On 30 May, there was a ceremony for the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers at the Brazilian Peace Operations Joint Training Center (CCOPAB). The date, which is 29 May, is to pay tribute to all men and women, who served or still serve, in peace operations for their high level of professionalism, dedication and courage.
On 25 May, CCOPAB certified the military personnel who concluded the Experts on Mission Course (EPMP, acronym in Portuguese), which took place from 2 to 25 May.
The students of the course were officers from the Brazilian Navy, Brazilian Army, Brazilian Air Force and Colombian Army who will be deployed to UN peace missions as Staff officers and Military Observers.
On 17 May, Major General JUAN JOSE GOMEZ RUIZ, Chief of Planning of Staff, and his entourage from the Mexican Secretariat of National Defense visited the Brazilian Peace Operations Joint Training Center (CCOPAB). The Naval attaché of Mexico in Brazil, Rear Admiral MIGUEL FRANCISCO MONROY MENDEZ, joined the entourage as well.
Sarajevo, BiH - On May 19, CCOPAB ended its participation in the Executive Committee Meeting (ECM), held in the city of Sarajevo, capital of Bosnia-Herzegovina.
From 15 to 19 of May, in the city of Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina, CCOPAB is participating in the meeting of the Executive Committee of IAPTC (International Association of Peacekeeping Training Centres). The objective of the meeting is to define and design the agenda of the 22nd Annual Conference of IAPTC, scheduled to happen in September of this year.
On 10 May 2016, a group of professors from Estácio de Sá University and University of Buenos Aires (Argentina) visited CCOPAB aiming to integrate the researchers of Peace Operations.
Thus, the Brazilian Network of Research on Peace Operations (REBRAPAZ, acronym in Portuguese) was created in partnership with Estácio de Sá University and other institutions.
