The General Assembly,
 
      Noting that 7 December marks the anniversary of the signing of the
Convention on International Civil Aviation, done at Chicago on that date in
1944,
 
      Recalling that the preamble to the Convention states that the future
development of international civil aviation can greatly help to create and
preserve friendship and understanding among the nations and peoples of the
world,
 
      Welcoming resolution A29-1 adopted in 1992 by the Assembly of the
International Civil Aviation Organization declaring 7 December as
International Civil Aviation Day each year starting in 1994, and instructing
the Secretary-General of the organization to inform the Secretary-General of
the United Nations accordingly,
 
      Noting that, at its meeting of 27 May 1996, the Council of the
International Civil Aviation Organization requested the Secretary-General of
the organization to take steps to urge the General Assembly of the United
Nations to recognize officially 7 December each year as International Civil
Aviation Day,
 
      1.    Proclaims 7 December as International Civil Aviation Day;
 
      2.    Urges Governments as well as relevant national, regional,
international and intergovernmental organizations to take appropriate steps to
observe International Civil Aviation Day.