The International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) has recognised “Albania, Azerbaijan, Botswana, India, Morocco, Oman and Senegal” for their achievements in aviation Safety and has also recognised “Angola, Bahrain, Cameroon, Indonesia, Kuwait, Moldova and Togo” for their achievements in aviation security.
The Council President Certificates were awarded to the states during the opening ceremony of the 42nd session of the Assembly on September 23, 2025.
The ICAO Council President Certificate was established in support of the No Country Left Behind initiative, now a Strategic Goal. The purpose of these certificates according to ICAO is to “recognize States from each ICAO region which have made significant progress in establishing an effective implementation (EI) of safety and security oversight systems and for their ongoing commitment to the implementation of ICAO Standards and Recommended Practices (SARPs). These certificates honor progress achieved but feature no financial rewards.”
According to ICAO, “The eligibility criteria used for this recognition are objective and transparent and are based on the results of the respective audit programme.” In addition, ICAO says “the Council, during its 226th Session, approved that the criteria be updated based on the current edition of the Global Aviation Safety Plan (GASP) and the current edition of the Global Aviation Security Plan (GASeP).”