{"id":10287,"date":"2025-10-01T11:53:31","date_gmt":"2025-10-01T06:23:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=10287"},"modified":"2025-10-14T16:40:48","modified_gmt":"2025-10-14T11:10:48","slug":"international-civil-aviation-organization","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/international-civil-aviation-organization\/","title":{"rendered":"International Civil Aviation Organisation"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>International Civil Aviation Organization Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, India has been re-elected to Part II of the Council of International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About International Civil Aviation Organization<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ICAO is a <\/span><b>United Nations (UN) specialized agency,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> established in 1944, by the Convention on International Civil Aviation (1944) known as C<\/span><b>hicago Convention.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is dedicated to <\/span><b>developing safe and efficient international air transport<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for peaceful purposes.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Member countries:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It consists of <\/span><b>193 Member States<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Headquarters:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Montreal, Canada.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Governance of International Civil Aviation Organization<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>ICAO Assembly:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is <\/span><b>convened every three years<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, is the organization\u2019s sovereign body, comprising all <\/span><b>193 signatory States<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to the Chicago Convention.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>ICAO Council<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: It consists of <\/span><b>36-member,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> elected by the 193 Member States during the Assembly, and serves as the governing body for a <\/span><b>three-year term.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Functions of <\/b><b>International Civil Aviation Organization<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It sets <\/span><b>standards and regulations necessary for aviation safety,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> security and facilitation, efficiency, and economic development of air transport as well as to improve the environmental performance of aviation.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It also serves as a clearinghouse for cooperation and discussion on civil aviation issues among its 193 member states.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It also <\/span><b>promotes regional and international agreements<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> aimed at liberalizing aviation markets.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It helps to <\/span><b>establish legal standards to ensure that the growth of aviation<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> does not compromise safety, and encourages the development of other aspects of international aviation law.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pib.gov.in\/pressreleasepage.aspx?prid=2173064#:~:text\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">PIB<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>International Civil Aviation Organization is a United Nations (UN) specialized agency, established in 1944, by the Convention on International Civil Aviation (1944) known as Chicago Convention. 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