The 26th Australasian and Pacific Ombudsman Region (APOR) Conference took place from 23-25, March, 2011. It was particularly significant not only for the Control Yuan but also for the Republic of China, because it was the first regional international annual conference held in R.O.C. since the Control Yuan joined the International Ombudsman Institute (I.O.I.) 17 years ago and this year is also the centennial anniversary of the country. The theme of 26th APOR Conference was “The Ombudsman and Human Rights: Protecting Human Rights and Promoting Good Governance”and discussions focused on the two main topics of “International Movement of Ombudsman and Human Rights” and “Development of Ombudsman and Human Rights in APOR”. The Conference acted to fulfill our obligations as a regional member. It was also a significant event in the promotion of understanding among APOR members and International leaders on Taiwan’s social and economic development as well as the duties and responsibilities of the Control Yuan’s ombudsman functions; the Conference improved Taiwan’s international exposure and also expanded international exchanges between ombudsman and human rights organizations in the region. In total, there were 31 foreign ombudsmen coming from 20 different countries, including President of I.O.I., Beverly Wakem, Secretary General of I.O.I., Peter Kostelka as well as I.O.I. Regional Vice-Presidents Chronox Manek, Rafael Ribó and André Marin. The opening ceremony was hosted by the President of the Control Yuan, Wang Chien-shien. President Wang indicated that the number of petition received by the Control Yuan from the public had increased by 6.6% compared to the previous term, demonstrating now the public has higher expectations of the Control Yuan. Also, it was our great honor to invite President, Ma Ying-jeou, to deliver a speech as key part of the ceremony. President Ma said that our government had ratified the “International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights” as well as “International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights” and passed their Implementation Law in 2009. He added that he hopes that this APOR Conference will enable the international community to see the efforts that our government has made on the protection of human rights. Meanwhile, the President of I.O.I., Beverley Wakem, also expressed her wish to extend the concept of the supervision system to other non-member countries in order to guarantee the highest standards in the morals of the public servants, which will lead to a greater trust of the people in the government. There were four other workshops during the Conference, in which 20 speakers shared their valuable points of view to all the participants on the protection and promotion of human rights. The ombudsmen who gathered for the 26th APOR Conference has gained new knowledge in the implementation of their ombudsman tasks and has exchanged their experiences through the conference.