INSARAG Steering Group (ISG) meeting is INSARAG’s flagship event at the Humanitarian Networks and Partnerships Weeks (HNPW) and will be held on April 25, 2023. Sessions will be in person, at CICG in Geneva. INSARAG Steering Group is a meeting, presided by the Global Chair, in which policy topics are discussed amongst the Policy Focal Points of all Member States. The ISG Meeting comprises a Meeting of the Global and Regional Chairs, where the Global, Regional and Working Groups’ Chairs and the INSARAG Secretariat meet to finalize the discussions on decisions of the past year and to prepare the ISG General Meeting. The ISG General Meeting gathers Global, Regional and Working Groups’ Chairs, the INSARAG Secretariat and the INSARAG Policy Focal Points with representatives from INSARAG USAR Teams and partners, to discuss the developments of the previous year and to decide the direction for the year ahead.

Concept Note for INSARAG’s Engagement in HNPW 2023

  • The annual meeting of the INSARAG Steering Group (ISG) – 25 April 2023 (09:00-16:00)
  • The annual Meeting of the INSARAG Medical Working Group and the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Emergency Medical Teams Initiative (EMTs) – 25 April 2023 (16:15-17:15)