Uniting Aviation, News and Features by ICAO - NEWS AND FEATURES BY ICAO

Over the past decade, disasters have exacted a heavy toll on the safety of persons, communities, and countries alike. Over 700,000 lives have been lost, and more than 1.4 million people have been injured, with nearly 23 million displaced…
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ICAO works in partnership with the international aviation community to improve safety, with an emphasis on improving safety performance through standardization, monitoring and implementation. The 2018 edition of the ICAO Safety Report,…
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The international aviation community recognizes that there will be a shortage of skilled aviation professionals in the near future.  Human capacity development is a too-often neglected component of aviation development and in the…
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What is a "green airport? How can other's experiences outside of the aviation sector enhance environmental improvements at airports? What are the new environmental trends? At ICAO's Seminar on Green Airports that took place from 29-30…
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The number 5 United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goal is Gender Equality. While gender equality merits attention and effort as an issue of fairness, for us in aviation, it is a matter of self-interest as we endeavor to employ the…
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The 39th Session of the ICAO Assembly agreed to accelerated the development of a Global Aviation Security Plan (GASeP) as a future aviation security policy and programming framework. The Plan calls for action at the global, regional and…
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​​The Secretary General of ICAO, Dr. Fang Liu (left), has undertaken a bilateral meeting with the Chief Executive of Hong Kong, China, Mrs. Carrie Lam (right), during her mission to this Special Administrative Region (SAR) of China. Their…
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The global unemployment rate stood at 5.7 per cent in 2016, with women more likely to be unemployed than men across all age groups. Youth are almost three times as much as adults to be unemployed, making them the most vulnerable group when…
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In a major step forward for gender equality and gender action in international air transport, ICAO and South Africa’s Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA) were joined by over 500 leaders and experts from around the world in Cape Town for the…
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As a UN agency, ICAO works with its 192 Member States through a range of capacity building programmes that are crucial to the sustainable future of global air transport operations. These partnerships establish policy foundations to help…
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