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Aviation is “enabler” of sustainable development

Aviation is a “catalyst or enabler” of sustainable development, according to the head of the UN’s International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).

In September last year the international community agreed new development goals known as the SDGs.

The ICAO chief, Liu Fang, says aviation can play a key role in the realization of those goals.

Maoqi Li began by asking her what has been done to increase safety in the industry.

Women “an unused resource” in shipping

Women are “an unused resource” in the shipping industry, a resource which should be tapped if the industry is to expand.

That’s according to Lee Adamson, from the International Maritime Organization (IMO).

The organization says that only 2 per cent of the world’s seafarers are currently women.

It’s an issue which is being focused on during World Maritime Day, celebrated annually on 24 September.