ICAO supports UN-wide effort to refocus global attention on Agenda 2030 Sustainable Development Goals

Complementing the launch of the second edition Aviation Benefits Report, ICAO has joined the rest of the UN system this week in refocusing global attention on the attainment by States of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) adopted under the UN’s 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (Agenda 2030). Currently in the midst of hosting over 2,500 delegates for its 40th Assembly, ICAO has been striving on several levels in recent years to draw high-level political and industry attention to the fact that international air connectivity provides significant impacts for States with respect to the attainment of 15 of the 17 SDGs. These