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(v) International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) ICAO Technical Cooperation Activities

International Civil Aviation Organization

The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) focuses on preventing unlawful interference in civil aviation.

ICAO had already drawn up a master plan for the reorganization of civil aviation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, but it could not be implemented for lack of financing.

ICAO Journal, vol. 59, No. 7, 2004.

It should be pointed out that these controls and procedures are in keeping with internationally recommended standards, i.e. security annex 17 to the Convention on International Civil Aviation, issued by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) the International Ship and Port Facility Security Code (ISPS Code), adopted by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) within the framework of the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea

This information on activities of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) supplements that already made available to previous Special Meetings with International, Regional and Sub regional Organizations.

In addition, in 2007, ICAO and the Halon Technical Options Committee will prepare a working paper for consideration by the ICAO General Assembly.

No external supplier without prior knowledge of the United Nations Secretariat structure would easily access procurement information on the web site.

In the area of travel documents, IOM consults closely with ICAO and serves on ICAO's Education and Promotion Working Group.

However, it is now recommended that the Transitional Federal Government should work closely with the International Civil Aviation Organization, through the Civil Aviation Caretaker Authority for Somalia, to enable the Transitional Federal Government to undertake its aeronautical responsibilities.

ICAO has discussed biometric standards for travel documents.

d Cost estimates for 2005 06 are inclusive of a 25 vacancy rate for international staff positions and an average 10 vacancy rate for national staff positions.

The Executive Board may wish to take note of the present report, especially those aspects of the JIU reports that have particular relevance to the work of UNDP.

Civil aviation

The Group of Eight also reiterated its support for international standards developed by ICAO and IMO.

A. Multilingualism and access to information case study of the International Civil Aviation Organizations (JIU REP 2005 1)

(d) The Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo should request ICAO to assist in providing the technical expertise necessary to improve national aviation security standards.

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There were several aircraft crashes involving aviation companies that the Group has already named as operating without respecting ICAO standards.

ICAO presentation, March 2004, see www.osce.org documents sg 2004 03 2203_en.pdf.

JIU REP 2004 1, Multilingualism and access to information Case study on the International Civil Aviation Organization.

There were no ICAO audits of Varna and Bourgas airports in 2004.

(b) International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) 2005 edition of the Technical Instructions for the Safe Transport of Dangerous Goods by Air (mandatory application for the 188 contracting parties to the Convention on International Civil Aviation as from 1 January 2005)

The Civil Aviation Authority and the Ministry of Transport and Communications provide guidance and advice on the setting of standards and quality controls for civil aviation security in accordance with Mexico's experience in various areas of civil aviation.

The report was considered by the ICAO Council at its 172nd session, in June 2004.

Lebanon supports the French proposal for the participation of the International Civil Aviation Organization in support of developmental programmes in poor countries.

Civil aviation security measures

In October of the same year, ICAO became a specialized agency of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC).

Additionally, IOM has expanded its cooperation with ICAO, particularly through the Education and Promotion Working Group (EPWG).

Welcoming the efforts of the International Civil Aviation Organization to prevent travel documents from being made available to terrorists and their associates,

The second recommendation is that there should be increased cooperation between the United Nations and relevant international organizations, such as the World Customs Organization and the International Civil Aviation Organization.

ICAO reported substantial progress in developing and implementing measures to enhance the security of travel documents.

The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) is the statutory corporation which oversees and regulates all aspects of civil aviation in the United Kingdom.

This expansion of the ASTC network responds to current needs for training in all ICAO languages and in all regions and sub regions.

The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC ), formerly the General Administration of Civil Aviation of China (), is the aviation authority under the Ministry of Transport of the People's Republic of China.

AVIATION SECURITY SECTION, ICAO SECRETARIAT, MONTREAL

Even where there is some level of control by officials representing a region, aviation activities on the ground still do not necessarily conform to the standards set by the International Civil Aviation Organization.

Last year, the Panel reported that initial meetings had been held with ICAO and that potential components of an action plan had been discussed.

The Group of Eight Ministers have agreed to combat the proliferation of man portable air defence systems, as well as to encourage further action in the ICAO Aviation Security Working Group.

ICAO, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), the Group of Eight and other organizations are working to raise awareness of the issue and to utilize the expertise within their memberships.