The Ombudsman Commission recently hosted a comprehensive training program in Goroka, Eastern Highlands Province on 8 March 2024 and at the National Capital District on 14 March 2024. The training was aimed at enhancing the understanding of the Chief Executive Officers of the District Development Authority (DDA) and the Heads of Secretariats regarding their roles and responsibilities as leaders.

The Head of the Committee on Foreign and National Defense Affairs Tzu-Yu Hsiao, President Chu Chen of the Control Yuan, and 13 Control Yuan members conducted a comprehensive inspection at the International Cooperation and Development Fund (ICDF) to gain a deeper understanding of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ promotion of development and the ICDF’s achievements in providing international assistance.

The Human Rights Ombudsman Peter Svetina is very pleased to conclude the discussions on the issue of rare diseases, because, with the establishment of the Register of Rare Non-Malignant Diseases and the preparation of the Work Plan in the field of rare diseases for the period 2021–2030, all the recommendations he made to the Ministry of Health have been taken into account.

À l’occasion de la Journée internationale pour l'élimination de la discrimination raciale du 21 mars, la Défenseure des droits rend publique sa contribution au rapport annuel de la Commission nationale consultative des droits de l’homme (CNCDH) sur la lutte contre le racisme, l’antisémitisme et la xénophobie.

The Commissioner for Older People says more needs to be done to tackle age-based discrimination in Northern Ireland, as his latest report finds almost half of older people have experienced ageism.

El síndic de Greuges, Ángel Luna, acompañado de la adjunta primera, Concha Bru, y del segundo, Carlos Castillo, ha presentado el 27 marzo de 2024 su Informe Anual 2023, en el que denuncia que las excusas de la Administración para no atender en un plazo razonable los derechos de la ciudadanía son “inaceptables”.

The Ombudsman of the Republic of Sierra Leone, Tejan Ahmed Israel Jah Esq, paid a courtesy visit to the Minister of Planning and Economic Development, Madam Kenye Ballay, and a cross section of her Management Team at her Office at Tower Hill in Freetown.

The new Ombudsman, Mr Jack Chan, has started his term on 1 April 2024. The appointment for a term of five years was made by the Chief Executive of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region under The Ombudsman Ordinance (Cap 397).