Professor John McMillan, Commonwealth Ombudsman since 2003, has taken leave from his role as he has been appointed Information Commissioner Designate.

Katja Rathje-Hoffmann was nominated Chairperson of the incoming Parliament Petitions Committee of Schleswig-Holstein and will replace the previous chair holder Detlef Buder.

The annual meeting of the members of the Australasia and Pacific Region of the I.O.I. was held from 18 to 19 March 2010 in Canberra, Australia.

On 5 March 2010, Prof. Elmira Suleymanova has been re-elected for a second term as Human Rights Commissioner of the Republic of Azerbaijan.

Ms. Beverley Wakem has been reappointed as Chief Ombudsman of New Zealand by his Excellency the Governor General in effect 1 March 2010.

In February 2010 Ms. Katarína Ďurišová has been assigned as new Liaison Officer for the Office of the Public Defender of Rights of Slovakia.

On 19 February 2010 Ms. Saida Rahmouni was appointed as the new Ombudswoman of the Republic of Tunisia.

Avv. Antonio Caputo was appointed new Regional Ombudsman of the region of Piedmont in January 2010 following Dott. Francesco Incandela.