GLOBAL HEALTH
BECOMES REAL HERE.
You can read about global health. Or you can enter its ecosystem.
The program connects nursing practice with global policy, advocacy, diplomacy, civil society, sustainable development and innovation.
Participants learn how international institutions work, how policy moves, how organizations build influence and where nursing knowledge can contribute.
Learn the system. Meet the people. Translate your expertise. Find a pathway. Build something you can take home.
Three days designed around participation.
The program moves from understanding the United Nations ecosystem into skill-building, coalition thinking, innovation and a practical pathway for action after the program ends.
Experience the UN ecosystem.
Explore United Nations Headquarters, its history, institutions, symbols and the physical environment of multilateral diplomacy.
Learn the language of participation.
Understand missions, delegations, civil society, coalitions, policy processes, SDGs, stakeholder mapping and pathways for engagement.
Translate nursing expertise.
Recognize how clinical practice, research, quality improvement, advocacy, leadership and problem-solving already map to global action.
Build with others.
Learn alongside an international cohort and work across science, innovation, intrapreneurship, entrepreneurship and leadership.
Bring it home.
Convert the experience into a focused advocacy and influence plan for your organization, community, country or issue area.
Be inside the experience.
Join the cohort in New York for the physical United Nations experience, program sessions, networking and collaborative learning.
Join from wherever you are.
The hybrid program expands access beyond New York and connects participants globally through live sessions, interactive discussion and virtual programming.
The working program.
Explore the current three-day agenda. Session details and participating speakers may continue to evolve as the program approaches.
Translate what nurses already know into global action.
Nurses enter global advocacy with more relevant experience than they may realize. The Competency Studios connect familiar professional capabilities with practical skills for civil society, sustainable development, policy and advocacy.
Science
What do we know? Evidence, research, problem understanding, policy translation, monitoring and evaluation.
Innovation
What could be different? Frontline insights, preferred futures, solution design, communication and responsible emerging technology.
Intrapreneurship + Entrepreneurship
How could this actually work? Partnerships, resources, sustainability, grants, coalition building and cross-sector collaboration.
Leadership
How do we integrate systems? Diplomacy, negotiation, advocacy, coalition building, mentorship, policy and influence.
The program should follow you home.
SONSIEL's innovation roots are intentionally part of the experience. The goal is to move beyond inspiration and help participants translate global learning into an actionable pathway for influence.
Choose how you'll participate.
In-person and virtual registration options help expand access to the global nursing community.
In Person
Virtual
Student attendees should provide proof of enrollment. Group registration discounts may be available by contacting SONSIEL. Continuing education opportunities are planned as part of the program.
One program. Multiple environments.
The 2026 experience moves between United Nations engagement, collaborative innovation programming and live virtual participation.
See beyond borders. Then bring what you learn home.
Join nurses, nursing students and global health collaborators for three days designed to expand how you see policy, advocacy, innovation and your own capacity to influence change.
“We will see you at the United Nations Headquarters and online!
Venue Location
777 United Nations Plaza, New York, NY 10017
Dell Technologies Solution Center 1 Penn Plaza (Suite 2920 / 34th Floor), New York, NY 10001
& Zoom