As one of the first seven non-governmental organisations to be accepted into official relations with the World Health Organization in 1948, ICN has worked collaboratively on many projects of mutual interest over the years.

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WHO WPRO 73rd Regional Committee

RC 73 WPRO item 11 - Mental Health - ICN Statement

RC 73 WPRO item 12 - NCD Prevention and Control - ICN Statement

RC 73 WPRO item 13 - Primary Health Care - ICN Statement

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WHO EMRO 69th Regional Committee

RC 69 EMRO item 2e - Nursing Workforce for UHC - ICN Statement

RC 69 EMRO item 3a - Building Resilient Health Systems - ICN Statement

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WHO PAHO 74th Regional Committee

RC 74 PAHO item 4.3 - SDGs equity - ICN statement

RC 74 PAHO item 4.4 - Mental Health - ICN statement

RC 74 PAHO item 8.11 - Health Technology - ICN statement

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WHO EURO 72nd Regional Committee

RC 72 EURO item 3 - Digital Health - ICN EFNNMA statement

RC 72 EURO item 6 - Emergency Preparedness - ICN EFNNMA statement

RC 72 EURO item 9 - Cervical Cancer Roadmap - ICN EFNNMA statement

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WHO SEARO 75th Regional Committee

RC 75 SEARO CPHC ICN statement

RC 75 SEARO Strengthening EMT_ ICN statement

RC 75 SEARO Strengthening HW Education_ ICN statement

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75th World Health Assembly

Download ICN Report - 75th World Health Assembly

 

ICN Policy Advisor Hoi Shan Fokeladeh - WHA75 wrap up

ICN Nurse Consultant Erica Burton - WHA75 wrap up

 

Provisional agenda item 14.1: Non-state actor Constituency statement

Provisional agenda item 14.6: Infection prevention and control

Provisional agenda item 15: Human resources for health

Provisional agenda item 16.2: Strengthening WHO preparedness for and response to health emergencies

Provisional agenda item 17.2: Global Health for Peace Initiative

Provisional agenda item 27.2: Human organ and tissue transplantation

Provisional agenda item 27.4: Public health dimension of the world drug problem

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World Health Organization - International Council of Nurses – International Confederation of Midwives 2022 TRIAD STATEMENT

The 2022 “Triad Statement” was issued at the close of the 9th biennial meeting of the International Council of Nurses (ICN), World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Confederation of Midwives (ICM) held 9-11 May 2022.

The Triad Meeting took place ahead of International Nurses Day 12 May, and the Statement will inform the World Health Assembly discussions which take place from the 22-28 May 2022. Over 650 nursing and midwifery leaders from ministries of health, national nursing and midwifery associations, regulators, and educators participated from more than 165 countries—the most of any meeting thus far.

ICN strongly encourages all nursing organizations and nurse leaders to take forward the actions of the Statement to strengthen nursing and our health systems, including building back stronger in response to COVID-19, other disaster and conflict situations to achieving universal health coverage. ICN will continue to work with our Associations to monitor and report on progress regarding implementation.

Find the Triad statement here

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WHO Executive Board 150th Session

Provisional agenda item 7: Political declaration of the third high-level meeting of the General Assembly on the prevention and control of non-communicable diseases

Provisional agenda item 7: Political declaration of the third high-level meeting of the General Assembly on the prevention and control of non-communicable diseases - WHPA joint statement

Provisional agenda item 11: Immunization Agenda 2030

Provisional agenda item 15.1: Strengthening WHO preparedness for and response to health emergencies

Provisional agenda item 15.1: Strengthening WHO preparedness for and response to health emergencies - WHPA joint statement

Provisional agenda item 21.2: WHO reform: involvement of non-State actors in WHO’s governing bodies - WHPA joint statement

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World Health Assembly Second Special Session (WHASS)

Provisional agenda item 2: Consideration of the benefits of developing a WHO convention, agreement or other international instrument on pandemic preparedness and response with a view towards the establishment of an intergovernmental process to draft and negotiate such a convention, agreement or other international instrument on pandemic preparedness and response, taking into account the report of the Working Group on Strengthening WHO Preparedness and Response to Health Emergencies

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Conference of the Parties to the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (COP9)

Provisional agenda item 3: Global progress in the implementation of the WHO FCTC

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72nd session of the WHO Regional Committee for Western Pacific

Provisional agenda item 10: COVID-19

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68th session of the WHO Regional Committee for Eastern Mediterranean

Provisional agenda item 3(a): Accelerating health emergency preparedness and response – a plan of action

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71st session of the WHO Regional Committee for Europe

Provisional agenda item 3: Response to the COVID-19 pandemic: lessons learned to date from the WHO European Region

Provisional agenda item 5: Reinventing primary health care in the post-COVID-19 era

Provisional agenda item 6: European Immunization Agenda (EIA) 2030: Building better health for tomorrow

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73rd session of the Regional Committee of WHO for the Americas

Provisional agenda item 4.8: Strategy for building resilient health systems and post-COVID-19 pandemic recovery to sustain and protect public health gain

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World Health Assembly 2021

ICN's 74^th WHA statements:

Provisional agenda item 13.8: Immunization Agenda 2030

Provisional agenda item 15: Health workforce

Provisional agenda item 17.1: COVID-19 response

Provisional agenda item 22.1: Social determinants of health

Watch ICN CEO Howard Catton's remarks on the WHO's 74^th WHA session:

Watch ICN Chief Nurse Michelle Acorn, Senior Policy Adviser Erica Burton and Policy Adviser Hoi Shan Fokeladeh's remarks on the WHO's 74^th WHA session:

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World Health Organization Executive Board 2021

Download the WHA73 and WHO EB148 report here

 

ICN's 148^th WHO EB statements:

ICN statement EB148 Provisional agenda item 5 - Global action on patient safety

ICN statement EB148 Provisional agenda item 12 - Immunization Agenda 2030

ICN statement EB148 Provisional agenda item 14.1 - COVID-19 response

ICN statement EB148 Provisional agenda item 14.3 - Mental health preparedness & response for the COVID-19 pandemic

Watch ICN CEO Howard Catton's remarks on the WHO EB148:

Watch ICN Senior Policy Adviser Erica Burton and Policy Adviser Hoi Shan Fokeladeh's remarks on the WHO EB148:

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World Health Assembly 2020

ICN's 73^rd WHA (reconvened) statements:

WHA73 provisional agenda item 11.3

WHA73 provisional agenda item 12

WHA73 provisional agenda item 13.2

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World Health Organization Executive Board 2020

ICN's WHO EB Special Session on COVID-19 response statement

ICN statement Provisional agenda item 3 -
Update on implementation of resolution WHA73.1 (2020) on the COVID-19 response

Watch ICN CEO Howard Catton's EB Special Session closing video:

 

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World Health Assembly 2020

ICN's 73^rd WHA statement:

WHA73 provisional agenda item 3

Watch ICN CEO Howard Catton's 73^rd WHA closing videos:

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World Health Organization Executive Board 2020

Download ICN's 146^th WHO EB Report

 

ICN's 146^th WHO EB statements:

ICN statement EB146 Item 6 - Primary Health Care

ICN statement EB146 Item 7.2 - Prevention and Control of NCDs

ICN statement EB146 Item 17 - Healthy Ageing

ICN statement EB146 Item 22.1 - WHO Reform

ICN joint statements EB146 with WHPA

Watch ICN CEO Howard Catton's live opening and closing videos from the WHO EB 146:

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ICN Delegation at the 72nd World Health Assembly 2019: Report

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WHO Europe candidates support call from ICN to commit to appoint Chief Nursing Officer – Letters from candidates

Reply - Clemens Martin Auer

Reply - Tatul Hakobyan

Reply - Nedret Emiroglu

Reply - Dr Hans Kluge

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State of the World’s Nursing Report - Webinar presentations from WHO and JHPIEGO

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World Health Assembly 2019

ICN's 72^nd WHA statements:

WHA72 intervention 11.4

WHA72 intervention 11.5

WHA72 intervention 11.8

WHA72 intervention 12.2

WHA72 intervention 12.3

WHA72 intervention 12.4

WHA72 intervention 12.5

WHA72 intervention 12.8

WHA72 intervention 19

Watch our interviews with delegates:

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World Health Organization Executive Board 2019

ICN's 144^TH WHO EB statements:

ICN statement EB144 5.5

ICN statement EB144 6.2

ICN statement EB144 6.3

ICN statement EB144 6.6

Watch our explainer:

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ICN's 71^st WHA report 2018:

 

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Watch our explainer on the WHA: 

 

 

Key Documents