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
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
ICN condemns fatal attack on nurse in DRC and warns of deadly risks from health misinformation
The International Council of Nurses (ICN) expresses its deepest condolences following the killing of a nurse and serious injury of another health worker while responding to an Ebola alert in Bafwasende, Tshopo province, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). ICN stands alongside their families, colleagues and the DRC nursing community, recognising that other nursing colleagues have also lost their lives in previous attacks.
29 October 2026
ICN President attends international colloquium and discusses Brazilian nursing priorities with Cofen
The President of the International Council of Nurses (ICN), Dr José Luis Cobos Serrano, is taking part in the XIX Pan American Nursing Research Colloquium, held from 26 to 30 October in Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil. The event brings together researchers and international leaders under the theme “Nursing Research and Implementation Science: Sustainable Solutions to Strengthen the Workforce and Health Systems.”
29 October 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
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ICN condemns fatal attack on nurse in DRC and warns of deadly risks from health misinformation
The International Council of Nurses (ICN) expresses its deepest condolences following the killing of a nurse and serious injury of another health worker while responding to an Ebola alert in Bafwasende, Tshopo province, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). ICN stands alongside their families, colleagues and the DRC nursing community, recognising that other nursing colleagues have also lost their lives in previous attacks.
29 October 2026
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ICN President attends international colloquium and discusses Brazilian nursing priorities with Cofen
The President of the International Council of Nurses (ICN), Dr José Luis Cobos Serrano, is taking part in the XIX Pan American Nursing Research Colloquium, held from 26 to 30 October in Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil. The event brings together researchers and international leaders under the theme “Nursing Research and Implementation Science: Sustainable Solutions to Strengthen the Workforce and Health Systems.”
29 October 2026