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Celebrating women in aviation
Every year on International Women's Day (March 8th) we celebrate the social, cultural, political, and economic achievements of women. It is a day where we recognize the call to action for ensuring gender equality. There isn't about just one…
ICAO Council marks International Women’s Day 2021 with concrete commitments on gender equality
On the occasion of International Women’s Day (IWD2021), the 36 State ICAO governing Council has adopted concrete commitments in a new Declaration on Improving Gender Representation in ICAO’s Governing and Technical Bodies. The new…
Security culture in aviation – aligning skill, will and focus
In identifying 2021 as the Year of Security Culture, ICAO recognized the most significant factor influencing the effectiveness of security measures applied to protect civil aviation. Culture in an organizational context, put simply, can be…
ICAO Council makes progress on new remotely piloted aircraft system standards
During its ongoing 222nd Session, the ICAO Council today adopted new and amended Standards and Recommended Practices (SARPs) driving important progress on the international safety and interoperability of remotely piloted aircraft systems…
Closer regional, international coordination needed for safe, secure, efficient vaccine distribution…
Speaking to European and North Atlantic Directors General of Civil Aviation (DGCAs) recently, ICAO Secretary General Dr. Fang Liu emphasized that while COVID-19 vaccines are now offering hope of a more imminent pandemic recovery globally,…
The COVAX rollout: air transport’s role in the pandemic response and recovery
Earlier this week Ghana became the first country to receive COVID-19 vaccines through the World Health Organization’s COVAX programme. It was a big step forward in the drive to ensure equitable distribution of COVID-19 vaccines globally.…