• The International Civil Aviation Organization
(ICAO) is a UN specialized agency, established
by States in 1944 to manage the administration
and governance of the Convention on International
Civil Aviation (Chicago Convention).

• ICAO works with the Convention’s 193 Member States
and industry groups to reach consensus on international civil
aviation Standards and Recommended Practices (SARPs)
and policies in support of a safe, efficient, secure,
economically sustainable and environmentally
responsible civil aviation sector.
• These SARPs and policies are used by ICAO Member States
to ensure that their local civil aviation operations and
regulations conform to global norms, which in turn permits
more than 100,000 daily flights in aviation’s global network
to operate safely and reliably in every region of the world.

• ICAO also coordinates assistance and capacity
building for States in support of numerous
aviation development objectives; produces global
plans to coordinate multilateral strategic progress
for safety and air navigation; monitors and reports
on numerous air transport sector performance
metrics; and audits States’ civil aviation
oversight capabilities in the areas of safety and
security.

The History of ICAO
• The Second World War was a powerful catalyst for
the technical development of the aeroplane.
• A vast network of passenger and freight carriage
was set up during this period, but there were many
obstacles, both political and technical, to evolving
these facilities and routes to their new civilian
purposes.
• Subsequent to several studies initiated by the
United States, as well as various consultations it
undertook with its Major Allies, the U.S. government
extended an invitation to 55 States to attend an
International Civil Aviation Conference in Chicago
in 1944.

• These delegates met at a very dark time in human
history and travelled to Chicago at great personal
risk.
• Many of the countries they represented were still
occupied.
• In the end, 54 of the 55 States invited attended the
Chicago Conference, and by its conclusion on 7
December, 1944, 52 of them had signed the
new Convention on International Civil
Aviation which had been realized.

Strategic Objectives
• Aviation Safety
• Air Navigation Capacity and Efficiency
• Security and Facilitation
• Economic Development
• Environmental Protection

• This Strategic Objective reflects the need for ICAO´s
leadership in harmonizing the air transport framework
focused on economic policies and supporting activities.
• It also refers to fostering the development of an
economically viable civil aviation system (airlines,
airports, air navigation services providers, etc.) and
enhancing its economic efficiency and transparency
while facilitating access to funding for aviation
infrastructure and other investment needs, technology
transfer and capacity building to support the growth of
air transport and for the benefit of all stakeholders.

• Source:https://www.icao.int/Pages/default.as
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