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Contact The INSARAG is organised into the three regional groups: Africa/Europe/Middle East Region, Americas Region and Asia/Pacific Region. These Regional Groups meet annually to take measures to strengthen regional USAR response and ensure the strategic direction and policies from the INSARAG Steering Group are implemented and to assimilate relevant information from participating countries for submission to the INSARAG Steering Group.
Regional Groups encourage the participation of all countries in their region and aim to provide a forum to discuss USAR related issues, regional cooperation and capacity building. One of the primary outcomes of these meetings is an annual regional work plan that addresses capacity building, training and other issues relevant to integrated approaches to disaster response. Each Regional Group has at least one Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson, elected annually and sits on the INSARAG Steering Group.
For more details on regional events, such as exercises and meetings, visit the links to each region’s dedicated page.
INSARAG Global / Regional Chairs:
| Function | Country | Status | Name | Position |
| Global Chair | Switzerland | Current Chair: | Ambassador Dominik Stillhart | Deputy Director General of the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation, Head of Humanitarian Aid Department and Head of the Swiss Humanitarian Aid Unit (SHA) |
| AEME Regional Chair | Russia | Current Chair: | Mr. Roman Kurynin | Deputy Minister of the Russian Federation for Civil Defense, Emergencies and Elimination of Consequences of Natural Disasters, Russian Federation |
| South Africa | Incoming Chair: | Dr. Bongani Elias Sithole | Head of National Disaster Management Centre, South Africa | |
| Czech Republic | Outgoing Chair: | Lieutenant General Vladimir Vlcek | Chief Fire Officer and representatives of the Fire Rescue Service of the Czech Republic (FRS CR), Czech Republic | |
| Americas Regional Chair | El Salvador | Current Chair: | Mr. Luis Alonso Amaya | Director General of Civil Protection, Prevention and Disaster Mitigation, El Salvador |
| Peru | Incoming Chair: | Mr. Luis Enrique Arroyo Sanchez | Head of the National Institute of Civil Defense, INDECI, Peru | |
| Brazil | Outgoing Chair: | Mr. Jose Solla / Mr. Wolnei Wolff | Coordinator General for Humanitarian Cooperation Brazilian Cooperation Agency (ABC), BrazilNational Secretariat for Protection and Civil Defence, Brazil | |
| Asia-Pacific Regional Chair | Australia | Current Chair: | Ms. Jennifer Noble / Mr. Stephen Smith | Humanitarian Division Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade/ Commissioner, Queensland Fire Department, Australia |
| TBC | Incoming Chair: | TBC | TBC | |
| Japan | Outgoing Chair: | Mr. Shinya Iwata | Emergency Relief Coordinator, Disaster Relief Team Leader of Japan |
