Nepal’s heightened ICAO compliance results in Council President Certificate
ICAO Council President Dr. Olumuyiwa Benard Aliu has bestowed a Council President Certificate on the government of Nepal, drawing attention to the State’s significant safety oversight progress during 2017.
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Going against the wind: One Woman’s Journey to Become a Pilot
I was born and raised in Kathmandu, the capital city of Nepal, after my father, a police constable with the Nepal police, was transferred to the city. I am the first of three children, our family of five lived in one small room. My father's…
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Priorities for security, environment, privatization and gender parity raised as ICAO Secretary…
ICAO Secretary General Dr. Fang Liu addressed the 74th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the International Air Transport Association (IATA) in Sydney, Australia on 5 June 2018, raising a number of points with the attending airline CEOs on the…
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Brazil seminar strengthens TRIP implementation
“There is significant work ahead for States and ICAO in the implementation of coordinated activities aimed at rectifying aviation security and facilitation deficiencies in a sustainable manner,” remarked the Director of ICAO’s Air Transport…
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Promoting aviation and airport sustainability for World Environment Day
Since 1972 and the opening of the Stockholm Convention on the Human Environment, World Environment Day (WED) has been celebrated every 5th of June as an initiative to stimulate global awareness of environmental issues and encourage action.…
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ICAO Secretary General highlights key security and efficiency priorities at International Transport…
Last week ICAO Secretary General Dr. Fang Liu joined an illustrious cross section of government and travel/tourism leaders in Leipzig when she participated in two prominent panel discussions at the International Transport Forum’s 2018…
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European and North Atlantic Aviation Security Roadmap Endorsed
ICAO Secretary General Dr. Fang Liu welcomed the endorsement today of a European and North Atlantic (EUR/NAT) Aviation Security Roadmap, one which will now align respective national and regional programmes and targets with the UN…
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Fiji seminar raises awareness and spurs aviation emissions action among Pacific Small Island States
At the COP23 in 2017, Fiji took the opportunity to shine a spotlight on the major climate change impacts it faces as a vulnerable Pacific Island State.
According to the first major review compiled at that time, by Fiji’s government and…
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Preventing human trafficking by empowering aircraft cabin crew
Aircraft cabin crew will now have better tools to help them prevent human trafficking on commercial flights after the launch today of new ICAO-OHCHR Guidelines for Training Cabin Crew on Identifying and Responding to Trafficking in Persons.…
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ICAO concludes worldwide series of Safety Management Symposiums
ICAO continued its worldwide series of Regional Safety Management Symposiums and Workshops in Kigali, Rwanda, promoting the use of risk-based aviation safety approaches by ICAO Member States in the UN agency’s African Regions.
“We have…
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