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NACC Strategic Assistance Programme (SAP)

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​BACKGROUND
 

Initiated on February 2015, the Systemic Assistance Programme (SAP) for the North American, Central American and Caribbean (NACC) Regional Office was born from the application of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) initiative "No Country Left Behind (NCLB)" to provide assistance to the States of the NAM/CAR Regions in regard to the application of the ICAO Standards and Recommended Practices (SARPs) and for the resolution of Significant Safety Concerns (SSC) and Significant Security Concerns (SSeC). 

 

In 2023, at the Eleventh North American, Central American and Caribbean Directors of Civil Aviation Meeting proposals for improvements to NACC SAP the Meeting reviewed the regional targets 2023-2025 and all States expressed their continuous commitment and support, approving the ICAO NACC SAP Continuity and Commitment Statement 2023 – 2025.

 

In 2024, the NACC/DCA/12 approved, through Decision NACC/DCA/12/4, a series of improvements to the NACC Strategic Assistance Programme (SAP). These enhancements were designed to ensure greater alignment with ICAO mandates and to provide more targeted strategic assistance to States. The approved updates include the following:
 

 


 


 

​NACC REGIONAL OFFICE STRATEGIC ASSISTANCE PROGRAMME (SAP)
 

 
 

 


 


 


 

​Concept
 

​Structure
 

​Metrics  And Goals
 


 

DECLARATION OF INTENT

Declaration of intent between NAM/CAR CAA and NACC RO
(Updated on 27 June 2019, signature of all NAM/CAR States) 
 

 


 

​Declaration of Continuity and Commitment Statement 2023 – 2025 between NAM/CAR CAA and NACC RO
(Varadero, Cuba, June 28-30, 2023) 
 
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DOCUMENTS​

Accountability and Performance Report of the ICAO NACC Regional Office to Member States, (NACC/DCA/6, Nassau, Bahamas, May 2016)                 
Accountability and Performance Report of the ICAO NACC Regional Office to Member States (NACC/DCA/7, Washington, D.C., United States, September 2017)​

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​Accountability and Performance Report of the ICAO NACC Regional Office to Member States, (NACC/DCA/8, Ottawa, Canada, 31 July – 2 August 2018)
​Accountability and Performance Report of the ICAO NACC Regional Office to Member States, (NACC/DCA/9, Port of Spain, Trinidad y Tobago, 25-27 June 2019)

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Sustainable Socio-Economic Benefits of Aviation to States and their Citizens (NACC/DCA/9, Port of Spain, Trinidad y Tobago, 25-27 June 2019)​​--
​North American, Central American and Caribbean (NACC) States Civil Aviation Authorities Directors General Virtual Meeting on COVID‐19 Aviation Recovery and Restart (Online, 14 April 2021)​

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​Systemic Assistance Programme (SAP)
 

Tenth North American, Central American and Caribbean Directors of Civil Aviation Meeting (NACC/DCA/10), Martinique, France, 21 to 23 June 2022
 

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​NACC Systemic Assistance Programme (SAP) Updates
Twelfth North American, Central American and Caribbean Directors of Civil Aviation Meeting (NACC/DCA/12), Placencia, Stann Creek, Belize, 9 to 12 July 2024
 

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ACHIEVEMENTS​
 

​USOAP Effective Implementation 2015-2020
 


 

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​​USAP Effective Implementation 2015-2020
 
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​​ICAO NACC SAP Achievements 
 
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