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.
The INSARAG Training Working group acts as an advisory body to the INSARAG Secretariat and USAR teams, supporting INSARAG training-related initiatives. The TWG designs, reviews, and implements training standards for approval by the INSARAG community. The group identifies training gaps in the field of USAR in collaboration with INSARAG, UNDAC, and the wider disaster response community.
The TWG is the custodian of five INSARAG training namely:
Following on from the previous online meeting which was held in July, the INSARAG TWG, with representatives of the IMWG, MWG and TL Reps held a further video conference on 12th August. The meeting discussed a variety of current INSARAG matters, ranging from the current IEC/R system review to the recent USAR deployments to the Beirut Explosion. The members also reviewed TWG workstreams, organisation of meetings and the distribution of work packages in order to better fit the challenges we are all facing during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The meeting was hosted by the Sultanate of Oman, Royal Oman Police (ROP), Public Authority for Civil Defense and Ambulance (PACDA), in Muscat, Oman. The meeting would not have been possible without the excellent support and generous hospitality of PACDA.
The INSARAG Training Working Group, including representatives from the Team Leaders and Information Management Working Group, met in Berlin from the 10th to the 13th of December. The Group were hosted by Albrecht Broemme, President of THW, at the Regional THW Office in Berlin, and key agenda items for the meeting included; The development of the INSARAG Classification Team Leaders and Mentors Training Course, The continued development of USAR Coordination Course and harmonisation with OSOCC methodology, and Revision of INSARAG Guidelines Volume II, Manual C.
SECOND MEETING, 4-10 NOVEMBER 2012, LOS ANGELES, USA The meeting was hosted by the LA County USAR Section (USA 2) and was conducted in Los Angeles, USA, from the 4th – 10th November 2012. Please find attached the Chairman Summary .
2011
FIRST MEETING, 30 MARCH-03 APRIL 2011, COSTA RICA The first meeting of the INSARAG TWG in 2011 took place from 30 March–03 April 2011 in Costa Rica back to back with the INSARAG Team Leaders Meeting. Below is the Chairman Summary of this meeting. Please note that the outcomes of this working group are not official INSARAG documents until they are endorsed by the INSARAG Steering Group. Chairman Summary
SECOND MEETING, 9-15 OCTOBER 2011, UAE The second and last meeting of the INSARAG TWG in 2011 took place from 9-15 October 2011 in UAE.
2010
FIRST MEETING, 25-29 JANUARY 2010, SINGAPORE The first meeting of the INSARAG TWG in 2010 took place from 25-29 January 2010 in Singapore. Below is the Executive Summary and outcomes of this meeting. Please note that the outcomes of this working group are not official INSARAG documents until they are endorsed by the INSARAG Steering Group.
SECOND MEETING, 13-17 DECEMBER 2010, GERMANY The second and last meeting of the INSARAG TWG in 2010 took place from 13-17 December 2010 in Germany. Below is the Chairman Summary and outcomes of this meeting. Please note that the outcomes of this working group are not official INSARAG documents until they are endorsed by the INSARAG Steering Group
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