The meeting of the Regional Group Africa/Europe was organised and hosted by the Government of Tunisia on 28 and 29 April 2004 in Hammamet, Tunisia. 95 participants from 34 countries and organisations as well as 10 observers from the Americas and Asia/Pacific INSARAG Regional Groups participated in the meeting.

2004 INSARAG Africa Europe Meeting Chairman Summary (Arabic)
2004 INSARAG Africa Europe Meeting Chairman Summary (English)
2004 INSARAG Africa Europe Meeting Chairman Summary (French)
2004 INSARAG Africa Europe Meeting Participants List (English)
2004 INSARAG Africa Europe Meeting Agenda (English)

The fifth meeting of the International Search and Rescue Advisory Group (INSARAG) Regional Group Africa/Europe was organized by the Tunisian Civil Protection in Hammamet, Tunisia, from 16 to 19 November 2000 and funded by the Swiss Government. The Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), in its capacity as INSARAG Secretariat, co-organized the meeting.

2000 INSARAG Africa Europe Meeting Report (English)
2000 INSARAG Africa Europe Meeting Report (French)
2000 INSARAG Africa Europe Meeting Agenda (English)
2000 INSARAG Africa Europe Meeting Agenda (French)

The INSARAG Regional Group for Africa and Europe held its third meeting, and the Steering Group its fifth meeting, hosted by the Government of Germany and under the auspices of the United Nations Department for Humanitarian Affairs (DHA), on 27 – 30 April 1997 at the Bundesanstalt Technisches Hilfswerk (THW) Federal Training Centre, Neuhausen, Germany. Participants represented twenty-two countries, the United Nations system, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies and non-governmental organizations, involved in disaster response both as assisting and receiving countries. 

1997 INSARAG Africa Europe Meeting Report (English)

Welcome to INSARAG Europe-Africa-Middle East Regional Group. Here you will find reports and information about the regional group meetings, exercises and training activities.

Asia-Pacific Regional Chair New Zealand Mr. Paul Turner Paul.Turner@fireandemergency.nz Assistant National Commander; Fire & Emergency NZ
Mr. Craig Monrad Craig.Monrad@fireandemergency.nz
Mr. Ian Duncan ian.duncan@fireandemergency.nz National & International Response Manager, NZ Fire and Emergency National HQ
Incoming Chair Pakistan Mr. Muhammad Idrees mdrr@ndma.gov.pk National Disaster Management Agency (NDMA) Pakistan _ Policy FP
Mr. Raza Iqbal dirimp@ndma.gov.pk Director, National Disaster Management Agency (NDMA) Pakistan_ Operational FP
Outgoing Chair South Korea Mr. Yil  Lee gfire21@korea.kr Director General 119 Rescue & EMS Bureau of the Korean National Fire Agency
Mr. Choi Seongchul bethemiracle@korea.kr; Jasonchoi1031@gmail.com Sectional Chief, Rescue Division of the Korean National Fire Agency

The contact details of focal points from countries and organizations of the Regional Group can be found in the INSARAG Directory. Those countries that do not appear in the Directory have not informed the Secretariat of the designation of their INSARG Focal Points. 

INSARAG SECRETARIAT

Please contact the INSARAG Secretariat at:

Emergency Response Section (ERS)

United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs

Tel: +41 22 917 3484

insarag@un.org