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ICAO Universal Security Audit Programme (USAP) Counter-Terrorism Committee 5th Special Meeting Nairobi, Kenya 29 - 31 October 2007 Mohamed Elamiri Chief, Safety and Security Audits Branch. UN Specialized Agency 190 Member States
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ICAO Universal Security Audit Programme (USAP) Counter-Terrorism Committee 5th Special Meeting Nairobi, Kenya 29 - 31 October 2007 Mohamed Elamiri Chief, Safety and Security Audits Branch
UN Specialized Agency • 190 Member States • The primary objective of the Organization is to ensure the safety and security of international civil aviation worldwide ICAO Headquarters Host country Canada Delegations, secretariat and administration functions and conference facilities 570+ Secretariat staff 40+ Resident delegations
Basic Facts About ICAO HQ Paris Mexico City Cairo Dakar Bangkok Lima Nairobi The 7 Regional Offices, in coordination with the Planning and Global Coordination Office at HQ, report directly to the Secretary General
STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES SAFETY SECURITY ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION EFFICIENCY CONTINUITY RULE OF LAW AVIATION SECURITY PLAN OF ACTION UNIVERSAL SECURITY AUDIT ROGRAMME
UNIVERSAL SECURITY AUDIT PROGRAMME OBJECTIVES PROGRAMME OBJECTIVE PROMOTE GLOBAL AVIATON SECURITY THROUGH AUDITING OF CONTRACTING STATES AUDIT OBJECTIVE 1 DETERMINE THE DEGREE OF COMPLIANCE WITH SECURITY STANDARDS AUDIT OBJECTIVE 2 DETERMINE THE SUSTAINABILITY OF STATE SECURITY SYSTEM
WHAT IS AUDITED? ANNEX 17 Chicago Convention ANNEX 9 74 Standards 11 Standards SECURITY SECURITY RELATED PROVISIONS 21 Recommended Practices 4 Recommended Practices
Key elements of Annex 17 National level Organization and administration Policies on international cooperation Oversight Airport level Organization and administration Contingency arrangements Access control Cargo security and catering Passenger and baggage security Hold baggage security Aircraft and in-flight security
Key Elements of Annex 9 Facilitation of Control Processes General Principles Other FAL Provisions Entry and Departure of Aircraft Facilities and Services for Traffic Entry and Departure of Persons and Their Baggage Entry and Departure of Cargo and Other Articles Inadmissible Persons and Deportees SECURITY RELATED PROVISIONS
Audit Results • Strictly confidential on the part of ICAO • States are encouraged to share audit reports and information on a bilateral or multilateral basis (Assembly Resolution A35-9; RP 2.4.5) • Limited level of transparency (Assembly Resolution A36-20)
USAP Implementationas of 29 October 2007 • 177 audits conducted • Corrective Action Plans received • 91 follow-up visits
Follow-up Visits CAD Programme Technical Cooperation Bureau FOLLOW-UP ACTIVITIES OBJECTIVE VALIDATE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF STATE CORRECTIVE ACTION PLANS OBJECTIVE ASSIST STATES TO ACHIEVE COMPLIANCE WITH SECURITY RELATED SARPS OBJECTIVE REMEDIAL ASSISTANCE PROJECTS (COST RECOVERY) Progress Achieved Difficulties Encountered Bridge to Assistance On-going Dialogue Guidance Material ASTPs Targeted Training Workshops/Exercises Short-term Assistance Recruitment of Experts Procurement Assistance (Equipment) Project Documents Source for Funding Long-term Assistance
Audits and follow-up visits conducted as of 29 October 2007 by ICAO Regions
ICAO Universal Security Audit Programme (USAP) Counter-Terrorism Committee 5th Special Meeting Nairobi, Kenya 29 - 31 October 2007