ICN-International Council of Nurses

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ICN is a federation of more than 130 national nurses associations from around the world

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Switzerland

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201-500

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+41 22 908 01 00

Founded date

1899

Mentions in press and media 21

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Aug 19, 2026	World Humanitarian Day ICN launches #NursesforPeace bulletin & calls for urgent end to attacks on health professionals	To mark World Humanitarian Day, the International Council of Nurses (ICN) renews call for the protection of healthworkers in grave humanitarian crises "On World Humanitarian Day, ICN recognizes the courage and impact of nurses and huma...
Aug 15, 2026	ICN calls for urgent action in DRC to prioritize protection of nurses responding to Ebola outbreak	ICN has written to DRC Health Minister demanding immediate action to pay and protect nurses and health workers responding Ebola outbreak. Nurses are risking their lives to protect their communities, often at great personal risk, yet months ...
May 12, 2026	New global report shows empowering nurses is key to saving lives and strengthening health systems	International Council of Nurses report: IND 2026 Our Nurses. Our Future. Empowered Nurses Save Lives “Empowering the world’s nurses is the surest way to meet today's health challenges and bring care to all people” — ICN President Dr José Lu...
Jul 2, 2025	Wealthy countries saving billions at expense of poorer nations by taking their nurses	Wealthy countries saving billions at the expense of developing nations by taking their nurses— it’s time for them to give back Wealthy countries are in essence pocketing the money low-income countries have spent on training those nurses. It...
Jun 14, 2025	ICN elects new President, José Luis Cobos Serrano and a new Board of Directors	ICN announces Dr José Luis Cobos Serrano as its 30th President at its Congress in Helsinki Imagine what 30 million nurses can achieve when we work together.” — ICN President Dr José Luis Cobos SerranoHELSINKI, FINLAND, June 14, 2025 /EINPre...
Jun 12, 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, ICN issues a powerful call for urgent action to address the nursing workforce crisis We cannot deliver high-quality care for all without sufficient nurses — we are calling on govern...
Jun 11, 2025	International Council of Nurses Congress 2025 opens in Helsinki, Finland, with a joyful parade of global nurses	ICN’s Congress 2025 has opened with an exuberant and joyful parade of nurses, adding to Helsinki’s claim to being one of the happiest cities in the world. Now, more than 125 years after our founding, it is timely to affirm that Nurses have ...
May 13, 2025	Minister’s, parliamentary secretary’s statement on National Nursing Week, International Nurses Day	CANADA, May 12 - Josie Osborne, Minister of Health, and Susie Chant, parliamentary secretary for seniors’ services and long-term care, have issued the following statement in recognition of National Nursing Week and International Nurses Day:...
Jun 24, 2024	Dominican Republic to experience a shortage of 20,000 nurses by 2030 – Report	The Dominican Republic is expected to face a shortage of 10,000 to 20,000 nurses by 2030. This was discussed during a recent press conference held in the country by Principal Nursing Officer Terrilia Ravaliere who called for more individual...
Jul 6, 2023	Strengthening the Response to Conflict-Related Sexual Violence	Why is the UN Security Council talking about sexual violence, and will it be discussing health care for survivors? On 6 July, the UN Secretary-General issued his annual report on sexual violence in conflict, which identifies global and coun...
May 3, 2023	The Global North can’t solve its health care worker shortage by recruiting from the Global South	The U.S. is facing unprecedented health care labor shortages and related cost pressures. In the U.K., the National Health Service has witnessed its largest nursing strike in history alongside junior doctor strikes, which have been prompted ...
Apr 7, 2023	Empowering frontline workers to develop and deliver health care solutions	Around the world, we are finally starting to recognize that addressing some of the biggest health challenges we face today—from antimicrobial resistance and communicable diseases to climate change and health disparities—requires not just in...
Jul 30, 2022	B.C. has 4,265 unfilled nursing jobs — it's one reason why ERs are closing	Article content Aashna Thapar grew up wanting to be a nurse, inspired by her father, a nurse in Surrey. But her recent student placements delivered a dose of reality medicine: while they reinforced her love for the profession, they also rev...
Jul 27, 2022	Carnegie Council Calls on International Community to Participate in Global Ethics Day on October 19	NEW YORK, July 27, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The ninth annual Global Ethics Day, an initiative of Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs, will be celebrated on October 19, 2022. The theme is “Ethics Empowered.” In an increasing...
Jan 26, 2022	Nurse Burnout Even Bigger Challenge Than Physician Burnout	Dr. John Ciccone, Chief Medical Officer, DSS, Inc. The pandemic has pushed nurses to the brink. A recent survey by the American Nurses Association reports 51 percent of nurses feel overwhelmed, 76 percent report exhaustion and burnout, and ...
Oct 14, 2021	Health care workers: catalysts for improvement, not costs to the system	The White House Covid Summit recently convened world leaders, multilateral organizations, global health experts, and the private sector to address the pandemic. We were privileged to be among the stakeholders as representatives of Seed Glob...
Jan 5, 2021	A US nurse who 'followed every rule' died of Covid-19 a month after giving birth to her 7th child	Hospital staff sanitize their hands in the COVID-19 intensive care unit at Renown Regional Medical Center in Reno, Nevada on December 16, 2020. Patrick T. Fallon/AFP/Getty Images Tawauna Averette, a nurse and mother of seven from Ohio, cont...
	How hospitals can address provider burnout and staffing issues through digitization	The healthcare industry as a whole has been strained by Covid-19, and health systems continue to grapple with lingering effects and new variants like Omicron. On top of this, hospitals are now dealing with another round of elective surgerie...
	‘Not alone’: Canadian doctors help train Ukrainian counterparts	Montreal, Canada – Darya Naumova says this would typically be the most stressful time in her burgeoning career. The fourth-year medical student at Canada’s McGill University is in the middle of residency interviews, but she says it pales in...
	Stopping the bleed of nursing turnover in the U.S.	The world is currently experiencing a global nurse shortage, with The International Council of Nurses (ICN) projecting a potential shortfall of 13 million nurses worldwide by 2030, and the number could be higher once the full effects of the...

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When was ICN-International Council of Nurses founded?

ICN-International Council of Nurses was founded in 1899.

What has the press written about ICN-International Council of Nurses?

Parsers VC has collected 21 articles mentioning ICN-International Council of Nurses, among them “World Humanitarian Day ICN launches #NursesforPeace bulletin & calls for urgent end to attacks on health professionals” (Aug 19, 2026) and “ICN calls for urgent action in DRC to prioritize protection of nurses responding to Ebola outbreak” (Aug 15, 2026).

Is ICN-International Council of Nurses still active?

Yes, ICN-International Council of Nurses is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Sep 9, 2026.