ICAO was originally created to promote the safe and efficient development of civil aviation. One enduring aspect of the Organization's work over the last six decades has been to help States improve civil aviation in their country through projects implemented under ICAO's Technical Cooperation Programme.

What is the purpose of ICAO?

The International Civil Aviation Organization or ICAO is a specialized and funding agency of the United Nations, tasked with the planning and development of safe international air transport.

When and why was ICAO created?

Established in 1947 by the Convention on International Civil Aviation (1944), which had been signed by 52 states three years earlier in Chicago, the ICAO is dedicated to developing safe and efficient international air transport for peaceful purposes and ensuring a reasonable opportunity for every state to operate ...