Category: Press releases

3. February 2016

Since yesterday, Monday 1 February 2016, all humanitarian actors, including the UN organisation INSARAG and the WHO-EMT community, have been meeting in Geneva.

As every year, I.S.A.R. Germany is also sending representatives. This afternoon, I.S.A.R. Germany will take part in a panel discussion on the topic of "Reaching and Distributing Aid in Remote Areas". (more…) Read more: Article from 03.02.2016

1 February 2016

Mission for the missing persons detection dogs from ISAR Germany

A male person who had been missing for several days was spotted again by witnesses in a wooded area. Three missing person dogs were deployed but were unable to confirm the sighting of the person. (more…) Read more: Article from 01.02.2016

7 December 2015

I.S.A.R. Germany with business delegation in China

Beijing. I.S.A.R. Germany is currently taking part in a German business delegation's trip to China. The talks with the country's authorities are focussing on disaster risk management and disaster relief. Florian Melchert is travelling to China on behalf of I.S.A.R.. During the trip, he will provide information about the range of tasks of our aid organisation in the areas of earthquake rescue, medical care... Read more: Article from 07.12.2015

4 December 2015

Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany for I.S.A.R. co-founder

Berlin/Duisburg (04.12.2015). The President of the Duisburg-based aid organisation I.S.A.R. Germany, Dr Daniela Lesmeister, has been awarded the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany. Federal President Joachim Gauck presented the 38-year-old from Kleve in North Rhine-Westphalia with the honour on Friday in Berlin. The head of state honoured Daniela Lesmeister's services to civil protection. Gauck particularly emphasised her commitment to... Read more: Article from 04.12.2015

25. October 2015

25 years of INSARAG - Global Meeting in Abu Dhabi

Abu Dhabi. (21.10.2015) The humanitarian community is celebrating INSARAG's 25th anniversary this year. INSARAG units from 70 different countries met in Abu Dhabi over the past few days as part of a "Global Meeting". A delegation from the German aid organisation I.S.A.R. Germany was also present. The International Search and Rescue Advisory Group (INSARAG) was founded... Read more: Article from 25.10.2015

19 October 2015

German aid for Yazidis affected by IS terror in northern Iraq

Duisburg. (19.10.2015) The aid organisation I.S.A.R. Germany is continuing to help the Yazidis in northern Iraq who are being persecuted by the terrorist organisation "Islamic State". "We are very concerned about the fate of the Yazidis," says I.S.A.R. President Dr Daniela Lesmeister. Many Yazidis have fled to the Sinjar Mountains to escape the terror. In their homeland, they are threatened with murder and enslavement. The... Read more: Article from 19.10.2015