Security & Facilitation

On 14 March 2023, ICAO’s seven Regional Directors provided an annual briefing to the ICAO Council on priorities for implementing the ICAO Business Plan and Global Aviation Safety, Security and Air Navigation Plans at the regional level,…

Over the last decade, a number of States began issuing online visas, often referred to as "eVisas". This was carried out without the benefit of standardization, commonality, or definitions of what constitutes a travel authorization not…

ICAO’s ‘No Country Left Behind’ (NCLB) initiative highlighted ICAO’s effort to assist States in implementing ICAO Standards and Recommended Practices (SARPs). The NCLB initiative also promoted ICAO’s efforts to resolve Significant Safety…

The aviation industry has been rapidly recovering from the pandemic. Through the summer and fall of this year, crowded airports were a regular occurrence in many European countries. Though the dynamics are positive—it is expected that total…

At the 2nd Interpol-ICAO Passenger Data Exchange Forum that was held from 13–14 December in Lyon, France, participants underscored the need to ramp up the global implementation of ICAO’s Advance Passenger Information (API) and Passenger…

There was no playbook for how to respond to a global pandemic. For more than two years, the world was in a crisis. Issuing authorities saw a huge reduction in applications for travel documents as COVID-19 reduced international travel from…