Health and Wellbeing Month 2026 marked the fifth year of the Global Alliance’s collective focus on mental health and wellbeing — and a clear evolution in ambition. This year’s programme moved decisively beyond awareness, placing workplace systems, leadership responsibility and human rights at the centre of the conversation.

Delivered under the theme From stigma to systems: building healthier professional workplaces together, the month brought members together across regions to focus on what most shapes wellbeing at work: organisational culture, leadership behaviour and everyday professional practices. Regional Councils played a central role, with Asia Pacific/ASEAN and North Africa/South Asia choosing to host regionally led webinars that reflected local legal, cultural and professional realities.

Prof. Justin Green, President & CEO of the Global Alliance for Public Relations and Communication Management, took part in the PR Roman Forum – Green Communications, Green Responsibility, ESG, Sustainable Heritage, held on 27–28 January in Rome, Italy.

The PR Roman Forum is one of the leading international events dedicated to sustainable, responsible, and ethical communication. Organized by the World Innovation and Change Management Institute (WICMI), the Forum brought together institutional leaders, communication professionals, academics, and representatives of major international industry associations to promote a culture of communication grounded in sustainability, social responsibility, and ESG principles.

What does responsible communication look like when trust is fragile, technology is accelerating, and every message has consequences? 

In today’s communication environment, neutrality is increasingly difficult. Trust in institutions, media, and leadership is under pressure, while digital communication - accelerated by AI - continues to reshape how messages are created, distributed, and perceived. In this context, responsible communication is no longer optional; it is a professional and ethical responsibility.

Responsible communication begins with truth, transparency, and accountability. In a landscape shaped by misinformation and polarization, communication professionals are constantly balancing speed with accuracy, persuasion with integrity, and narrative with responsibility. These choices are rarely straightforward, yet they sit at the heart of our role as stewards of trust.

Following requests from several Global Alliance members, the deadline for submission of Executive Board nominations has been extended to allow broader participation across our global membership.

As the Global Alliance enters its 26th year of service to the international public relations and communication management profession, we extend an open invitation to all our member organizations to nominate senior leaders to represent their membership organization by becoming a nomination candidate for Global Alliance Executive Board.

You may submit a nomination by identifying a potential leader from your member organization or region who meets the eligibility requirements given below and has both the skill and the passion to move forward and support our profession. 

Each January, the Global Alliance for Public Relations and Communication Management brings the global public relations and communication profession together to focus on mental health and wellbeing at work.

Health & Wellbeing Month 2026 recognises that wellbeing is shaped by workplace culture, leadership behaviours, and professional expectations, not individual resilience alone.

The Global Alliance board of directors invites all Global Alliance Members to make a bid for the site of Global Alliance World Public Relations Forum (WPRF) 2028 – 14th Edition.

The Global Alliance’s signature program, virtually from the organisation’s inception, has been its biennial assembly of public relations and communication professionals from around the world who meet to examine major issues affecting the profession and affected by the profession.

As we wrap up Best of Education, Training and Development Month, we celebrate a rich collection of conversations that strengthened the knowledge base and professional capability of our global communications community. Our journey included strategic insights from the “REIMAGINING PR & COMMUNICATION: IGNITE, LEARN, TRANSFORM” kick-off series, exploring the theme “Shaping the Future: Advancing PR and Communication Education for a Changing World,” along with “Navigating Change – Recommendations for Advancing Undergraduate PR Education.” These sessions grounded our month-long focus in the evolving needs of the profession and the role education plays in preparing current and future leaders. The cap-off webinar, “Transforming the Landscape: Future-Ready PR & Communications Strategies,” provided a compelling close, equipping practitioners with frameworks and tools to respond confidently to the rapidly changing communications environment.

The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris has given the assurance of the Federal Government's commitment to hosting the 2026 World Public Relations Forum (WPRF), saying that Nigeria's winning of the hosting right for the event was one of the country's key scorecards in the information and communications space in the outgoing year.

The Hon. Minister made the declaration at the 2025 End-of-Year Media Engagement held on Monday at the Banquet Hall of Nicon Luxury Hotel Abuja.

The Global Alliance for Public Relations and Communication Management (GA) has announced the regional winners of the 2025 #NextInLine Changemakers’ Recognition Competition, with Filipino students earning three of the ten top spots in the Asia-Pacific category. The results were revealed during GA’s final Hero Web Conference on December 5.

The global essay-writing competition challenged students and young communication practitioners to respond to the theme, “How Can AI-Driven Communication Transform the World? From Information to Impact: Reimagining the Future of Ethical, Purpose-Driven Communication.”

Entrants submitted original essays examining how innovation, empathy, and the responsible use of artificial intelligence can advance ethical and human-centered communication.

As the Global Alliance enters its 26th year of service to the international public relations and communication management profession, we extend an open invitation to all our member organizations to nominate senior leaders to represent their membership organization by becoming a nomination candidate for Global Alliance Executive Board.

You may submit a nomination by identifying a potential leader from your member organization or region who meets the eligibility requirements given below and has both the skill and the passion to move forward and support our profession. 

Candidates for the following positions on the Global Alliance Executive Board are to be elected at the 2026 Global Alliance Annual General Meeting to be scheduled.