Security & Facilitation

This week ICAO Secretary General Dr. Fang Liu joined UN Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT) Under-Secretary-General Mr. Vladimir Voronkov in formalizing an important new Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) today, aimed at building member state…

As the world begins to move through the shadows of the pandemic and air transport begins to recover, it is clear that aviation will play a vital role in accelerating the economy and bringing a return to a feeling of well-being. Governments…

A detailed set of international Standards and Recommended Practices (SARPs) to assist States in establishing their capabilities to collect, use, process and protect Passenger Name Record (PNR) data to help detect and counter-terrorist…

Within their efforts to engage with the industry and other stakeholders,  SITA, a global specialist in air transport communications and information technology, visited the Air Navigation Commission to discuss data governance, cybersecurity,…

Since ICAO launched the Universal Security Audit Programme – Continuous Monitoring Approach (USAP-CMA) in 2015, an average of 8-10 USAP-CMA audits have been scheduled in the ICAO EUR/NAT regions every year, after two USAP audit cycles. Some…

ICAO has conveyed new advice to its Member States urging them to review and implement applicable civil aviation standards and recommended practices relevant to communicable disease response. We are reminding national governments of the…