Within the period of 12-16 July 2010, the course for journalists in conflict areas was carried out at the Brazilian Peacekeeping Operations Joint Center (CCOPAB), in Rio de Janeiro. This activity was conducted by CCOPAB, by the Brazilian Army Social Communication Center (CCOMSEx) and by the UN Information Center in Brazil (UNIC-RIO).
When the Secretary General of the United Nations (UN), Mr. Ban Ki-moon, visited Brazil, he participated in a ceremony held in honor of the Brazilian citizens who had given their uttermost sacrifice in the earthquake that took place on January 12, 2010 while serving in the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH).
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The following military personnel attended the Advanced Drill for Pre-Deployment Training (EAOP, acronym in Portuguese), of the 13th Contingent of BRABATT, Haiti Battalion, as guests: LTC (Marine Corps) Acosta and LTC (Army) Villagran, from Argentina, MAJ Proaño and SGT Acaro, from Ecuador, and LTC Robillard, from France. EAOP was held from 19 to 24 of June, 2010 at the 5th Military Region/Army Division in the city of Ponta Grossa, state of Paraná.
From May 24 to June 11, 2010, Capt Rafael Barbosa Pereira, Assistant of the Individual Missions Section of CCOPAB, took the United Nations Military Observers Course – UNMOC/10 in the Centre for United Nations Peacekeeping - CUNPK, in New Delhi - India.
The activity gathered officers, students and instructors from Sri Lanka, Brazil, Argentina, Egypt, Japan, Nigeria, Mongolia, Ethiopia, Senegal, Lesotho, Botswana, Fiji Islands and India.
Capt Fábio José Mesquita de Araújo Maciel took part as an instructor of the “Predespliegue” course of the 8th Paraguayan Contingent in Haiti, which was carried out at the “Centro de Entrenamiento Conjunto de Operaciones de Paz (CECOPAZ)”, in Asuncion – Paraguay, from May 09 to June 11, 2010.
During his participation, he delivered operational techniques and UN standardized basic material instructions. 31 military personnel – officers, warrant officers and sergeants – took part in the course.
