Marrakech hosts the 5th World Conference and Exhibition on humanitarian aviation
Morocco will host the 5th World Conference and Exhibition on humanitarian aviation, which will be held from 09 to 11 October in Marrakech, announced Wednesday in Rabat the Director General of Civil Aviation , Abdellah Bouhouche .
" The choice of Morocco for hosting this event is motivated by its distinguished and active in international fora aviation role," he said at a press conference to present this international event. "The Conference will review the important achievements of the Kingdom in terms of open -sky and development of aviation safety system and modernizing the legal mechanisms in this regard ," the official said .
This global event is organized in collaboration with the World Organization (ICAO ) , the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) , Royal Air Morocco (RAM) , the National Agency of Civil Aviation United Arab Emirates , the European aviation safety Agency , the Association of business aviation in the Middle East and several other international and national institutions.
According to organizers, the World Conference will be attended by over 300 participants representing 90 national and international organizations will discuss priorities and strategies to promote the field of humanitarian aviation to share their views , experiences and expertise on urgent humanitarian concerns air operations, new directions and regulatory and safety provisions in the field of civil aviation industry .
This initiative will also be an opportunity to review the achievements of the previous conference and learn about the latest developments in the humanitarian aviation, who knows , he said, several developments such as the level of continuous monitoring of the safety and security and preventive management of hazards .
The debate between the participants will focus in particular the exchange of experiences and best practices in air transport both civilian and humanitarian in the perspective of achieving practical recommendations for improving humanitarian operations air including through the World Food Programme and the UN humanitarian aid ( SAHNU ) air service.
For its part, the provincial director of the Aviation Safety World Food Programme (WFP) , Samir Sajet , emphasized the importance of the dynamics that Morocco in promoting the civil aviation system and the strategic position of Morocco .
He said that the holding of the fifth edition in the African continent that centralizes most of WFP operations will give a new impetus to humanitarian aviation operations in African countries facing malnutrition and natural disasters .
Morocco has adopted over the years a prospective policies to liberalize the aviation sector and implemented a strategy based on the promotion of investment and competitiveness .
