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Contact The INSARAG is organised into the three regional groups: Africa/Europe/Middle East Region, Americas Region and Asia/Pacific Region. These Regional Groups meet annually to take measures to strengthen regional USAR response and ensure the strategic direction and policies from the INSARAG Steering Group are implemented and to assimilate relevant information from participating countries for submission to the INSARAG Steering Group.
Regional Groups encourage the participation of all countries in their region and aim to provide a forum to discuss USAR related issues, regional cooperation and capacity building. One of the primary outcomes of these meetings is an annual regional work plan that addresses capacity building, training and other issues relevant to integrated approaches to disaster response. Each Regional Group has at least one Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson, elected annually and sits on the INSARAG Steering Group.
For more details on regional events, such as exercises and meetings, visit the links to each region’s dedicated page.
INSARAG Global / Regional Chairs:
| Function | Country | Status | Name | Position |
| Global Chair | Switzerland | Current Chair: | Ambassador Dominik Stillhart | Deputy Director General of the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation, Head of Humanitarian Aid Department and Head of the Swiss Humanitarian Aid Unit (SHA) |
| AEME Regional Chair | Czech Republic | Current Chair: | Lieutenant General Vladimir Vlcek | Chief Fire Officer and representatives of the Fire Rescue Service of the Czech Republic (FRS CR), Czech Republic |
| Russia | Incoming Chair: | TBD | TBD | |
| Romania | Outgoing Chair: | Brigadier General Dogeanu Marius | Head of Directorate General for Civil Protection Ministry of Internal Affairs, Romania | |
| Americas Regional Chair | Brazil | Current Chair: | Mr. Jose SollaMr. Wolnei Wolff | Coordinator General for Humanitarian Cooperation Brazilian Cooperation Agency (ABC), BrazilNational Secretariat for Protection and Civil Defence, Brazil |
| El Salvador | Incoming Chair: | Mr. Luis Alonso Amaya | Director General of Civil Protection, Prevention and Disaster Mitigation, El Salvador |
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| Ecuador | Outgoing Chair: | Mr. Jorge Carrillo | Risk Management Secretary, Ecuador | |
| Asia-Pacific Regional Chair | Japan | Current Chair: | Mr. Shinya Iwata | Emergency Relief Coordinator, Disaster Relief Team Leader of Japan |
| TBD | Incoming Chair: | TBD | TBD | |
| Pakistan | Outgoing Chair: | Lieutenant General Inam Haider Malik | Chairman of the National Disaster Management Authority, Pakistan |
