The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) has appointed the First President of the French Cour des comptes, Pierre Moscovici, as external auditor of this international organization for a three-year term, renewable once, starting at the beginning of the 2026 financial year.
The ICAO, created in 1944, is a United Nations organization responsible for participating in the development of policies and standards that enable the standardization of international air transport (sharing of radio frequencies, aviation personnel licenses, air traffic, protocols to be followed during air accident investigations, etc.). ICAO had a budget of CAD 327.8 million in 2023, with France being the fifth largest contributor.
The scope of the mandate entrusted to the Court includes:
1) the annual audit of ICAO's financial statements, prepared in accordance with #IPSAS accounting standards;
2) compliance and performance audits conducted at Headquarters in Montreal and in certain regional offices to assess the organization's management of strategic issues such as financing, security and facilitation, environmental protection, etc.