, the DPU seeks a wide range of out-of-court solutions.

The NSW Ombudsman’s Casebook July 2024: Investigations and complaint-handling case studies has been tabled in Parliament on 30 July 2024. The NSW Ombudsman holds agencies to account for the services they provide to the people of NSW, achieving positive outcomes for the complainants. Casebook July 2024 is the first of what will be biannual reports featuring case studies illustrating how the NSW Ombudsman achieves those outcomes. 

The Belgrade Platform for Promotion and Protection of the Environment was established following the International Conference on the Role of Ombudspersons in Environmental Protection held on 13 and 14 June 2024 in Belgrade, organized by the Protector of Citizens of the Republic of Serbia, supported by the OSCE Mission to Serbia.

The Commissioner for Fundamental Rights of Hungary hosted the experts of the European Commission monitoring the management of the external Schengen borders of the EU in his Office on 4 June 2024.

Dos jóvenes fueron abordados por la calle por su perfil racial para hacer de figurantes en una rueda de reconocimiento. El Síndic de Greuges de Catalunya concluyó que la actuación policial no tenía suficientes garantías jurídicas y pidió una revisión.