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
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
ICN asks WHO leadership candidates to turn support for nursing into action
The International Council of Nurses (ICN), representing the voice of more than 30 million nurses worldwide, the largest group of health care professionals, has written to all currently disclosed candidates for Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), asking them to set out how they would strengthen nursing’s authority, resources and influence within the Organization and across global health.
15 October 2026
Next generation of nurses gains new voice at WHO: ICN Alliance selected for Youth Council
Young and emerging nurses have gained a stronger voice in global health decision-making as the International Council of Nurses (ICN) Alliance of Student and Early Career Nurses joins the WHO Youth Council.
14 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
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WHO
ICN asks WHO leadership candidates to turn support for nursing into action
The International Council of Nurses (ICN), representing the voice of more than 30 million nurses worldwide, the largest group of health care professionals, has written to all currently disclosed candidates for Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), asking them to set out how they would strengthen nursing’s authority, resources and influence within the Organization and across global health.
15 October 2026
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WHO
Next generation of nurses gains new voice at WHO: ICN Alliance selected for Youth Council
Young and emerging nurses have gained a stronger voice in global health decision-making as the International Council of Nurses (ICN) Alliance of Student and Early Career Nurses joins the WHO Youth Council.
14 October 2026