In
1996, the United Nations General Assembly proclaimed 7
December as International Civil Aviation Day, and urged
Governments, as well as national, regional, international
and intergovernmental organizations, to take steps to
observe it (resolution 51/33 of 6 December). The
Day had been declared in 1992 by the Assembly of the International
Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), a United Nations specialized
agency, to highlight and advance the benefits of international
civil aviation. Observation of the Day started on