ICAO Council

In a recent conversation with the Director of ICAO's Air Transport Bureau, Mr. Mohammed Khalifa Rahma, shared his vision for air transport and how the activities in this Bureau help to support this vision.   ICAO's Air Transport Bureau …
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On August 1, 2021, Mr. Juan Carlos Salazar of Colombia officially assumed the office of ICAO Secretary General, succeeding Dr. Fang Liu of China. He assumes this role as CEO of the UN’s specialized agency for civil aviation as the…
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As her second term came to an end, we are shining a spotlight on the 12th Secretary General of ICAO and the first woman to hold this position. Dr. Fang Liu's six-year journey as Secretary General began in August 2015 when she was appointed…
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As we come to the end of this 223rd Council session, I am honoured to extend the Council’s sincere appreciation to Dr. Fang Liu, who will soon complete her mandate as Secretary General. When Dr. Liu was first appointed to serve as ICAO’s…
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Responding to a variety of recent and emerging aerospace and geopolitical developments throughout its 223rd session, which concluded yesterday, the ICAO Council realized important progress towards facilitating the aviation sector’s recovery…
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In response to the ICAO Council’s decision that the ICAO Secretariat establish a fact-finding investigation into events surrounding the apparent forced diversion of Ryanair flight FR4978, official Requests for Information (RFIs) have now…
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This previously released article has been updated by the ICAO Secretariat Around the world every October 24th, UN Day is celebrated as the anniversary of when the UN Charter entered into force. With the ratification of this founding…
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Article 54 of the 1944 Convention on International Civil Aviation mandates that the ICAO Council shall “Submit annual reports to the Assembly.” Since then, the Annual Report of the Council to the Assembly has provided a regular summary of…
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In response to the serious impacts being felt across the international civil aviation sector as a result of COVID-19, and the need for wide-ranging government and industry coordination to help reconnect the world, representatives from the…
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The Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) reappointed Dr. Fang Liu of China by acclamation as Secretary General of the UN Specialized Agency for a second three-year term, beginning 1 August 2018. “It is my great…
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