INSARAG is a global network of more than 80 countries and organisations under the United Nations umbrella. INSARAG deals with urban search and rescue (USAR) related issues, aiming to establish minimum international standards for USAR teams and methodology for international coordination in earthquake response based on the INSARAG Guidelines endorsed by the United Nations General Assembly Resolution 57/150 of 2002, on “Strengthening the Effectiveness and Coordination of International Urban Search and Rescue Assistance”
INSARAG STATEMENT
A word from our INSARAG Global Chairman
The 2017 INSARAG Steering Group meeting befittingly took part of the Humanitarian Networks and Partnership Week (HNPW) in Geneva on the 9th of February 2017. The week saw around 1,300 participants with representatives from Member States, UN agencies, NGOs, the private sector, regional organizations and the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement...... (read more)
Ambassador Manuel Bessler
INSARAG Chairman
Regional NEWS
INSARAG UPCOMING EVENTS
Global NEWS
- INSARAG Steering Group (ISG) 2019
- News from INSARAG Information Management Working Group
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- Invitation United Nations Humanitaian Civil-Military Coordination (UN-CMCoord) Course for Europe, Reichenau, Austria, 22-27 April 2018
- BSAFE - New Security Training
- ICCROM Releases new online, free to download resource on cultural heritage rescue
- Wisdom of (using) the crowds: Enhancing disasters preparedness through public training in Light Search and Rescue
- New checklist version 2019
- National Accreditation Process News
- OSOCC e-learning course
- Completed work of the LTWG
- Global Strategy 2017-2020