ICN works to influence nursing, health and social policy, professional and socio-economic standards worldwide.
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)
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.
ICN is pleased to welcome the Colegio de Profesionales de Enfermería de Guatemala (CPEG) as its newest National Nursing Association member, strengthening the global voice of nursing and expanding ICN’s representation of nurses worldwide.
13 May 2026
As the world marks International Nurses Day, the International Council of Nurses (ICN) is calling for urgent investment in nursing, supported by a major new global report, Our Nurses. Our Future. Empowered Nurses Save Lives, that presents seven key nursing powers.
12 May 2026
Ten years after the adoption of United Nations Security Council Resolution 2286, the World Health Professions Alliance (WHPA) is calling on all states and parties involved in armed conflict to fulfil their obligations under international humanitarian law and take urgent action to protect health personnel, patients and healthcare facilities.
4 May 2026
On 23 April, ICN President Dr José Luis Cobos Serrano brought the voice of the world’s nurses to the Vatican, addressing a high-level NGO event focused on water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) in health care facilities.
24 April 2026