The opening ceremony of the international workshop on Integrated Protection of Civilians (IPoC), conducted by the Brazilian Peace Operations Joint Training Center (CCOPAB, acronym in Portuguese), took place on July 3 in the lecture hall of the Brazilian War College, in Urca, Rio de Janeiro. The event, which aims at discussing the new syllabus for the 2018 Course on Protection of Civilians, will be held until July 7.
On 18 June, Major Derré and 1st Sergeant L. Batista, members of the Brazilian Peace Operations Joint Training Center (CCOPAB, acronym in Portuguese), ran the 42.195 meters of the 15th Rio de Janeiro International Marathon.
From 19 to 23 June, members of the Media attended the Course for Journalists in Conflict Areas carried by the Brazilian Peace Operations Joint Training Center (CCOPAB, acronym in Portuguese). The goal of the Course is to train journalists and press agents to fulfill their duties in armed conflict areas or in the United Nations missions. The Course also had the support of the Brazilian Army Social Communication Center (CComSEx, acronym in Portuguese) and had the participation of thirty-eight media members from all parts of Brazil.
On June 13, the Brazilian Peace Operations Joint Training Center (CCOPAB, acronym in Portuguese) and the Brazilian Network of Research on Peace Operations (REBRAPAZ, acronym in Portuguese) held a workshop on the ongoing research studies on Peace Operations. The meeting was held at CCOPAB’s facilities in Rio de Janeiro and it covered topics such as: protection of civilians; proportional use of force; capacities and performances in the United Nations Peace Operations; and Women, Peace and Security.
On June 9, the Brazilian Peace Operations Joint Training Center (CCOPAB, acronym in Portuguese) finished the third and last phase of the Experts on Mission Course. The aim of the training was to capacitate military personnel to serve as Military Observers and Staff Officers and the police components to be part of the United Nations Police (UNPOL).
The main goal of the UN Pre-deployment Advanced Field Exercise is to capacitate the Infantry Battalion in order to be deployed by the United Nations Peacekeeping Capabilities Readiness System (UNPCRS) at any part of the world, where it might be needed. The Exercise started on June 05 and it will end on June 09 in the city of Juiz de Fora-MG.
