Les missions de l'OACI et de l'OMI durant la crise de la Covid-19

In: Annuaire français de droit international, Band 66, Heft 1, S. 117-125

Abstract

The Covid-19 crisis is a source of a partial paralysis of international air and maritime transport, which has prompted the action of specialized UN institutions, such as the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and the International Maritime Organization (IMO). ICAO and IMO have been able to continue their existing activities, in all their areas of competence (transport safety and security, environmental protection), which confirms their utility, even in times of crisis. They also identified new priorities : with respect to the recovery of the aviation sector, ICAO confirmed its ability to deal with economic and financial issues ; IMO, concerned about the crew change crisis, has fully integrated the human rights issue into its agenda. Hence, beyond the technical skills of those organizations, this paper intends to delve into their capacity to answer the general purpose of the UN.