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Pandemic recovery presents opportunities for addressing gender imbalances in air transport
Addressing the members of the Women in Aviation International’s India Chapter on 8 January 2021, ICAO Secretary General Dr. Fang Liu provided introductory remarks to its virtual meeting on “Connecting the dots – Recovery for aviation,…
Aviation’s green recovery: a time to build back better
When she opened the ICAO Aviation Green Recovery Seminar, Dr. Fang Liu, Secretary General of ICAO, noted that the post-COVID-19 recovery presents “an important moment to build back better in terms of its (aviation’s) overall…
2021: The Year of Security Culture
The 40th General Assembly requested ICAO to develop further tools to enhance security awareness and security culture. Though 2020 was designated as the Year of Security Culture, with the COVID-19 pandemic dominating the minds of the…
New air cargo liberalization agreement to bolster regional vaccine transport long-term recovery
As part of their regional strategies for COVID-19 response and aviation recovery, ICAO’s two Regional Offices for the Americas (SAM and NACC) have contributed to the development and emergence of the Latin American Civil Aviation Commission…
Only one earth: the United Nations system and ICAO’s role in it
The United Nations is part of the UN system, which, in addition to the UN itself, comprises many funds, programmes, and specialized agencies, each of which has their own area of work, leadership, and budget. The programmes and funds are…
Validating the integrity of ePassports by verifying their digital signatures
The security and facilitation advantages of an ePassport are grounded in the presence of an integrated closed-circuit chip. The benefits can only be realized when border control authenticates the chip, if the chip is not authenticated at…