What is International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)?

About International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO):

• ICAO is an intergovernmental specialized agency of the United Nations (UN). 
• It was established in 1947 by the Convention on International Civil Aviation (1944), known as the Chicago Convention.
• Headquarters: Montreal, Canada
• ICAO was created to promote the safe and orderly development of international civil aviation throughout the world. 
• It sets standards and regulations necessary for aviation safety, security, efficiency, and regularity, as well as for aviation environmental protection. 
• It serves as the forum for cooperation in all fields of civil aviation among its 193 member states. 
• The organization also promotes regional and international agreements aimed at liberalizing aviation markets and helps establish legal standards.
• It has several component bodies:
  • an Assembly of delegatesfrom all member countries that meets every three years
  • a Council of representatives from 36 member states, elected by and responsible to the Assembly, that sits in continuous session at ICAO headquarters
  • an Air Navigation Commission appointed by the Council to address technical matters, and
  • various standing committees, including a Committee on Joint Support of Air Navigation Services and a Finance Committee.
  • The ICAO’s Secretariat is headed by a secretary-general selected by the Council for a three-year term.