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ICN Congress 2025 - Plenary 4: Health systems in Europe
Plenary session addressed the ways major challenges in health care in Europe are being tackled, and described opportunities for advancing health equity, quality, and sustainability across the region.
12 June 2025
ICN’s President applauds new Nursing Definition that provides the language to shift nursing from invisible to invaluable
Dr Pamela Cipriano, President of ICN, issued a statement on the new Definition of Nursing and Definition of a Nurse released by ICN yesterday.
12 June 2025
New book commemorating 100 years of nursing in Bahrain
An esteemed group of nurse leaders from Bahrain have produced a new book recounting the history of nursing successes in their country over the past 100 years.
12 June 2025
ICN charts a bold vision and calls for urgent investment in nursing to secure the future of care
Against a backdrop of escalating global health challenges, the ruling council of the ICN has issued a powerful call for urgent action to address the nursing workforce crisis.
11 June 2025
The next generation of nurse leaders tackle pressing health challenges at ICN Student Assembly with new alliance of student and early career nurses
This weekend over 250 student and early career nurses from all around the world came together at ICN's biennial Student Assembly ahead of this week’s ICN Congress in Helsinki, Finland.
11 June 2025
Royal College of Nursing and the International Council of Nurses collaborate on education
The Royal College of Nursing and ICN have today signed a historic partnership agreement to boost nurse education and continuing professional development.
11 June 2025
ICN’s new definition of nurse and nursing is a global milestone in professional identity
ICN has proudly unveiled a new, comprehensive Definition of Nursing and the Nurse, providing an authoritative articulation of the profession’s scope, identity and contribution to global health.
11 June 2025
ICN Congress 2025 opens in Helsinki, Finland, with a joyful parade of national nurses associations
ICN’s Congress 2025 has opened with an exuberant and joyful parade of nurses, many in traditional national dress, adding to Helsinki’s claim to being one of the happiest cities in the world.
10 June 2025
Amid challenging times 7,000 nurses from 130 countries to convene for the ICN Congress 2025 in Helsinki
7,000 nurses from around the world are due to arrive in Helsinki, Finland to take part in the ICN biennial Congress which runs 9-13 June.
4 June 2025
Student and Early Career Nurses Speak Out for the Health of the Planet
A new statement released by student and early career nurses through ICN expresses deep concern over the global environmental crisis and its escalating impact on human health.
30 May 2025
ICN launches new topic brief underscoring vital role of nurses to protect the planet, human health and all life on Earth
ICN has released a new topic brief titled “Nursing for Planetary Health and Wellbeing”, emphasizing the vital role nurses play in addressing the health impacts of our shared environmental crises.
28 May 2025
New report supports ICN’s warnings that illegal attacks on health care have become normalized in conflict
The latest report from the Safeguarding Health in Conflict Coalition has identified 3,600 attacks on health care around the world in in 2024, marking a 15% increase from 2023 and a 62% rise from 2022. This is the highest number on record, despite the extensive protection enshrined in International Humanitarian Law.
21 May 2025