The International Association of Press Clubs is a global institution and aims to encompass the world by increasing its membership to represent all the continents. The association was constituted in Dubai on 6th January 2002.

Objectives of the IAPC include broadening the services and mutual advantages between IAPC members and developing and facilitating information exchange with political, economic, social and cultural institutions. It aims to achieve that by setting up links with other Press Clubs and International Press Centers particularly via the Internet.

Detailed information on the IAPC can be accessed from the Articles of Association.

The permanent General Secretariat of the IAPC is based in Warsaw, Poland (Press Club Polska).