CCOPAB participates in the XIII General Assembly of the Latin American Association of Peace Operations Training Centers - ALCOPAZ
Rio de Janeiro - From November 23 to 26, 2021, instructors from the Brazilian Peace Operations Joint Training Center - Sergio Vieira de Mello Center -, a Brazilian Army Teaching Establishment, subordinate to the Department of Military Technical Education, participated by means of a video conference, in the 13th ALCOPAZ General Assembly.
This year, the theme that involved all the activities of the annual conference and the international seminar was: "Supporting Actions for Peace (A4P+)", comprising the following discussions and debates:
- " Current and Prospects for UN Peace Operations”;
- "Force Generation and Training Architecture for Peace Operations"; and
- "Current Regional National Procedures in the region to support Peace Operations".
Among other authorities, it is worth mentioning the presentation made by the Uruguayan Minister of Defense; members of the Uruguayan diplomatic corps; members of the Integrated Training Service and the Office of Military Affairs, both from the UN Department of Peace Operations; and a member of the Brazilian Ministry of Defense, who introduced Operation PEACE (on site) and Operation VIKING (on site/remote site), to be held in Brazil in 2022.
The activity was attended by the Commanders/Directors/Heads of the following Training Centers: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guatemala, Peru and Uruguay. At the end of the XIII General Assembly, Uruguay passed the Pro-Tempore presidency of ALCOPAZ to the Argentine Republic.
CCOPAB has been a full member of ALCOPAZ since 2007.
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