India re-elected to ICAO Council

India has been re-elected to the new Council of International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) as one of the states making the largest contribution in facilitating global air navigation. The elections were held at the 38^th session of the Assembly of ICAO in Montreal.

What is ICAO?

International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO)

Estblished: 1944, as a specialized agency of the United Nations to promote the safe and orderly development of international civil aviation throughout the world.

Functions: It sets standards and regulations necessary for aviation safety, security, efficiency, capacity and environmental protection, apart from serving as the forum for cooperation in all fields of civil aviation among its 191 member states.

Term of the Council:  3 years
No. of Member:   36 members
Categories:   3 categories. 

The Structure of present Council is as follows:

• PART I – (States of chief importance in air transport) –Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russian Federation, United Kingdom and the United States. All of them have been re-elected.
• PART II –  (States which make the largest contribution to the provision of facilities for international civil air navigation) – Argentina, Egypt, India, Mexico, Nigeria, Norway,Portugal, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, Spain andVenezuela. Except Norway, Portugal and Venezuela, all others have been re-elected.
• PART III– (States ensuring geographic representation)-Bolivia, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chile, Dominican Republic,Kenya, Libya, Malaysia, Nicaragua, Poland, Republic of Korea, United Arab Emirates and United Republic of Tanzania. Bolivia, Chile, Dominican Republic, Kenya, Libya, Nicaragua, Poland and United Republic of Tanzania have been elected for the first time.