6/4/2023 0 Comments Papers please passport issuers![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() This includes a new ICAO standard, as discussed below, to enable global blackballing of travelers disfavored by any ICAO member country. Rather than “faciliating” travel, ICAO’s Facilitation Programme is increasingly devoted to facilitating government control of travel. Unfortunately, news reports have focused on what Secretary Buttigieg said (mainly his comments about Taiwan) rather than on what ICAO is actually doing.ĭespite its ostensibly limited role as a specialized international organization with a mandate to administer aviation treaties - a role which would make it logical for the US delegation to be headed by the Secretary of Transportation - police in the US and other ICAO members have coopted ICAO into functioning as a policy laundering venue for imposition of surveillance mandates on all travelers, whether or not they travel by air. Secretary Buttigieg’s presence brought greater public attention than usual to the ICAO general assembly and related side events. It’s been many years since the US delegation to an ICAO meeting has included a Cabinet member. The triennial general assembly of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) is underway in Montreal for its first session since the outbreak of COVID-19, with speakers at its opening plenary last week including US Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg. ![]()
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