It was announced from Montréal on 16 March that the Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) had reappointed Dr Fang Liu of the People’s Republic of China as Secretary General of the UN Specialized Agency for a second three-year term, beginning 1 August 2018.

Dr Liu commented: ‘It is my great honour to accept this re-appointment and to continue to drive the transformational changes I have begun across ICAO and its Regional Offices in order to make this a more streamlined and efficient UN specialized agency leading such a dynamic sector.’