On 29 January 2013, the newly established Greek Local Ombudspersons Network adopted a second resolution on the institutional status of the network.

On February 4 and 5, the ombudspersons of Antwerp, Athens, Barcelona, Groningen, Paris, Rotterdam, The Hague and Zurich met with the ombudsman of Amsterdam to discuss shared points of interest in setting up a network for local ombudsmen.

The 10^th IOI World Conference paved the way for further strengthening the IOI as the leading organization within the international Ombudsman community. The IOI By-laws as adopted by the General Assembly are now available online.

The Ombudsman of the Basque Country (“Ararteko”) and the European Region of the IOI jointly organize a seminar on “The Right to Gender Identity and Affective-Sexual Diversity. Challenges for Equality” in order to foster reflection and dialogue about the human rights to gender identity and sexual orientation.

The Ombudsman Sindh issued directives to concerned authorities to initiate an enquiry against police officials.

The Cooperation between Ombudsmen from Eastern Partnership Countries held a seminar from 25 to 27 September 2012 in Warsaw, Poland. The seminar was hosted by the Office of Polish Human Rights Defender Prof. Irena Lipowicz and co-organized by the Office of the Ombudsman of the French Republic.

The New South Wales Ombudsman published a new report on child sexual abuse in Aboriginal communities. The report calls for urgent action to improve systems and services to respond to Aboriginal child sexual abuse and to address disadvantage in Aboriginal communities more broadly.

The International Ombudsman Institute (IOI) implemented its goal to intensify its activities in the area of science and research by publishing a comparative study on “Australasia and Pacific Ombudsman Institutions”.