On 6 November 2013 , the Ombudsman of Sint Maarten launched its website. Persons will now be able to file a complaint on line, monitor upcoming events and view reports and outcome of cases among others.

The Pacific Ombudsman Alliance (POA) issued the November edition of its Newsletter, which can be downloaded here.

The African Ombudsman and Mediators Association (AOMA) published the 6^th Issue of its Newsletter "African Ombudsman Today".

The IOI General Secretariat would like to inform you about the latest developments regarding two regional member institutions from Spain; namely the Ombudsman of Asturias (Procuradora General de Asturias) and the Ombudsman of La Rioja (Defensoría del Pueblo Riojano).

Ontario Ombudsman André Marin today announced he has appointed two prominent former police chiefs as special advisors to his ongoing investigation into the direction provided by the province to police for de-escalating conflict situations.

NSW Ombudsman Bruce Barbour released an issues paper today as part of his review of new consorting provisions in Division 7, Part 3A of the Crimes Act 1900. Anyone with an interest in the provisions and their use is encouraged to make a submission.

The Office of the Catalan Ombudsman published the November edition of its e-Newsletter.

The year at a glance: While statistics do not provide a full picture of the Ombudsman’s work, they do show that the office continues to deal with a large number of matters. This year, the Ombudsman received 36,765 complaints and notifications. This includes 8,724 formal matters and 28,041 informal matters.