AMERICAS 2018 REGIONAL WORK PLAN AND ACTIVITIES

 

In its face-to-face meeting on 9 February 2018, the Regional Chairmanship Group elaborated the Regional Workplan 2018 (English ,Spanish ), based on the inputs received by the Regional Group in its meeting in 2017. We encourage you to send your comments, contributions and reports on progress to the Chair and the Secretariat.

The Chairmanship Group hopes to count on the participation of all countries of the Regional Group to achieve the objectives of the region.

KEY DATES 

15-16 May – INSARAG Earthquake Response Exercise Planning and Coordination Course, Buenos Aires, Argentina

23-28 September – INSARAG Methodology Course, San José, Costa Rica

8-12 October – Regional Earthquake Response Exercise, Salta, Argentina

5-6 November – Regional Group Meeting, Mexico City, Mexico

2018 Work Plan

REGIONAL GROUP MEETING 2018 (MEXICO)

The XVII meeting of the INSARAG Americas Regional Group was held on from 5 to 6 November 2018 in Mexico City, Mexico. It was hosted by the Government of Mexico in its capacity as Regional Chair and prepared jointly with the I and II Vice-chair, Argentina and the Dominican Republic respectively, as well as with the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UN OCHA) in its capacity as the INSARAG Secretariat.

The meeting gathered a total of 62 participants from 19 countries of the region and beyond, as well as the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), the Centre for Natural Disasters Prevention in Central America (CEPREDENAC), IRO Americas and the Caribbean Disaster Management Agency (CDEMA). The countries, organizations and USAR teams were all represented by their INSARAG focal points or in delegation of the focal points, as well as with some UNDAC members and UNDAC focal points.

Chairman summary