The air passenger experience involves many requirements which countries must address relating to effective travel document and border management, information sharing and the identification of high-risk travellers, the screening of people and cargo for security purposes, global anti-terrorism objectives, and many other inter-related priorities.
Because of the overlapping and complementary nature of these programmes and activities, governments have formalized Security and Facilitation as a joint and official Strategic Objective for international aviation, and they continuously pursue new strategic planning and other policy and standards innovations through ICAO to address their latest challenges.
The ICAO Regional Aviation Security Coordination Forum (RASCF) is the aviation security entity of the APAC Directors General of Civil Aviation Conference. It is a collaborative platform to enhance aviation security (AVSEC) at the regional level. The forum is conducted annually to bring APAC Member States, Administrations, Partner States, recognized International and Regional Organizations to promote regional cooperation and information-sharing on threats, risks, and best practices in aviation security.
This year RASCF-APAC/13, graciously hosted by the Ministry of Transport, Singapore from 12 to 13 June 2025, was attended by 74 participants representing 23 States/Administrations and six International Organizations.