2014 marks 30 years of the Office of the Ombudsman in Ireland. As part of its 30^th Anniversary, the Ombudsman's Office is co-hosting a conference with the Institute of Public Administration (IPA). “Held to Account: Responsibility and Accountability in the Public Service” takes place on 7 November 2014 and speakers include the Ombudsman, Peter Tyndall and IOI President Dame Beverley A. Wakem.

The Health Department of the Government of Sindh reimbursed medical charges to the widow of a government employee on the order of the Provincial Ombudsman.

The Office of Ombudsman has told Parliament that it has made significant progress in effectively managing its work to make sure people are treated fairly in New Zealand.

The Annual Report 2013 consists of an overview of the Chancellor of Justice's activities for the prevention of ill-treatment (OPCAT) as well as information on its activities as Ombudsman for Children and for the promotion of equality and equal treatment.

The Office of The Ombudsman held a press conference on Monday, 13 October to announce the OmbudsNews Issue No. 2 of the Reporting Year 2014/15, which includes the results of two direct investigation reports.

Pakistan is one of the countries in the Asian Region to have taken the initiative to establish institutional arrangements for tackling Women & Children related issues.

Invited by the national coordinator of regional Italian defenders and the defender of the region of Tuscany, Lucia Franchini, the Catalan Ombudsman Rafael Ribó, spoke before the Italian Parliament on the occasion of the presentation of the first Annual Joint Report that gathers up the work made by each region or autonomous province defender.

The 41st Annual Report of the Office of the Correctional Investigator was tabled in Parliament on 08 October 2014. The report contains a special focus on safe and timely community reintegration of federally sentenced offenders.