Question: Recently Dr. Olumuyiwa Benard Aliu was re-elected for a second three-year term as President of the Council of which of the following UN agency?
(a) International Labour Organization
(b) International Civil Aviation Organization
(c) World Health Organization
(d) UNICEF
Ans.(b)
Related facts:
- On 21 November 2016 Dr. Olumuyiwa Benard Aliu was re-elected for a second three-year term as President of the Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).
- He first assumed the office of ICAO Council President on 1 January 2014, having been elected by acclamation by the ICAO Council following the completion of the mandate of the previous President, Mr. Roberto Kobeh González.
- Prior to this, Dr. Aliu served as the Representative of Nigeria on the ICAO Council from 1 January 2005 to 31 December 2013.
- The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations.
- It codifies the principles and techniques of international air navigation and fosters the planning and development of international air transport to ensure safe and orderly growth.
- Its headquarters are located in the Quartier International of Montreal, Canada.
Reference:
http://www.icao.int/Newsroom/Pages/dr-olumuyiwa-benard-aliu-re-elected-as-president-of-icao-council.aspx
http://www.icao.int/about-icao/Pages/default.aspx