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WAAW 2023 joint statement

Joint Statement on World Antimicrobial Awareness Week - “Tackling Antimicrobial Resistance Together”: The time to act is now

To mark World Antimicrobial Awareness Week, the International Alliance of Patients’ Organizations, the IAPO Patients for Patient Safety Observatory and its AMR Patient Alliance, the International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers and Associations, the World Medical Association, ICN and the International Pharmaceutical Federation call for cross-sectoral collaboration to address the growing threat of AMR.


22 November 2023

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ICN champions nurses’ unique role as promoters of peace at influential WHO Member State meeting

ICN CEO Howard Catton has updated a meeting of more than 70 World Health Organization Member States on the unique role nurses are playing in the promotion of peace in societies everywhere.


21 November 2023

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ICN calls for humanity to prevail in Israel-Gaza conflict and for protection of all civilians

ICN has reiterated its concern for the people caught up in the ongoing Israel-Gaza conflict and called again for an end to the ongoing suffering, and for the protection of health care facilities and staff. ICN emphasized that the needs of patients, their safety and that of the nurses and other health workers serving them must be paramount.


17 November 2023

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Abstract submission opens for ICN advanced practice nursing conference in Scotland

ICN is pleased to announce the opening of online abstract submission for the 13th ICN Nurse Practitioner / Advanced Practice Nurse Network Conference to be held in Aberdeen, Scotland, 9-12 September 2024.


14 November 2023

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ICN tells international conference that nursing is the catalyst that will make Health for All a reality

ICN CEO Howard Catton has said there had never been a more pressing need to support the nursing profession in its role as a catalyst to make Health for All a reality.


13 November 2023

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International Council of Nurses Board New Statement on Israel-Gaza Conflict

The ICN Board of Directors, meeting in Geneva, expressed its deepest concern for those suffering in the ongoing conflict in Israel and Gaza.


8 November 2023

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ICN webinar focuses on central role of nurses in primary health care in achieving the goal of Universal Healthcare by 2030

More than 300 nurses from over 100 countries attended ICN's latest webinar, which focused on the vital role of nurses in primary healthcare in efforts to achieve WHO’s goal of Universal Health Coverage by 2030.


6 November 2023

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WHO

“Learn the lessons and invest in nursing!” ICN speaks out at WHO high-level meetings

ICN has published a report detailing its significant interventions at the 76th World Health Assembly in May this year.


6 November 2023

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ICN joins other health professionals in demanding an end to the world’s dependency on fossil fuels ahead of the COP 28 meeting

ICN is a cosignatory to a letter addressed to Sultan Ahmed Al-Jaber, President-elect of the annual United Nations Climate Conference, which starts on November 30 in the United Arab Emirates.


1 November 2023

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ICN representation at digital health conference will secure nursing terminology’s place in electronic health records and in WHO’s global digital network

Digital nursing expert Dr Ernesto Morais represented ICN at a major digital health conference in Bonn, Germany.


21 October 2023

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Nurses travel from all around the world to attend ICN’s Global Nursing Leadership Institute in Geneva

Senior nurses from around the world are gathering in Geneva for the second module of the International Council of Nurses (ICN) Global Nursing Leadership Institute (GNLI), a leadership programme which has been running since 2009.


19 October 2023

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ICN condemns Gaza hospital bombing and calls for protection of health workers

ICN condemns in the strongest possible terms the bombing of the Al-Ahli Baptist Hospital in Gaza which killed hundreds of people including injured patients, health care workers and displaced persons.


18 October 2023