International Council of Nurses
The International Council of Nurses (ICN) is a federation of more than 140 national nurses associations (NNAs), representing the more than 30 million nurses worldwide. Founded in 1899, ICN is the world’s first and widest reaching international organisation for health professionals. Operated by nurses and leading nurses internationally, ICN works to ensure quality nursing care for all, sound health policies globally, the advancement of nursing knowledge, and the presence worldwide of a respected nursing profession and a competent and satisfied nursing workforce.
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Strengthening Ukrainian nursing through crisis: ICN leadership programme delivers hope
The second module of ICN's first Nursing Leadership for Crisis Response and Recovery (NLCRR) programme has been successfully delivered onsite in Ukraine with a cohort of 24 Ukrainian nurses in leadership positions across the country's healthcare system, selected competitively from 400 applications.
10 November 2025
ICN’s GNLI scholars address urgent health challenges in Geneva, supported by WHO Chief Nurse and international ambassadors
The 2025 Global Nursing Leadership Institute (GNLI) Geneva Week brought together 29 exceptional nurse leaders from 27 countries to tackle complex health policy issues and build strategic partnerships.
7 November 2025
WHPA Urges COP30 to Build Climate-Smart, Health Professional-Led Health Systems under the Belém Health Action Plan
As the 30th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30) begins in Belém, Brazil, the World Health Professions Alliance (WHPA) is calling on governments and global leaders to ensure that health professionals are at the centre of implementing the Belém Health Action Plan (BHAP), the new global roadmap for climate-resilient and sustainable health systems.
6 November 2025
ICN’s Megumi Yamaura-Teshima brings the voice of nursing to World Prevention of Nuclear War Congress in Nagasaki
The International Council of Nurses (ICN) in close collaboration with the Japanese Nursing Association (JNA) brought the powerful voice of the global nursing profession to the 24th World Congress of the International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War (IPPNW), held under the theme “A World Without Nuclear Weapons – Nagasaki as the last A-bombed city.”
5 November 2025
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NLCRR
Strengthening Ukrainian nursing through crisis: ICN leadership programme delivers hope
The second module of ICN's first Nursing Leadership for Crisis Response and Recovery (NLCRR) programme has been successfully delivered onsite in Ukraine with a cohort of 24 Ukrainian nurses in leadership positions across the country's healthcare system, selected competitively from 400 applications.
10 November 2025
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GNLI
ICN’s GNLI scholars address urgent health challenges in Geneva, supported by WHO Chief Nurse and international ambassadors
The 2025 Global Nursing Leadership Institute (GNLI) Geneva Week brought together 29 exceptional nurse leaders from 27 countries to tackle complex health policy issues and build strategic partnerships.
7 November 2025
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WHPA Urges COP30 to Build Climate-Smart, Health Professional-Led Health Systems under the Belém Health Action Plan
As the 30th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30) begins in Belém, Brazil, the World Health Professions Alliance (WHPA) is calling on governments and global leaders to ensure that health professionals are at the centre of implementing the Belém Health Action Plan (BHAP), the new global roadmap for climate-resilient and sustainable health systems.
6 November 2025
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ICN’s Megumi Yamaura-Teshima brings the voice of nursing to World Prevention of Nuclear War Congress in Nagasaki
The International Council of Nurses (ICN) in close collaboration with the Japanese Nursing Association (JNA) brought the powerful voice of the global nursing profession to the 24th World Congress of the International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War (IPPNW), held under the theme “A World Without Nuclear Weapons – Nagasaki as the last A-bombed city.”
5 November 2025