Mr. SUGAWARA Nozomu was appointed Director General of the Administrative Evaluation Bureau of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications of Japan. After duties of a deputy Director-General of the Digital Agency, he took up the role of Director-General of AEB, Ombudsman of Japan, on 7 July 2023.

In its special report, the Office of the Greek Ombudsman stated, that forced returns of third country nationals to their countries of origin are further reduced in 2022, however, the number of detainees in Pre-removal Centres and Police stations is disproportionately high. At the same time, complaints on illegal pushbacks are rising, reinforcing the EU Commission's proposal to member-states to establish independent border monitoring mechanisms.

The Ombudsman Hong Kong published its 2022/23 Annual report in July 2023. According to the institution, the Office has maintained uninterrupted public access to the services. They met all targets of performance as pledged, with 5,357 complaints received and 5,323 complains concluded in 2022.

Ombudsman Punjab Major Azam Suleman Khan (Retd.) visited the Lahore Chamber of Commerce & Industry (LCCI) at the invitation of its President, Kashif Anwar, and discussed matters of mutual interest including issues faced by the business community relating to public sector departments. The Ombudsman Punjab assured the business community of his department's full support to resolve their problems.

La institución elevó a la Legislatura una iniciativa legislativa que estipula los requisitos para crear una empresa de este tipo, sus obligaciones y crea un registro público para darle transparencia a la actividad, que engloba a más de dos millones y medios de personas en Latinoamérica, muchas veces en forma irregular, para garantizar que las empresas cuenten con la formación, capacitación y equipamiento adecuados.

Mr. Sirajuddin Aziz has assumed charge of the Office of the Banking Mohtasib on 18 July 2023, for a period of four years in terms of Section 3 of the Federal Ombudsmen Institutional Reforms Act 2013.

Korea’s anti-corruption policies, including the Public Institution Comprehensive Integrity Assessment, were introduced to 189 State Parties during the United Nations Convention against Corruption meeting held in Vienna, from June 12 to 16, 2023. The ACRC shared Korea’s anti-corruption policies and engaged in discussions on internationally pending issues relating to anti-corruption at the 14th UNCAC Implementation Review Group and the 14th Working Group on Prevention meeting.

Following inspections at the minimum-to-high security Christchurch Women's Prison and Wellington's Arohata Prison, Chief Ombudsman Peter Boshier called on the Department of Corrections to never again use spit hoods on vulnerable prisoners including young people and disabled people.