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  • Every Flight is Safe and Secure
  • Aviation is Environmentally Sustainable
  • • CORSIA
  • • State Action Plans for Aviation CO2 Reduction
  • • Finvest Hub
  • Seamless, Accessible, and Reliable Mobility
  • No Country Left Behind
  • • Capacity Development and Implementation Support
  • Comprehensive Legal Framework
  • Economic Development
Enablers
  • ICAO Continuous Improvement
  • Innovation in Aviation
  • Next Generation Aviation Professionals
  • Gender Equality
  • ICAO Global Ambassadors Programme
  • ICAO Training
  • Partnerships and Resource Mobilization
Events
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  • ICAO/AWG Joint Regional Workshop on Cross-Border Transferability of Aircraft (XBT) and Compliance with the Cape Town Convention (CTC)
  • ICAO Global Implementation Support Symposium 2026
  • Fourteenth Meeting of the Facilitation Panel (FALP/14)
  • 4th Civil Aviation Legal Advisers Forum (CALAF/4)
  • View the Full List of Coming and Past meetings and Events
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Aviation Security and Facilitation

Aviation Security
​Global Aviation Security Plan
Facilitation
TRIP Strategy
Aviation Cybersecurity

The air passenger experience involves many requirements which countries must address relating to effective  travel document and border management, information sharing and the identification of high-risk travellers, the screening of people and cargo for security purposes, global anti-terrorism objectives, and many other inter-related priorities. 

Because of the overlapping and complementary nature of these programmes and activities, governments have formalized Security and Facilitation as a joint and official Strategic Objective for international aviation, and they continuously pursue new strategic planning and other policy and standards innovations through ICAO to address their latest challenges.

Aviation Security and Facilitation News

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ICAO, Universal Postal Union strengthen airmail security against rising threats
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04/08/25
ICAO, Universal Postal Union strengthen airmail security against rising threats
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ICAO Signs New Agreements with African States to Boost Sustainable Aviation Development
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13/08/24
ICAO Signs New Agreements with African States to Boost Sustainable Aviation Development
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ICAO and IRENA join forces to accelerate access to financing and implementation of aviation decarbonization projects
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07/10/24
ICAO and IRENA join forces to accelerate access to financing and implementation of aviation decarbonization projects
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Landmark ICAO Symposium highlights the importance of enhanced cooperation on aviation non-CO₂ emissions
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23/09/24
Landmark ICAO Symposium highlights the importance of enhanced cooperation on aviation non-CO₂ emissions
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Aviation safety improved despite the challenges of pandemic recovery
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29/08/24
Aviation safety improved despite the challenges of pandemic recovery
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Aviation Security and Facilitation Meetings and Events

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12/04/22 Hybrid
2022 ICAO Legal Seminar
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02/06/25 ICAO HQ, Montréal, Canada
2025 ICAO Aviation Climate Week
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Aviation Safety and Aircraft Accident and Incident Investigation Symposium
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19/11/24 Abu Dhabi, UAE
Aviation Safety and Aircraft Accident and Incident Investigation Symposium
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23/09/25 ICAO HQ, Montréal, Canada
Assembly 42nd Session
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