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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…
Training in aviation: one country’s perspective
With the current COVID-19 situation, virtual reality training technology has become increasingly relevant - it is a technology that is relatively easy and quick to understand. Through its use of virtual reality technology, Indonesia is…
ANC Talks with ASECNA
The Agency for Aerial Navigation Safety in Africa and Madagascar (ASECNA) was created in 1959 with a mission to provide public services that ensure the safety of air navigation and aeronautical meteorology; the publication of aeronautical…