IOI Ombudsman News 37/2026

Date of article: 06/10/2026

Daily News of: 06/10/2026

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Save the Date for the newest AORC webinar

AORC | Ombuds Day 2026 Webinar Reminder

Join the African Ombudsman Research Centre, the research and training arm of the African Ombudsman and Mediators' Association, for their important Ombudsman Day 2026 webinar Innovating for the Future: Technology, Transparency and Accountability in Ombudsman Offices. This event, organised in partnership with the International Ombudsman Institute (IOI), will take place on Tuesday, 6 October 2026 at 10 am (GMT+2). Kindly click here to read the invitation incl. information on the speakers and facilitator and register for the event.



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CANADA | Ombudsman Releases 2025-2026 Annual Report

The National Defence and Canadian Armed Forces Ombudsman, Mario Baril, presented his first Annual Report as Ombudsman.



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UK | Becoming the Public Service Ombudsman

The Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman has officially changed its name to the Public Service Ombudsman, marking a new chapter for the organisation and reflecting its role in improving public services.



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Ms. Ayesha Hamid, with Mr. Kaiser Saleem, Mr. Usman Asif, along with Senior management of SGS Pakistan and Mr. Siraj ud din, at the ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Information Security Management System certification ceremony, 21 September 2026.

PAKISTAN | Office of the Ombudsman Punjab, Pakistan Achieves ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Information Security Management System Certification for Head Office and 39 Regional Offices

The Office of the Ombudsman Punjab achieved a significant institutional milestone by attaining ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Information Security Management System (ISMS) certification from SGS United Kingdom Limited and United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS) through Certification No. PK26/00000111, strengthening its framework for information security, data/information protection, and cyber security.



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Distribution of Scenario Simulation Themes for Seven Large-Scale Earthquakes, 2018–2026 (Source: National Science and Technology Center for Disaster Reduction, NCDR)

Control Yuan, TAIWAN | Control Yuan Urges Executive Yuan to Strengthen Oversight of Inadequate Scenario Simulation Capacity for Taiwan’s Active Fault Hazards and Lack of Mitigation Effectiveness Assessments for Simulation Results

To examine the effectiveness of Taiwan’s disaster assessment mechanisms for a similar earthquake, members of the 6th-term Control Yuan (CY) questioned officials from the relevant agencies and consulted experts and scholars in April 2026, subsequently completing an investigation report. The CY has sent its investigation opinions to the National Science and Technology Council (NSTC), the Ministry of the Interior (MOI), and the Office of Disaster Management, Executive Yuan (ODMEY), requesting that they conduct a review and make improvements.



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Judge Joseph Zammit McKeon and Hon. Carmelo Abela (f.r.t.l.)

MALTA | The Ombudsman presents the Ombudsplan 2027 to the Speaker of the House

The Parliamentary Ombudsman, Judge Joseph Zammit McKeon, presented the Ombudsplan 2027 to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Hon. Carmelo Abela. The Ombudsplan sets out the priorities and activities of the Office of the Ombudsman for the coming year and will be tabled in Parliament in accordance with the Ombudsman Act.



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