The world brought closer through aviation

You know about aviation and may have even used it some time or the other. Aviation has brought the world closer, and has made it easier for us to visit places, which we may have never known before. The wonder of aviation is celebrated on December 7, International Civil Aviation Day.

The Day had been declared in 1992 by the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO), a specialised UN agency, to highlight and advance the benefits of international civil aviation. Observation of the Day started on December 7, 1994 - the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Convention on International Civil Aviation in 1944, which established the ICAO. In 1996, the Day was recognised by the UN, which urged governments as well as national, regional, international and inter-governmental organisations to take steps to observe it.

The special observations are held to generate and strengthen public awareness of the importance of international civil aviation in the social and economic development of states, and of the role of the ICAO in promoting safety, efficiency and regularity of international air transport.

The ICAO is the agency which prepares the principles and techniques of international air navigation and supports the planning and development of international air transport to ensure safe and orderly growth.

Its Council adopts the standards and recommended practices concerning air navigation, prevention of unlawful interference, and facilitation of border-crossing procedures for international civil aviation.