Socio-economic welfare
ICN works to influence nursing, health and social policy, professional and socio-economic standards worldwide.
Resources
International Workforce Forum communiqué (2026)
23rd Asia Workforce Forum communiqué (2025)
22nd Asia Workforce Forum communiqué (2024)
African National Nursing Associations communique following ODENNA Training programme (March 2024)
International Workforce Forum (2024)
Ageing well? Policies to support older nurses at work (2020)
International Workforce Forum 2019
19th Asian Workforce Forum communiqué (2018)
Partners
The International Centre on Nurse Migration (ICNM) serves as a comprehensive knowledge resource created by CGFNS International Inc. (CGFNS) in partnership with the International Council of Nurses (ICN). ICNM emphasizes the development, promotion and dissemination of research, policy and information on global nurse migration and human resources in nursing. This resource center features news, resources, and publications widely available to policy makers, planners and practitioners.
News
WHPA urges COP31 to put health at the heart of climate action
As global leaders gather in Antalya, Türkiye, for the 31st United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP31), the World Health Professions Alliance (WHPA) is calling for health professionals and resilient health systems to be prioritised in global climate action.
9 November 2026
ICN: Investment in nurse educators is essential to recruiting and retaining the nursing workforce
Investment in nurse educators is essential both to prepare new nurses and to help experienced nurses develop their skills and remain in the profession, the International Council of Nurses (ICN) says in its policy brief, Nursing Education Faculty Shortage.
6 November 2026
Pandemic Agreement talks resume: ICN urges UN health rights expert to act on delays
As governments gather in Geneva today for a new round of negotiations on the WHO Pandemic Agreement's Pathogen Access and Benefit-Sharing (PABS) Annex, the International Council of Nurses (ICN) has released their recent letter to the UN Special Rapporteur on the right to health, Ms Mariângela Batista Galvão Simão.
2 November 2026
The Global Nursing Leadership Institute: a turning point for nurse leaders around the world
Like many nurses, Apsara Pandey’s story doesn’t begin in a boardroom or a policy meeting — it begins in the quiet, determined rhythm of more than 20 years at the bedside, where she first learned how the smallest decisions can shape a family’s future. Today, she stands at the centre of Nepal’s nursing leadership, representing 85,000 nurses as Vice President of the Nursing Association of Nepal, and founding president of the Paediatric Nurses Association of Nepal.
30 October 2026
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WHPA
WHPA urges COP31 to put health at the heart of climate action
As global leaders gather in Antalya, Türkiye, for the 31st United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP31), the World Health Professions Alliance (WHPA) is calling for health professionals and resilient health systems to be prioritised in global climate action.
9 November 2026
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ICN: Investment in nurse educators is essential to recruiting and retaining the nursing workforce
Investment in nurse educators is essential both to prepare new nurses and to help experienced nurses develop their skills and remain in the profession, the International Council of Nurses (ICN) says in its policy brief, Nursing Education Faculty Shortage.
6 November 2026
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United Nations
Pandemic Agreement talks resume: ICN urges UN health rights expert to act on delays
As governments gather in Geneva today for a new round of negotiations on the WHO Pandemic Agreement's Pathogen Access and Benefit-Sharing (PABS) Annex, the International Council of Nurses (ICN) has released their recent letter to the UN Special Rapporteur on the right to health, Ms Mariângela Batista Galvão Simão.
2 November 2026
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GNLI
The Global Nursing Leadership Institute: a turning point for nurse leaders around the world
Like many nurses, Apsara Pandey’s story doesn’t begin in a boardroom or a policy meeting — it begins in the quiet, determined rhythm of more than 20 years at the bedside, where she first learned how the smallest decisions can shape a family’s future. Today, she stands at the centre of Nepal’s nursing leadership, representing 85,000 nurses as Vice President of the Nursing Association of Nepal, and founding president of the Paediatric Nurses Association of Nepal.
30 October 2026