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Contact The second meeting of the Regional Group for Africa/Europe sponsored by the United Nations Department of Humanitarian Affairs and hosted by the Government of Finland, was held from 9 – 12 June 1994, at the Emergency Services College, Kuopio, Finland.
Welcome to INSARAG Europe-Africa-Middle East Regional Group. Here you will find reports and information about the regional group meetings, exercises and training activities.
| Asia-Pacific | Regional Chair | Japan | |||
| Mr. Shinya Iwata | [email protected] | Emergency Relief Coordinator/Disaster Relief Team Leader Japan, Humanitarian Assistance and Emergency Relief Division, International Cooperation Bureau, MOFA | |||
| Incoming Chair | Australia | Mr. Stephen Smith | [email protected] | Commissioner, Queensland Fire & Emergency Services. Austrailia USAR Taskforce 1 (AUS-1, Queensland) | |
| Outgoing Chair | Pakistan | Lt General Inam Haider Malik | [email protected] | Chairman, National Disaster Management authority Pakistan (NDMA) | |
The contact details of focal points from countries and organizations of the Regional Group can be found in the INSARAG Directory. Those countries that do not appear in the Directory have not informed the Secretariat of the designation of their INSARG Focal Points.
INSARAG SECRETARIAT
Please contact the INSARAG Secretariat at:
Emergency Response Section (ERS)
United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
Tel: +41 22 917 3484
There were no INSARAG Asia Pacific Regional Group Earthquake Response Exercise organised in 2010.
Welcome to INSARAG Asia Pacific Regional Group. Here you will find reports and information about the regional group meetings, exercises and training activities.
70 participants from 21 countries and organizations (will be finalized later) working on urban search and rescue (USAR) gathered for the annual International Search and Rescue Advisory Group (INSARAG) Asia-Pacific (A-P) Regional Meeting in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE), on 20 October, 2015.
The meeting was hosted by The Ministry of Interior of the Government of the United Arab Emirates and New Zealand (NZ) the Regional Chair 2015, and co-organised by OCHA in its capacity as the INSARAG Secretariat that is located in the Field Coordination Support Section (FCSS) in the Emergency Services Branch (ESB) of OCHA Geneva.
Chairman Summary of Asia Pacific Regional Meeting 2015
Popowerpoint slides used in the meeting
The annual meeting of INSARAG Asia-Pacific Regional Group was held in Kobe, Japan on 14 September 2010 in conjunction with the first INSARAG Global Meeting. The meeting was organised by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, as well as OCHA in its capacity as the INSARAG Secretariat. The meeting was attended by 50 participants from 22 countries and 1 regional organisation.
2010 INSARAG Asia-Pacific Meeting Chairman Summary (Arabic)
2010 INSARAG Asia-Pacific Meeting Chairman Summary (English)
2010 INSARAG Asia-Pacific Meeting Chairman Summary (French)
The annual meeting of INSARAG Asia/Pacific Regional Group was held in Beijing, China from 9 to 11 November 2009.