Updated by Earnest Kivumbi Benjamin & ICAO Press at 0121 EAT on Wednesday 27th Nov 2024 Baku, Kampala and Montréal, The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) successfully rallied international support for aviation’s decarbonization efforts at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP29), with the ICAO Council President Salvatore Sciacchitano leading crucial discussions on the sector’s clean…
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International Civil Aviation Organization launches first-ever public art exhibition at its Montreal Headquarters Museum
By Susan Namayanja MONTREAL, CANADA The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and the Consulate General in Montreal and Permanent Mission to ICAO of the Republic of Korea will jointly inaugurate “Somewhere Out There,” ICAO’s first-ever public art exhibition, on 1 October 2024. This landmark exhibition, hosted at ICAO’s newly re-opened Museum at its Montreal Headquarters,…
ICAO leaders affirm global aviation priorities with Canadian PM and Ministers
Updated at 1512 EAT on Wednesday 05th June 2024 Montréal and Ottawa – International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Council President Salvatore Sciacchitano and Secretary General Juan Carlos Salazar held important discussions yesterday on key civil aviation priorities with the Prime Minister of Canada Justin Trudeau, Minister of Foreign Affairs Mélanie Joly, and Minister of Transport…
Commemorating the 10th anniversary of the disappearance of Flight MH 370
Commemorating the 10th anniversary of the disappearance of Flight MH 370 Montréal, 8 March 2024 – On the occasion of the tenth anniversary of the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH 370 on 8 March 2014, ICAO Council President Salvatore Sciacchitano has issued the following statement: “ICAO continues to extend its deepest sympathies to the families…
Historic net-zero international flight goal agreed at UN conference
State members of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) adopted a long-term goal of net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, following two weeks of intensive diplomacy at the UN agency’s 41st Assembly, on Friday. The goal for decarbonized air transport, which follows similar commitments from industry groups, will “contribute to the green innovation and implementation momentum,…
An interview with ICAO Bureau Director Michael Gill
By William Railliant-Clark Montreal, Canada The ICAO Secretariat consists of five bureaus: the Air Navigation Bureau, the Air Transport Bureau, the Technical Co-operation Bureau, the Legal Affairs and External Relations Bureau, and the Bureau of Administration and Services. The Legal Affairs and External Relations Bureau provides advice and assistance to the ICAO Secretary General and through him to the ICAO…
Ghana’s National I.D Card is now e-passport – ICAO declares
Updated at 11:40 EAT on FEB 11th 2022 A press release from the Office of the Vice President said holders of the Ghana Card will, therefore, be permitted to embark on any flight to Ghana by simply showing the card. This follows recognition of the Ghana Card as a global electronic passport, verified by the…
Kivumbi Speaks in UN-ICAO-AFI-Security & Aviation Safety Summit.
United Nation’s International Civil Aviation Organisation –ICAO on Friday 17th May 2019 concluded its 6th Africa and Indian Ocean (AFI) Aviation Week at Speke Resort Munyonyo-Kampala Uganda which began on 13th May. Uganda was selected by Montreal, Canada based UN Aviation Headquarters to host this remarkable Summit due to multiple factors HICGI News Agency has…
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