Mandate of INSARAG

INSARAG activities are guided by United Nations General Assembly Resolution 57/150 (2002) on “Strengthening the Effectiveness and Coordination of International Urban Search and Rescue Assistance,” along with the INSARAG Hyogo Declaration adopted at the first Global Meeting in 2010 in Kobe, Japan, and the INSARAG Abu Dhabi Declaration adopted at the second Global Meeting in 2015 in Abu Dhabi, UAE.

INSARAG is mandated to:

• Enhance the effectiveness of emergency preparedness and response activities to save more lives, alleviate suffering, and minimize adverse impacts.
• Enhance the efficiency of cooperation among international USAR teams operating in collapsed structures at disaster sites.
• Encourage initiatives aimed at enhancing search-and-rescue preparedness in disaster-prone regions, with a particular focus on developing countries.
• Establish globally recognized procedures and systems to ensure sustained collaboration among national USAR teams in international operations.
• Formulate USAR procedures, guidelines, and best practices, while enhancing collaboration among relevant organizations during the emergency relief phase.