ICAO 10030 PDF

This budget document includes:

i) the Regular Programme Budget for implementation of the programmes and activities of the Organization mandated under the Convention on International Civil Aviation;

ii) the Administrative and Operational Services Cost (AOSC) Fund's Indicative Budget for the management of the Technical Co-operation Programme (TCP);

iii) the financial forecast of the Ancillary Revenue Generation Fund (ARGF) for all the revenue generating of the Organization; and

iv) An update on the performance for the 2011-2012-2013 triennium.

2. The Regular Programme Budget sets forth the proposed work programme and activities that will be implemented by the Secretariat of the Organization, with the participation of representatives and experts of Member States for the years 2014 to 2016, and the estimated costs of implementing the programmes and activities.

3. The Council establishes the work programme, which covers all areas of civil aviation, undertaken by the Organization following the framework established in the Business Plan, and taking into account a variety of factors, including:

i) the statutory responsibilities and obligations enshrined in the Convention on International Civil Aviation;

ii) resolutions and decisions of the Assembly and the Council;

iii) emerging priorities as identified by the Rolling Business Plan, Global Aviation Safety Plan (GASP), and Global Aviation Navigation Plan (GANP);

iv) recommendations of standing and other bodies such as the Air Navigation Commission (ANC);

v) expressions of priority expressed by Member States in various forums; and

vi) conclusions and recommendations of major conferences and meetings convened by the Organization (such as the Twelfth Air Navigation Conference and the Sixth Worldwide Air Transport Conference), other United Nations organizations and other international bodies concerned with civil aviation and related matters.

4. The principal means used by ICAO to accomplish its regular work objectives are (i) meetings of the Assembly, the permanent bodies, conferences, divisional meetings, regional meetings, panels and study groups; and (ii) issuance of documentation, including publications. These two principal means are reciprocal and mutually supporting, in that virtually all meetings are conducted on the basis of documentation prepared in advance by the Secretariat (and by States), and the results and decisions of the meetings are communicated to States by publications. Both, meetings within the regions (such as seminars and workshops) and publications (such as technical manuals and circulars), are utilized for implementation purposes and in provision of guidance and assistance to States. In addition, correspondence with and official missions to States are also used to accomplish the objectives within the air navigation and air transport fields.

5. The Programme Budget for the period 2014 through 2016 was based on Zero Nominal Growth (ZNG) for States' assessment. The Council defines ZNG as being built off from the third year of the current approved triennium budget. Therefore, States' assessment was set at CAD 266.5 million. While capping the assessments to average to the 2013 level over the next three years, the budget of CAD 286.5 million not only maintains all important existing activities but also incorporates incremental initiatives.

6. At the recommendation of the 37th Assembly, a working group consisting of Member States and the Secretariat has been constituted to review the methodology used in calculating the scales of assessment. The Working Group has recommended to maintain the status-quo with regard to the Methodology.

7. The AOSC and ARGF Budgets for the period 2014 to 2016 are found in the Extra-budgetary Funds section of this document.