IOI | IOI President provides a Welcome Address at the International Conference of Ombudsman, held in Rome, Italy

It was a great privilege and pleasure for IOI President Chris Field PSM to provide a Welcome Address at the International Conference of Ombudsman, “The Role of Ombudsman in the World: Between Reality and Possibility”, held in the Chamber of Deputies of the Italian Parliament in the beautiful city of Rome.

“Ombudsman Fardelli took his outstanding idea for a gathering of the Ombudsman of the world, and with great determination, created not just an international Ombudsman conference that is the first of its kind in Italy; but in fact, created one of the largest Ombudsman conferences that I have had the privilege to attend. Bravo, Ombudsman” said President Field.

President Field told Conference delegates: “This conference creates an outstanding opportunity to discuss how the Ombudsman works for the citizens it has the honour to serve. The conference sessions traverse some of the most pressing challenges we face. But wherever these challenges exist, so does the opportunity arise for the Ombudsman institution, wherever it is in the world, to be a champion of principles that make our societies fairer, more inclusive and more just.”

“We live in a world where the institution of the Ombudsman has never been more important. When democracy is attacked, when the sovereign rights of nations are threatened, when the rule of law and civic order is brought to its knees, all Ombudsman around the globe share this pain and join together to contribute to the restoration of peace and human dignity.”

Source: The Office of the President of the IOI and Western Australian Ombudsman