With great regret IOI General Secretariat has received message about the passing away of Papua New Guinea's Chief Ombudsman Chronox Manek on 1 October after a lenghty illness.

During a recent visit to the Ombudsman Bureau of Jordan by the National Ombudsman of the Netherlands, both institutions signed a 'Memorandum of Understanding' to enhance cooperative work. 

Professor Jean-Marie Pontier of the University of Paris 1 visited the Control Yuan on the afternoon of September 24 and spoke about the powers and functions of Le Défenseur des droits (Defender of Rights).

The Newsletter of the Ontario Ombudsman Office announces the next 'Sharpening Your Teeth' training taking place in January 2013.

The 10^th World Conference of the IOI, to be held in Wellington, New Zealand from 12 to 16 November 2012, is coming closer and we are looking forward to meeting colleagues from around the world and the exchange of expertise and experience.

Ombudswoman Brinek recently met Me Koffi Sylvain Mensah Attoh, member of the National Human Rights Commission in Togo (Commission Nationale des Droits de l’Homme – CNDH).

The latest edition highlights the POA Borad Meeting in June which was chaired by the new Commonwealth Ombudsman Mr Colin Neave, AM. The newsletter also reports about the sad news of the unexpected passing of Vanuatu Ombudsman Mr Pasa Tosusu.