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On the 7th of May 2019, the Office of the Ombudsman delivered a Leadership Code Awareness presentation to the newly appointed Directors from over 20 Government Departments. It was part of the Induction Program for the Directors that was organized and staged by the Public Service Commission.

The Right to Information Act has a great benefit to assist the work of the Ombudsman in dealing with issues of Corruption and ensuring Transparency and Good Governance prevails in Vanuatu.

The current Acting Ombudsman, Mr Alain Wai Molgos and his senior management team met on Wednesday 17th of April 2019 to complete a review on the current structure of the Ombudsman Office.

On the 10th of April 2019, the Office of the Ombudsman completed a Leadership Code Awareness with the newly appointed Director Generals for 13 Government Ministries of the Republic of Vanuatu.

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The Vanuatu Office of the Ombudsman has built expertise to conduct prison inspections through a learning exchange with the New Zealand Office of the Ombudsman. The workshop was funded by the Government of Australia and New Zealand Office of the Ombudsman with technical assistance provided by the United Nation’s Development Programme (UNDP).

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Ombudsman recommends a review of the Vanuatu Mobile Force Fire Services to include a Fire Service legislation to cater for the safety of the fire men and sufficient funds to carry out its activities.

The Acting Ombudsman of the Republic of Vanuatu led a small delegation of 3 people to attend the 30th Australasian Pacific Ombudsman Region Conference in Auckland New Zealand from the 28th of November 2018 to the 29th of November 2019.

Between 11-15 June 2018, 18 officers from across Vanuatu Government integrity agencies participated in Strengthening Skills in administrative investigations - Advanced investigations training. The participants represented the Office of the Vanuatu Ombudsman, Public Service Commission (Compliance Unit), Vanuatu Police Force (Professional Standards Unit), Financial Intelligence Unit, Land Ombudsman and the National Integrity and Anti-Corruption Committee.

Vanuatu has one of the best Ombudsman schemes and Leadership code, says Chief Ombudsman of New Zealand, Peter Boshier.

In his visit to Vanuatu, Boshier said that the Vanuatu Ombudsman office is a very powerful institution and in terms of Vanuatu’s governance and Government.

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New Zealand’s Chief Ombudsman and Director of the International Ombudsman Institute (IOI), Judge Peter Boshier is in Vanuatu. Judge Boshier arrived at the Bauerfield airport yesterday afternoon, where he was welcomed by Vanuatu’s acting Ombudsman, Alain Wai Molgos.