CCOPAB takes part in the Virtual Seminar XI on Humanitarian Demining Doctrine
Rio de Janeiro (RJ) - Instructors and monitors from the Corps of Engineers, members of the Brazilian Peace Operations Joint Training Center (CCOPAB) - Sergio Vieira de Mello Center, took part in the Virtual Seminar XI on Humanitarian Demining Doctrine, organized by the Inter-American Defense Board (IADB), in Washington, DC - USA.
The Seminar, held on 11-12 August, presented the ongoing actions on humanitarian demining according to each hemisphere, seeking for permanent solutions to fight landmines.
Besides the participation of IADB, it is also important to highlight the presence of UN Mine Action Service (UNMAS), the Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining (GICHD), the Organization of American States (OAS), the Inter-American Monitor Group/Colombia (GMI-CO), the Inter-American Technical Advisory Group of Colombia (GATI-CO), among others.
Is was a very significant event, once CCOPAB carries out the Mine Action Course, in order to prepare Brazilian military personnel to perform their roles and functions in humanitarian demining missions under the aegis of international organizations.
Translation: MAJ ISRAEL.