KATHMANDU: The International Civil Aviation Day is being marked across the world today, especially in the ICAO Member States.

This Day is being marked under the theme “Safe Skies and a Sustainable Future for All.”

The United Nations General Assembly officially recognized 7 December as International Civil Aviation Day in 1996 to increase awareness of the importance of international civil aviation to the sustainable development of Member States and build support for ICAO’s leadership in fostering safe, secure, inclusive, and environmentally responsible air transport, according to ICAO.

The United Nations stated that the purpose of International Civil Aviation Day is to help generate and reinforce worldwide awareness of the importance of international civil aviation to the social and economic development of States, and of the unique role of ICAO in helping States to cooperate and realize a truly global rapid transit network at the service of all mankind.