El defensor del Pueblo a cargo, Gabriel Savino, participó de la presentación del programa de extensión “Problemáticas auditivas y sus avatares en la subjetividad”. Profesionales de la institución debatieron sobre políticas y estructuras públicas destinadas al sector.

En France, le Défenseur des droits est chargé de veiller, entre autres, missions aux droits des enfants, et publie chaque année un rapport sur les droits des enfants. Le 15 novembre, le Défenseur des droits a publié l’édition 2023, consacrée au droit aux loisirs, au sport, et à la culture.

The Northern Ireland Public Services Ombudsman investigated a complaint about a fall in the standard of care given to a young woman with complex medical needs when she turned 18. Through her childhood years, the Belfast Health and Social Care Trust delivered an effective care package to the young woman, who had learning difficulties and a life limiting illness. 

On 28 November 2023, Canada’s Taxpayers’ Ombudsperson, Mr. François Boileau, released his annual report, Upholding Your Rights, which was tabled in the House of Commons by Ms. Iqra Khalid, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of National Revenue. The report provides an overview of the activities of the Office of the Taxpayers’ Ombudsperson (OTO) between 1 April 2022 and 31 March 2023.

Le 28 novembre 2023, l’ombudsman des contribuables du Canada, Me François Boileau, a publié son rapport annuel, Faire respecter vos droits, qui a été déposé à la Chambre des communes par Mme Iqra Khalid, secrétaire parlementaire de la ministre du Revenu national. Le rapport fournit un aperçu des activités du Bureau de l’ombudsman des contribuables (BOC) entre le 1er avril 2022 et le 31 mars 2023.

From 31 October to 1 November 2023, Malta hosted a landmark event that brought to the fore a crucial topic in contemporary governance: "The Right to Good Administration: Myth, Aspiration, and Reality?" The conference, a collaborative effort between the Office of the Ombudsman in Malta and the Association of Mediterranean Ombudsmen, was a melting pot of ideas and experiences.

El 23 y 24 de noviembre de 2023, tienen lugar en Barcelona las Jornadas de Coordinación de Defensores del Pueblo sobre la protección de los niños en situación de riesgo o desamparo, organizadas por el Síndic de Greuges de Cataluña.

The Kingdom of the Netherlands consists of four countries: Aruba, Sint Maarten, Curaçao and the Netherlands. Each year, the ombuds institutions of the kingdom meet each other and discuss challenges, successes and experiences. This year, they met in Aruba as this country now too will very soon have its own ombuds institution.