Providing an overview of ICAO’s current initiatives and material: Annex 9 provisions, Assembly Resolutions on assistance to victims (A38‐1, A39‐27) and ICAO Documents 9973 and 9998, examples of implementation of the requirements in States and recent ICAO audits within the USOAP framework. In addition, implementation experience of ICAO’s requirements in States will be discussed from different perspectives: victims’ associations, oversight authorities, airport operators, airlines and victim’s assistance coordination bodies.

The second block will focus on how authorities and communication media treat information generated as a result of an aircraft accident. In particular, treatment of sensitive information (pictures and recordings of the accident, records of conversations, technical documentation) should be balanced with the right to information, the protection of the right to privacy of victims  and their families, and the protection of the safety investigation.

Wi'll focus on lessons learnt by accident investigation authorities regarding protection and communication of information, independence of accident investigation from other organisms and investigations, and its relation to assistance provided to victims and their families.

This section will focus on analyzing the existing international insurance regulations for the coverage of airline liability in the event of an aircraft accident, as well as the importance of achieving fair compensation for victims while ensuring the stability of the civil aviation sector. Additionally, an exchange of best practices between States, airlines and ICAO will take place, and the next steps in the legal field will be studied.

This section will take a comprehensive approach by including safety, security, cyber and facilitation aspects regarding aircraft accidents. Government, airline, ICAO and industry associations will provide insight on identifying short, medium and long‐term policies aimed at preventing disasters, mitigating new and emerging threats, as well as developing strategies to ensure cooperation among airlines, airports, various public authorities and international organizations.

In the Symposium’s last block there will be a round table where the ideas and proposals for the future discussed in the 5 previous blocks will be shared, from which a report with recommendations for the States and ICAO will be drafted.