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On 1 March 2018, I was appointed Deputy Regional Director of the ICAO Regional Office which is accredited to States in the European and North Atlantic Regions of ICAO. This is a great honor for me and I am conscious of the challenges…
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During the Regional Aviation Security Conference held in November 2011 in Moscow, Russian Federation, States recognized the need to expand regional cooperation in order to strengthen aviation security. Following the conference, the ICAO…
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The 38th Session of the ICAO Assembly, which was held from 24 September to 4 October 2013, established an equal footing between Aviation Security (AVSEC) and Facilitation (FAL). It became the new strategic objective for the triennium…
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Faced with new safety hazards as well as with a variety of potential acts of unlawful interference, the aviation community needs to constantly assess the global exposure to risk when trying to mitigate a specific safety or security risk.…
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Air traffic management (ATM) security is a major component of overall aviation security management. To date, a high level of consistency has been achieved among States and organisations in understanding the complexity of ATM security.…
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Digitalisation is already a major enabler for transport systems globally and its importance is bound to increase exponentially in the future. Aviation, like other critical sectors, relies hugely on information and communication technologies…
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The Global Aviation Security Plan (GASeP) represents a historic and decisive step for the international civil aviation community to improve the coordination planning and response to counter the evolving threats to the civil aviation system,…
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In view of the evolving terrorist threat and its new dimension it was considered necessary to take the ICAO Comprehensive Security Strategy (ICASS) which served as ICAO’s primary aviation security programme framework for two triennia…
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Joining ICAO in March 2017 presented me with exciting new challenges, combined with a high level of expectations, as well as a great new adventure with a wonderful team. The Global Aviation Security Plan (GASeP) The first and main…
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In 2011 ICAO conducted several regional Aviation Security (AVSEC) conferences around the globe, including one for the European and North Atlantic Regions conducted in Moscow in November 2011. The Moscow conference closed with a Joint…
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