Due to unavoidable circumstance the submission of project Regional Subsidy programme „Challenges of the health care system in Sindh – Role oft he provincial Ombudsman Sindh“ was delayed which is deeply regretted. It is requested to condone the delay and reconsider this project as it is a vital importance for the improvement of Healthcare Sector in Sindh.

Chairman Lee Sungbo of the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission (ACRC) of Korea delivered an opening speech at the OECD Integrity Forum held in Paris, France on March 25.

The successful cooperation between the International Ombudsman Institute (IOI) and the Asian Ombudsman Association (AOA) continues with a 2^nd joint training hosted by the Ombudsman of Thailand from 31 March to 3 April 2015 on the occasion of the institution’s 15^th anniversary.

On 31 March Ülle Madise took the oath of office of the Chancellor of Justice before the new Riigikogu and began to fulfil the duties of the Chancellor of Justice.

This annual report describes the activities of Norway’s National Preventive Mechanism (NPM) in 2014. Since this is the Parliamentary Ombudsman’s first annual report as the preventive mechanism under OPCAT, the report focuses particularly on the establishment of the NPM and the work done during the establishment phase.

The Provincial Ombudsman Sindh, Mr. Asad Ashraf Malik, was approached by citizens that some miscreants had closed the road around Millat Park in Karachi, encroached the park and were using it as dumping ground for old discarded furniture.

On Monday 30 March, the conference “Is detention the only option? The issues and challenges of the detention of asylum-seekers and other foreigners in Lithuania” was held at the Parliament in Lithuania.

Prime Minster of Republic of Chad Mr.Kalzebet Phaimi Deubet in his keynote speech on African Ombudsman and Mediators Association (AOMA) Central African countries sub-regional meeting – which was organized by Mediator of Chad from 30 - 31 March 2015 in Chad – said that Ombudsman institutions can play an important role as “communication bridge” between government and community .