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Contact Congratulations to the Oman Team (OMA-01) for successfully passing the INSARAG External Classification (IEC) from Medium to Heavy, between 06-10 December 2025. This recognition affirms the exceptional skill and commitment to International Search and Rescue of the team. The INSARAG Secretariat extends its most sincere congratulations.
REGIONAL GROUP MEETING 2025 (BRAZIL)
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The INSARAG Exercise Site Directory offers an overview of Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) training worksites worldwide that are willing to host INSARAG teams for training activities. These sites provide valuable environments to conduct realistic exercises, strengthen operational readiness, and promote collective learning within the network. Each entry in the directory is voluntary and includes information on the site’s location (with links to Google maps) and contact details, enabling teams to identify locations that best meet their training needs. Please note that all arrangements to use these training sites must be made bilaterally between the requesting team and the site owner/host, using the contact information provided. Register a New Training Site We encourage Member States, organizations, and partners to contribute to this global resource. If you manage or represent a USAR training facility that could support INSARAG preparedness activities, you are invited to register your site in the directory. To submit a new site, please complete the registration form here.
The INSARAG Secretariat is pleased to announce that the 2026 INSARAG Steering Group (ISG) Meeting will be held on Tuesday, 10 March 2026 in Geneva, Switzerland. The ISG will be held in hybrid format. Please save-the-date!
The ISG will take place during the 2026 Humanitarian Networks and Partnerships Weeks (HNPW) which will run from 2–12 March 2026. The in-person days of the HNPW are scheduled for 3 days from 10 to 12 March at the Geneva International Conference Centre (CICG) in Geneva. More information on the HNPW 2026 is available on the HNPW Website here. We invite you to consult the HNPW programme and take the opportunity to network and attend other events. Please note that the UNDAC Advisory Board will be held on the 12th March.
Kindly note that travel arrangements, hotel bookings, and other travel-related expenses are the responsibility of your respective organizations. Additional information on the INSARAG Steering Group Meeting will be provided ahead of time. If you need an invitation letter for visa purposes, please contact the Secretariat at least one month before the event.
Should you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact the INSARAG Secretariat.
Dear Regional Chairs,
As you might know, the State of Qatar, as an important member of the INSARAG network and lead of the INSARAG Arabic Speaking Group, is generously proposing to organize two events: an INSARAG Global Simulation Exercise (2026) and a High-Level conference (2025). Given the full INSARAG agenda for both 2025 and 2026 – and competing priorities – we would like to seek your Region’s views regarding the opportunity to carry out the two activities.
INSARAG Global Simulation Exercise (2026)
Conduct an international simulation exercise under the INSARAG framework (Enhanced Earthquake Response Exercise) in Qatar in Q3 of 2026. This would be the first of its kind, bringing together regional and international USAR teams, humanitarian actors, and government agencies under a realistic deployment and humanitarian coordination scenario. The exercise would test the application of the INSARAG Guidelines, interoperability amongst stakeholders, multi-agency coordination, and it could also serve as a platform for technical training and innovation. The exercise would also include operational elements with USAR Teams working on worksites.
INSARAG High-Level Conference (2025)
Hold a high level (ministerial level) conference on INSARAG. This event would serve to reaffirm global commitment to the INSARAG guidelines and coordination framework; showcase regional and international progress since the adoption first INSARAG Declaration (the Hyogo Declaration); as well as Qatar’s leadership role in international disaster response and humanitarian assistance. The proposed central theme of the event would be the celebration of 15th Anniversary of the INSARAG Declaration (drafted at the Global Meeting in 2010 (here) and feature the key contributions of INSARAG as a model of efficiency and standard setting, in particular at the time of the Humanitarian Reset.
Please note that Qatar would be sponsoring flights and accommodation of participants during their stay. In addition, to ensure well planned and delivered events, Qatar would be contracting reputable event managers from the INSARAG network to lead the design, planning and execution of the projects concerned.
Please share your Region’s views with the INSARAG Secretariat by 9 May and we will reply to the State of Qatar regarding its initiatives.
The 2019 INSARAG Asia-Pacific Regional Meeting was held on 15 and 16 August 2019 in Cairns, Australia, with 84 senior heads and officials from diplomatic authorities and national disaster management agencies from 16 countries and organizations, plus UN INSARAG representatives
Annex C_Outcomes of the INSARAG Global Meeting 2020 discussions
Annex D_INSARAG AP Workplan 2020 Discussions- AP Meeting – Cairns 2019
Final_2019 INSARAG AP Meeting Summary Australia 15-16 August 2019