ICAO launches online conflict zone information repository

The International Civil Aviation Organization developed the prototype risk information repository in response to recommendations from the UN’s High-level Safety Conference in February.    The International Civil Aviation Organization launched its prototype conflict zone risk information repository in response to recommendations from the United Nation’s High-level Safety Conference in February. The new repository is designed to provide up-to-date information on potential risks to civil aviation arising from armed conflict to representatives from States, airlines and the general public.
   Only authorized State officials will have the right to submit risk information under the procedures agreed to by the ICAO Council. According to a statement from the organization, the identity of the State submitting information to the repository will be clearly indicated, and States being referenced in a risk submission will also have the opportunity to review and approve the related information prior to public posting.
   “This centralized repository is meant to enhance the existing global framework whereby each State is responsible for assessing risks to civil aviation in their airspace, and for making that information promptly available to other States and airlines,” said ICAO Council President Olumuyiwa Benard Aliu. “But while it does not alter these essential State responsibilities, it very much does respond to the strong international consensus we have seen around the proposal that the safety of our worldwide network would benefit from greater information sharing on conflict zone risks.”
   The online conflict zone risk repository is accessible via ICAO’s public website.